My mom tells the story often: when my dad met her, she was extremely shy and insecure. She was a waitress at the Staff NCO Club on Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Base, and he was a cook while also a water safety instructor as a Gunny at the base pool. My dad was 13 years …
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Knowing a topic and teaching are two different things. Learn some tips on how you can teach effectively.
Anyone who has gone on this journey, spent all the money, learned all the skills, launched all the products realizes that this isn’t a one and done journey. It’s a journey that’s a continual mountain to climb.
Even though I have been an educator for over 10 years, one of the things I always work to do is remember what it was like at the beginning. Remembering the beginning is not an easy thing to do. It is easy for a teacher who has read The Grapes of Wrath over 10 times …
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(originally published in Success Champions Magazine) I wish I had the confidence of one of those horrible singers on American Idol. They perform their hearts out in front of Simon and the gang and are shocked when they are told that their singing doesn’t cut it. They had no idea up unto that point that …
Entrepreneurs who educate will benefit from learning Best Teaching Practices that will improve their instruction to their audience.
I became an entrepreneur, like you, to make an impact and to improve others’ lives. I want people not to struggle quite as much as I did learning how to be an entrepreneur. I wanted it to be easier through education and connection. Adversely, I know there are times we can be so driven by …
If you are an online entrepreneur, probably feel pressure to do live broadcasts. If you are like I was a few months ago, you have many fears stopping you. You might be thinking, What if no one watches? What if I mess up? I should only go live if I have something life-changing to …
The greatest misconception that people have about writers is that we were just “born this way” and that writing is easy for us and not others. I think I can speak for all writers and say that writing is not easy even for writers! If you are a good salesman, were you born with that …
Marines are known for being some of the toughest members of the military. We have a vast reputation of hard-asses that precede us: Chesty Puller, Gunny from Full-Metal Jacket, and don’t forget, our beloved Saint of War: Secretary of Defense General Maddog Mattis. The honor, courage, and commitment that we learned in boot camp …
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