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The Voice of Compassion
My best friend’s wife died recently. Suddenly. Nothing can explain a tragedy like this. But in the midst of bottomless grief and sorrow,...
Dec 30, 20182 min read

How the Voice of Emma González Saved me
I felt numb. Yet another cruel shooting in my home country of America. In sunny Florida even. Yet another senseless slaughter of innocent...
Sep 23, 20182 min read

Learn from the Speakers You Admire
I just listened to an old speech by Martin Luther King Jr. from April 4th, 1967 at the Riverside Church in New York City. It wasn’t his...
Nov 21, 20171 min read


What’s Wrong with Positive Thinking?
Whenever I talk so enthusiastically about entrepreneurship, a few people really feel the need to correct me. They say that positive...
Jun 12, 20122 min read


Off The Beaten Path
Over the last year I have been working on a project funded by the European Investment Bank to help young entrepreneurs in the occupied...
May 11, 20121 min read


Spiderman’s Vulnerability
So many leaders and entrepreneurs understand this point and yet as soon as they open their mouths, they forget the basics. Connection...
Apr 18, 20122 min read


A Three Minute Course in LEADERSHIP
Whether you are creating a business or creating an amazing life, you can benefit from thinking like an entrepreneur and by taking...
May 15, 20111 min read

Why Do Dyslexics Make Great Entrepreneurs?
I spend a lot of time being curious about what makes some people great entrepreneurs. I recently found an article in BusinessWeek that...
Nov 25, 20102 min read


Kill the Cow
What will Norway live from when the North Sea oil wells run dry? I believe that some answers lie in empowering young entrepreneurs. The...
Nov 22, 20102 min read


If there is no struggle, then there is no progress
“If there is no struggle, then there is no progress” The title of this blog is a quote from Fredrick Douglass. He was born a slave in...
Nov 14, 20102 min read


Can Entrepreneurship Empower Palestinians?
Last week I was asked to join a group of coaches and investors to design and lead a program for Palestinian entrepreneurs from the West...
Oct 18, 20102 min read


Fake It or Be Yourself?
Dare to be yourself. Sometimes we are so intent on pleasing the people we meet that we forget to be who we are. Good networking skills...
Sep 12, 20102 min read


Connecting the Dots
Like most children, I loved drawing Connect the Dots pictures. I can envision myself staring at a new and particularly complex page of...
Aug 23, 20103 min read

Daring to take the first step
This video shows the winner of “Ukraine ‘s Got Talent”, Kseniya Simonova, age 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand...
Jan 30, 20102 min read


What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
If you are an entrepreneur, then be bold. Don’t settle for a safe and easy startup. They usually die. Don’t be afraid to tackle the...
Dec 22, 20093 min read

When Life Leaks In
I had an email exchange with a business associate last night. What started as a work discussion, emerged into a dialog about life and...
Nov 15, 20092 min read


“If you are so smart… why are you not rich?”
I immediately wanted to change the T-Shirt to read: If you are so smart, why haven’t you changed more lives? Why haven’t you helped more...
Nov 5, 20091 min read


Expose yourself and show your heart
Today I held a speech for approx. 250 small business leaders from an association in Norway called Growth Companies (Vekstbedriftene)....
Oct 22, 20092 min read

Better Fathers, Better World
Welcome to TheFatherCoach.com Helping men become great fathers… Why a website for Fathers? No task is more important First, this website...
Jan 30, 20092 min read
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