October 28, 2022

Take that Big Risk with Frank O’Connell

Our greatest breakthroughs often lie on the other side of risk. Author and former president of Reebok Brands and HBO Video Frank O’Connell joins Brilliant Thoughts host Tristan Ahumada to share the importance of putting yourself in uncomfortable positions, being bold and taking risks. O’Connell also discusses his own strategic moves throughout his career and […]

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What Leslie Jordan’s Legacy Can Teach Us About Pivoting to a Third Act

Movies typically follow a three-act structure: the set-up of our hero, the confrontation they face, then the resolution. Novels have a beginning, middle and end. And in life, often your first act is devoted to childhood and education, your second to career and family and your third, following retirement, is how you choose to fill

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5 Life Lessons from a Brain Tumor That Could Have Killed Me

“Life is a balance between what we can control and what we cannot. I am learning to live between effort and surrender.” ~Danielle Orner I was slumped against a wall at Oxford Circus Station early one Sunday evening when an irritated male voice suddenly barked, “MOVE!” Moments beforehand, I had lost my vision. Without conscious

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4 Keys to Authentic Selling, According to Negotiating Expert Roger Dawson

“The truth is incontrovertible,” as Winston Churchill would say. You cannot be a top producer unless you genuinely believe in the value of your product or service and can enthusiastically convey that to your buyers. Let’s be clear about what I mean by enthusiasm. I don’t mean the mass excitement generated at rock concerts and

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