Hello, 2022. Testing 1 2 3. This is pretty much a stream of consciousness post so please read with caution. It is not edited. I'm working on getting back up to speed with blogging and podcasting on The Break Out Session. I am going through the tutorials on the Elegant...

During my Freshman year at the University of Kentucky, I became aware that my favorite activity was a conversation. Sitting at The Campus Corner Grill or KLair Restaurant or The Student Center cafe, I was fascinated by the stories students I had just met would tell of...

"At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." - Albert Schweitzer. I am beginning to be more deliberate about noticing the areas of...

Here at The Break Out Session, one of my objectives is to highlight resources that can help us improve our connection, confidence and professional presence. As part of that mission, I like to discover videos that support that objective. Here is one:

Here at The Break Out Session, one of my objectives is to highlight resources that can help us improve our connection, confidence and professional presence. As part of that mission, I like to discover videos that support that objective. Just as I enjoyed selecting...

I enjoy attending conferences and selecting from the list of breakout sessions to participate in. Here at The Break Out Session, one of my objectives is to highlight resources that can help us improve our connection, confidence and professional presence. I have...

"Don't compare your beginning with someone else's middle." I have been reminding myself of that throughout the process of "doing" this, my first video. Jerry Young has been my friend since 1979 and we have produced a product together with his life story and his advice...

Here is some excellent advice on how to take care of yourself from Brian Tracy: 1. Practice good nutrition. 2. Get adequate sleep. 3. Manage stress. 4. Spend time with friends & family. 5. Have some relaxing time alone. "take a deep breath, relax, and imagine...

How do you define success for yourself? Here is what John Maxwell says it is for him. Know your purpose. Grow every day. Sow seeds.  Buy my product

Well…Here it is! My first product!
You can read all about it on the “landing page” below.

If that takes too long to load, you can see it on the products page of this website: https://www.thebreakoutsession.com/products/

Here is something I didn’t expect.

Now that launch day is here, I’m as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. And I don’t know why.

Jerry and I are two older guys trying to learn about this modern technology for delivering messages.

You should be able to click on the I Want This button to be taken to a purchase page. I hope!

So, if you will give us some feedback about any part of this process and product, we will be most thankful.

I watch Jeff Walker's weekly video blog, which is usually very short. This week he did a long format show. It's a conversation with Tony Robbins. There are some nuggets here about money, balance, helping others, and much more.  

Have you ever deviated from your normal routine and enjoyed the detour? You might even have decided to continue on the new path a little longer, resulting in not doing something you usually do or being somewhere you usually are?

That’s my current situation.

Minimum Effective Dose
Do you sometimes feel like you are putting too much effort into an activity at the expense of other things you want to do?

I’m intrigued by the concept of a minimum effective dose.

A couple definitions are: “the smallest amount of a drug or other substance needed to produce a desired or specified effect” and “The MED is simply the smallest dose that will produce the desired outcome and anything BEYOND the MED is waste.”

Would you like a brief and powerful dose of enthusiasm and inspiration?
In this video, Tommy Lanham makes clear the value of listening to audiobooks.

In a blog post last March, I discuss a similar experience.

Immediately after the video is a list of resources he recommends.

Vivian Blade is a keynote speaker, author, trainer, and executive coach. We met at the Kentucky Speakers Association, Kentucky Chapter. Her business is about building leaders and developing excellence. Her most recent newsletter post and vlog will have value to my...

You're familiar with the quote attributed to Thomas Jefferson that "if you want something you've never had you must be willing to do something you've never done."   One of those life-changing things we can begin to do is to expand our social universe. That is, we...

A follow-up to a previous post. This is a follow-up to my blog post from last week about Earl Nightingale's advice to think and write about your ideas for meeting your goals. He suggested doing this an hour a day five days a week. I discovered that it is difficult for...

  I’ve been organizing my resources including books, CD’s, and videos. I found a box of cassette tape programs. The one I’ve had the longest is a six-cassette tape set named Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale. I got it in about 1973 at age twenty-four. It was...

Are you making a difference for someone?
You might even be THE difference for someone deciding to show up and continue on the path today and tomorrow, and until it all comes together. Maybe more than you are aware.

Don’t stop, don’t give up.  Keep looking to the future and moving forward with them.

Continue to show up, support them, believe in them, offer your best, and have faith.

Expression matters. Have you encountered someone, in a business situation, with a sour look and wondered what was wrong? Or maybe it was an expression that conveyed disinterest or boredom or irritation or suspicion or fear.  What was the impact of that look on you?...