Tag Archives: Ty Bennett

Lead By Example

Over the last couple of weeks I have had the opportunity to speak to several groups on leadership and influence. These groups ranged from teenagers to hospital recruiters to government employees and executives of a fortune 500 company. As we discuss
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The True Definition of Success

It is my daughter Andie's sixth birthday today. Wow - time really does fly. As I was reflecting on her little life - I thought I would share a great lesson she taught me -The True Definition of Success. To the world success means money, power, o
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Milk The Moment – Public Speaking Advice

If you ever give presentations or speeches - I want you to pay close attention to this post. One of the things that I am constantly telling speakers and presenters is to focus on connection rather than perfection. When you focus on connection
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Book Review – Doing What Must Be Done

My friend Chad Hymas is one of the most inspirational people I know. In fact, The Wall Street Journal named Chad "One of the 10 most inspirational people in the world!" This week Chad's book - Doing What Must Be Done - is being released and I hig
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Interview W/ NY Times Bestselling Author – Jeffrey Gitomer

Here is a 20 minute interview with NY Times Bestselling Author Jeffrey Gitomer. In this interview we talk about Jeffrey's book, The Little Green Book of Getting What You Want. Jeffrey shares some great insights into persuasion, presenting, & writ
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The Growth/Death Analogy

Over the last few years, I have spoken to hundreds of thousands of people involved in every kind of business you can imagine. I've spoken to retail businesses, fast food, insurance, health care, direct sales, government workers, lawyers, and the
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Activity Without Accomplishment

I love inspirational movies that are based on a true story. One of my favorites is a basketball movie called Glory Road. (I you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it). There is a scene in the movie where the the coach (Don Haskins) is working wi
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Establish Your Home Field Advantage

This weekend the final four teams in the National Football League (NFL) will play to see who makes it to the Super Bowl. Two of those teams share an advantage over their opponents that many times is the difference maker – Home Field Advantage.
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The Communicator’s Balance

The purpose of communication is to engage your audience, and engagement hangs on a delicate balance between credibility and relatability. Influencers need to understand that balance and work to be both credible and relatable. This is why it’s imp
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Choose Your Word For The Year

As you are setting your new years resolutions - I want to share a practice with you that I have found to be effective for me. This is the introduction to my book - The Power of Influence, where I explain the practice of how to choose your word for th
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