I have over 35 years of business performance coaching experience, and I have found that most business people, and unfortunately most people trying to start a business are not very good at communicating...

And as a result they are not very good at selling, marketing, telling stories, and attracting others.

OK the world is in a mess right now and the American election which will have a significant effect on the world marketplace has now fallen into place and we know a little bit about what will happen with Donald Trump as president of one of the most powerful countries with one of the greatest marketplaces.

So with your permission may I give you your first lesson in one of the new realities of doing business today. Remember nobody will buy what you have or what you do until they are willing to buy you... Here's just a short introduction to that story.

It's been a week since the elections here in theUnited States and there's still a lot of conversation as well as confusion as to what's going to happen, and of course there is a great deal of speculation as to why Donald Trump was successful and why Kamala Harris was not even though it seemed that the contest for the presidency was quite even.

Well one of the reasons is that I pointed out many years ago was that Donald Trump was not only an entrepreneurial businessman, but he had a great deal of experience learning how to use the modern media and was the big star in a very successful TV program.

The man knew how to use the microphone and be in front of the camera... And most of the competitors against him had virtually no experience with the modern marketing mass media.

Well let me tell you the story and I think it could be very helpful to you because things are going to change and they're going to change a lot in 2025, and I want you to be ready to make your Mark, be more successful, live with less fear, and have a greater confidence in your abilities because you are learning how to be better at who you are and what you do!

And with your permission may I tell you my story. Like Donald Trump and most people I know I am "a flawed man." That's right I have some flaws and I've made some mistakes and I'm far from perfect. See I am a type A person I am very intense.

Often I am impatient and many times I just go and live too fast. There are just a lot of things in life that I want to achieve and do and sometimes I may not be the best at being kind gracious and gentle with those around me.

I have to remember that one time a woman simply said to me, Stan please, you just walk too fast! And lately I've been reminded that the God in my life is probably a slow dancer. So maybe I need to learn something from that and if you'll give me 15 I'll share my story.

You have a life to live and you need to be fully alive in 25. So let me encourage you about some ways to do that. And for sometime I've been telling people that podcasting will be vital to the future in terms of life and business and in the way we communicate.

The election just passed is now being called the podcast election. Kamala Harris did not go on the Joe Rogan podcast and instead went to Saturday night live. Probably a stupid thing to do.

I have been involved in broadcast communication for many years and I know that you have to know how it works if you want to be successful in life and business today, and for sure the new means of communication will not be on ABC CBS NBC or CNN ... And maybe not even FOX.

It will be the alternative media of streaming, podcasting, and performing that will make the difference, and so learn how to be a storyteller and a broadcaster, and I will try and help you begin to be good, and maybe even great at these vital skills necessary in the business world today.

The American election is now just about over and the results were very startling both for winner and loser. It seems that people voted for change and they are going to get it. Donald Trump has made it very clear that he is going to change lots of things,

And change can be fearful because of anxiety as well as a sense of danger and disappointment. I have a few thoughts about that and may I suggest that we seek to live with less fear in our lives, and maybe even be one of those rare persons who seemingly is fearless.

Then let me tell you my favorite story in that regard about a western painting of brave Indian warriors shooting arrows into the air.

Now it's your turn to give me a call because I can help you deal in your life and business with many things to make 25 a good year maybe even a less fearful year.

The election is on its way and various celebrities are making endorsements for either candidate. Does that really matter anymore? Oprah came and endorsed Kamala Harris. That's fine.

However Oprah went on to say that if Kamala didn't win there would be no more elections in United States.. That's stupid and that's not true and that's part of the problem with endorsements.

Most celebrity endorsements are given by people who don't know what they're talking about.

Then the podcast king who I've known for sometime, Joe Rogan, came out and endorsed Donald Trump. And does that matter or again, who cares? Probably nobody and it probably won't make any difference but it indicates something about the changing world of media that you need to know something about.

So as somebody who's been in the broadcasting business for over 40 years let me tell you how that might affect you and your business.

And this little podcast is only about 14 minutes but may I end up talking about something that might be very important. Are you willing to be a hidden hand for good things in the world today? Well let me tell you what I mean by Hidden Hand

I don't claim the gift of being able to foretell the future. I am not a prophet, but I always seek to be and pray to be a coach man who better understand the times and what's going on and perhaps what will be, and even more so what you need to be.

And because things will be quite different in many ways depending on who does win the election may I make a few suggestions that might be helpful to you. I hope that will be the case and that no matter what you know that things can be OK no matter what will be.

Halloween is all about knocking on doors. In fact that's where the whole idea came from. At least it's present incarnation and of course it's still about children knocking on doors and saying trick-or-treat

But it might be helpful to know a little bit more about the true spiritual and religious implications of Halloween, and maybe it can be more than just a point of interest in a fun celebration.

It just might be a time to do a little knocking on the doors and windows of your life and seeing if there's some changes you wanna make, some new doors to go through, some new windows to look out of. Maybe it's time to do a little reformation and transformation.

If you give me 15 minutes I think I can help you think about that and perhaps make a resolution, maybe even more, a determination!