Mark holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association (NSA) and is a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame. He was recently honored with the Cavett Award, the highest honor the NSA bestows on its members, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the speaking profession. In 2020, Global Gurus named Mark the #5 Leadership Authority in the world.

Make It an Encore Year

Whether the coming year is exciting and new or redundant and boring is up to you. To create an encore year-the kind of year you’d like to repeat again instead of forget about forever-develop a plan. Here’s what I suggest: Be a game changer. Why does Starbucks get so much attention? They were a game changer. Historically…