This Week’s Pep Talk Video by The Comeback Coach

In this week’s Pep Talk video the Comeback Coach, inspired by cleaning the clutter from his teenage daughter’s room, encourage others to have their actions speak far louder than their words.

In this week’s Pep Talk the Comeback Coach, inspired by the “balloon hoax” couple’s ill-advised actions, encourages you to avoid deception and exploitation and seek, instead, truth and responsibility

In this week’s Pep Talk video the Comeback Coach, inspired by the words of a motivational speaking icon, encourages you to eliminate the word “impossible” from your dictionary.

Being The Best You Can Be

By Richard B. Brooke

Imagine for a moment, where our society would be if we (people and businesses) allowed ourselves to believe we have no need for improvement. If we settled for “good enough,” instead of reaching for excellence. If in the afterglow of great success, we adopted an attitude of “We’ve arrived!” and neglected to ask, “How can we improve and reach the next level?”

One of the most unique and powerful gifts we all have is the ability to better ourselves every day, in every way. It is the ultimate opportunity to have the emotional, intellectual and physical faculties to identify and execute change. And it pays huge dividends, in both our personal and professional lives.
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The Truth About Believing

By Richard B. Brooke

One of the biggest challenges I face in teaching people the Art of Self Motivation is leading them to understand how you and I learn to believe.

By the Mach II definition, a vision is not a vision unless you have some belief that it is inevitable. Otherwise, it is nothing more than a wish, at worst, and a goal, at best. Neither a wish nor a goal compare in power to a vision. Once we write some affirmations or a storyboarded vision, the big challenge comes in “being with it.” Every time we visualize it we may feel like a fraud. We may “know” it is not true, and so reading it every day becomes a chore and soon we may lose interest. So how do we learn to believe?

Here are the first two commonly accepted ways people learn to believe: Read more

No Hill For a Climber

By Richard B. Brooke

It’s happened to all of us. One day you are plodding through life just fine. Oh sure, things could be better. It would be nice if you were making more money and driving a really classy car. People would really take notice if you advanced to the next level in your company. But for the most part, you are content … doing just fine. Then you bump into and old colleague or college buddy, and suddenly your world isn’t so peachy. Read more

You’ll See It When You Believe It

By Richard B. Brooke

Think of a time when you really wanted something badly. When your need to have or achieve it consumed your thoughts, yet your mind convinced you it was out of reach or unattainable. Read more

Program Your Own Success

By Richard B. Brooke

I often marvel at the innovative men and women responsible for the advancement of modern technology. Somehow these brilliant minds refuse to believe there are limits to what they can create and accomplish. Read more