I've been in Amsterdam for three days now, working with The Speech Republic, a communications coaching company that trains speakers, executives, and others in the art of storytelling and connection.…

When I started consulting with companies like Slack, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, I never mentioned that I was an elementary school teacher, a wedding DJ, or a former McDonald's manager.…

The fact that in one lifetime, I've listened to songs: On vinyl Then on cassette Then on CD Then burned them to a CD Then dragged them onto an MP3…

I'm sitting in the Eurostar train station in London, waiting to board a train to Amsterdam, when I hear a man say, "Are you Matthew Dicks?" His name is Mike.…

Some notes from my recent trip to Windsor in the UK, where I was speaking at a financial planning conference: _________________________________________ The first day of the conference concluded with a…

A new survey found a significant difference in the perception of appropriate office attire between people aged 18 to 45 and those 45 and older. For men, jeans are one…

I flew overnight to London after a two-day engagement at Hendrix College in Arkansas. Looking ahead to an eight-hour, trans-Atlantic flight, I hoped my seatmate would be easy to sit…

In July 2014, I declared my desire to become a futurist. A futurist studies trends, emerging technologies, social changes, and other forces to explore possible futures. Their job is not…

I was in North Carolina on Wednesday and Thursday of last week, speaking at a financial conference. I caught an early flight after the conference and came home a day…

Author Thomas C. Corley spent five years researching the daily habits of wealthy people, and he found that they avoid one type of person at all costs: Pessimists. "Self-made millionaires…