Mark is recognized globally as an expert on leadership, customer service and organizational performance.
A member of the National Speakers Association Speaker Hall of Fame, he is the author of 8 books including the international bestseller, The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary
Into the Extraordinary.
Mark teaches his clients to BE EXTRAORDINARY™.
Harry Daniels and I have a mutual love of airplanes and aviation. Although we’ve never met in person, we correspond frequently and I’ve quickly come to admire his professionals and commitment to excellence. Harry is a Certified Public Accountant in Ocala, Florida. His work focuses on personal and business income tax, estate, gift, and retirement planning,…
Episode 1: Want Better Results? Join Our Power Planning Podcast Series: More Results, More Predictably, and More Enjoyably. What is your definition of success? Your answer is the vital first step in the path towards successful Power Planning. Join Mark Sanborn and Heather Christie on this four-part Power Planning Podcast Series to create more results,…
Ockham, the scholastic philosopher of the thirteenth century is credit with Ockham’s Razor: make things as simple as possible but no simpler. Anything over-simplified becomes simplistic, and of little or no value. Sometimes in the pursuit of cleverness or clarity we accidentally oversimplify. As a communication tool, that isn’t necessarily bad if we are knowledgable enough…
Five best-selling authors, Speaker Hall of Fame recipients, internationally-acclaimed business consultants and best buddies give their insights on business and life. In today’s topic, our five friends talk about our worst speaking experience ever.
(Life Lessons from Calvin & Hobbes) What do you need to know about life to live life better? It isn’t always fair, but it always worth living. The only person responsible for you is you. You can’t control everything that happens to you, but you can always control how you respond. As long as you…
Five best-selling authors, Speaker Hall of Fame recipients, internationally-acclaimed business consultants and best buddies give their insights on business and life. In today’s topic, our five friends talk about why they speak and write about what they do.
1. Pick sessions in advance. Don’t wait until you are onsite and rush to choose what you’ll attend. A bit of thoughtful contemplation in advance should help you make better choices. 2. Make appointments with people you want to connect with. How many times have you hoped to connect with someone at a conference, and…
Revisit why you lead. Get clear on your purpose, not just your strategies and tactics. Refocus on the most important things you should be doing. It won’t be a long list. Tend to important relationships. Repair for some and renewal for others might be in order. Set a few big goals. Aim for the big…
As the old saying goes, the only distance between a rut and a grave is distance and depth. So what is your strategy for “rut avoidance”? I’ve not met anyone who admitted they wanted to live their life in a rut (although some, it appears, have accomplished that feat). The end of a year is…
Five best-selling authors, Speaker Hall of Fame recipients, internationally-acclaimed business consultants and best buddies give their insights on business and life. In today’s topic, our five friends talk about how to start 2016.