(Full video transcript from Bill Eckstrom's TEDxUniversityofNevada Talk) So I was on a roll — I was an executive with a nice salary, annual bonuses and stock options, all the perks. Everything was on track…And on Monday, January 7th, 2008 at three o’clock in the afternoon, in a small conference...

Photo by Tim Dunn This was only going to be written if my Talk was successful, which TED determines by number of online views. Screw that. It was successful because we worked our butts off and did it. Yesterday we won, we all won—every speaker, the TEDx committee, the EcSell Institute team and me....

Since my first speaking proposal was already turned down, I might as well be rejected again by an even larger event. As it turns out, sometimes one has to be careful what they wish for. My primary motivator for applying to the TEDx University of Nevada, Reno had more to do with the topic of my...

Editor's Note: This blog has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness on August 11, 2020. Photo by Hattie Kingsley Photography. It is happening. More and more I read about coaching on LinkedIn, articles in periodicals such as Forbes, other industry publications along with a plethora of sales...