by Alex Perry | Dec 3, 2019 | Confidence, leadership, Leadership Presence, Making Mistakes, Storytelling
My friend Jen and I send each other messages over Voxer pretty much daily. We’re small business owners and self-proclaimed nerds trying to figure out the world of entrepreneurship. We share war stories, successes, and do our best to hold each other...
by Alex Perry | Nov 6, 2019 | Confidence, leadership, Leadership Presence, Making Mistakes, Public Speaking
“The path to finding your real voice is just one click away!” “Find your true voice in just two days!” “Seven steps to finding your authentic voice…” Can we please stop now? Despite what popular culture tells you, you’re not going to complete a survey, take a...
by Alex Perry | Oct 24, 2019 | Confidence, Leadership Presence, Presence, Storytelling, Uncategorized
I find it easy to get sucked into the idea that success is complicated. That my greatest achievements are determined by profit and loss sheets, that success is measured in numbers of clients, deals closed or projects completed. I compare, judge and compete against...
by Alex Perry | Oct 16, 2019 | Better Communication, Executive Communication, Leadership Presence, Public Speaking
For the sake of this exercise, envision yourself as the thinker in these office scenarios: 1.) Walking down the office hall: “There’s Sam from accounting, I should say hi, but I’m going to pretend I didn’t see him. I’ve got too much...
by Alex Perry | Sep 28, 2019 | Confidence, leadership, Leadership Presence, Making Mistakes
As soon as I clicked post, my gut twisted. That’s not a good sign. You see, I’m committed to telling you the truth about what it’s like to be a speaker, and I didn’t live up to that commitment. I put up a post on LinkedIn about my success...
by Alex Perry | Jun 19, 2019 | Leadership Presence, Presence, Uncategorized
“White pants are hard…” I got lipstick on my white pants the other day. The spot wasn’t big, nothing too noticeable, I made a passing attempt to blot it out in the bathroom, which failed. I commented to a colleague about how it was...
