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Rob Clark is a professional speaker and the author of Flynndini Lives, a children's book, and Smiling in the Cube, a motivational business book. He has over 25 years of direct sales experience and has become one of the leading authorities on resilience in the workplace. Rob has been the subject of numerous articles and podcasts, and his weekly blog, The Resilient Worker, has reached..
Everyday Resilience for Everyday Heroes Blog
1w ago
You don’t always have control over your situation. But you have a choice about how you view it.” — Bono St. Patrick’s Day celebrations run the gamut from the sublime to the ridiculous. Everyone has their own way of celebrating,...
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2w ago
I love when people underestimate me, and then become pleasantly surprised. — Jack Black Growing up, I was a decent swimmer, but never in danger of breaking any significant records. At the age of eleven, I had a choice to...
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3w ago
It had been a hot minute since I was at a high school lacrosse game for one of my kids. I had forgotten the level of preparation and practice required to get up to speed for the season. And so...
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1M ago
Blind spots are like rowing a boat that’s full of holes. But you don’t know where the holes are. –Zig Ziglar As a lifelong sales guy, I have been through my share of presentation training. Often, this involves group collaboration,...
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1M ago
Be mindful that your safety net doesn’t turn into a hammock, lulling you into complacency. –Bily Joel A few years ago, I had the great honor of performing as the emcee for the DC-area Hispanic Contractors Association Auction and Gala. ...
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1M ago
We suffer more in imagination than in reality. –Seneca In the mid-90s, I had the distinct pleasure of selling advertising for The American Trucking Associations newspaper, Transport Topics. My boss at the time was Dick Kornblum, an affable, good-natured septuagenarian...
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3M ago
In the spring of 2021, I was beyond excited to see a classic college lacrosse game that was coming to Washington, DC. My son was playing for Villanova and they were set to square off on the campus of Georgetown,...
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4M ago
Our backyard trampoline provided endless hours of good clean American fun throughout the young childhood years of our family. Rim-rattling dunks. Death-defying double flips. Spine-tingling seats drops. We saw it all on display amidst the chaos of the backyard shenanigans. ...
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4M ago
It’s never too late in life to have a genuine adventure. –Henry David Thoreau Happy Hour at the Sunrise Senior Living Community is a wild affair. A smidge of alcohol. An onslaught of live music. And episodic outbreaks of improvised...
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4M ago
A life is not important, except in the impact it has on other lives. –Jackie Robinson The funeral service for “Mr. Gene” Lefeged, a legendary figure in the Mater Dei School annals and a towering presence in his local neighborhood,...
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