When they ask me how I knew
that my true love is true ...
I grew up rural California. Family gatherings are important to us, and my dad's side of the family were all school teachers, so all my life we've been getting together talking about history, psychology, religion, and everything else that makes human beings do what we do.
I was lucky in that way ... But there's one more thing.
As a boy, I saw my father shouldering the respons
In both his personal life and his career, my father became a pillar of stability for others. I deeply admired that, and I still do.
Nonetheless ... while growing up, I didn't have the high level of confidence my dad and older relatives had as teachers. Like so many young people do, I'd hide my fears in sarcasm or outrageous opinions ...
So, one part of my story is how a shy, skinny kid learned how to accomplish the little things that built up his self-esteem, step by step.
How I learned to put my imagination into writing, how to get up on a stage and express myself to strangers, and how to make the lessons life taught me into something helpful to other people.
This may surprise you, but I also learned that sales was a kind of teaching, too, where I could help families feel secure, make informed decisions, and reach their dreams. I obtained licenses in insurance, securities and, years later, real estate in the highly-regulated industries of California.
All of that is good, but I wanted to do even more. In 1999, I decided to move to Southeast Asia, and seek my fortunes in a new world across the globe ...
I don't know if my courage came from some strange mixture of the blood coming from the Norse adventurers on my dad's side or the frontiersmen on my ma's side, but eventually it led to the one single conclusion I became certain about.
That conclusion became the basis for my life mission:
Improving communication can unlock the potential of countless individuals and organizations.
This was proved to me over 25 years in business overseas, where I survived by learning how vastly different cultures relate and get things done.
I built a successful communication consultancy based in Southeast Asia, serving clients from around the world with content, strategy and training ...
Including more than 100+ high-end hotels, property development and financial companies, spas and restaurants, leisure and entertainment businesses, government agencies, as well as advising coaches and teachers ...
From teaching my strategy of internal branding in Business Communication to 1,000s of entrepreneurs and professionals in the MBA programs at an AACSB-accredited business school ... to writing speeches for a former deputy prime minister and articles for massive residential projects in London.
And again, serving as personal secretary to a senior officer of the Royal Thai Navy, assisting with reorganization of the national maritime security communications center, to improve regional cooperation in maritime incidents and against crimes at sea such as piracy ...
Because an organization can only be as good as its communication.
And yet again, through becoming a certified emotion coach to help individuals reach the potential we were born for, in our work and in our personal lives.
Throughout all these experiences, I've found that it's just as the old-school masters have taught us for ages:
Good communication develops your leadership and build
And so, many years ago I decided that the best thing I could do is to dedicate myself to helping you take leadership in your communication.
Why?
It's simple: I love seeing people reach their dreams. I love helping them do it.
And I can't stand seeing an amazing idea, a unique brand, a great team, or a beautiful relationship that gives real value to people's lives failing without good communication practices ...
Life teaches us that nobody can do it all alone. Successful individuals figure out that it's essential to set up great communication in every organization and relationship ...
If you want to keep that organization or relationship and make it awesome!
