by Alex Perry | Jun 24, 2020 | Better Communication, Confidence, leadership, Storytelling
There. I said it. I’m a verbal affirmation junkie, an addict if you will. I’m addicted to words and praise and adoration from other people. As I write, I’m battling the fantasies of comments I’ll get (or won’t get) in...
by Alex Perry | Jan 22, 2019 | leadership, Presence, Public Speaking, Storytelling, Uncategorized
You have the BEST EVER (insert techy thing here) for your presentation. Perhaps it’s a…GIF riddled powerpoint with fancy transitions, musical segway, dancing cat video, 3-D display of “fancy new” product… maybe even a robot. There’s...
by Alex Perry | Sep 5, 2018 | Confidence, leadership, Making Mistakes, Storytelling
“I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop.” I got to thinking about this phrase over the weekend. It used to make a lot of sense to me. I mean, things don’t always work out, right? We make mistakes, bad things happen, and stuff...
by Alex Perry | May 9, 2018 | For Tough Times, Uncategorized
You were supposed to get a different blog today. One that shouts from the rooftops about the people in my tribe. Celebrating them in all their glorious wonder. You’ll have to wait for that one. Sometimes life doesn’t go as planned; sometimes life tries to...
by Alex Perry | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Words have hurt me many times in my life. It was supposed to be my dream job, and I wanted to do my best. I was about forty days in when I got the chance to meet my boss’s favorite client. She (my boss) couldn’t say enough positive things...