Not Just Pretty Words: Why Great Quotes Aren’t Meant to Be Souvenirs

“Echoes of Wis­dom: Great quotes aren’t echoes of the past—they’re sign­posts for the future. Share the wis­dom you’ve gath­ered, and watch it rip­ple for­ward.” ~ Note to Self Chron­i­cles—TonyBrigmon.com When Actions Speak Loud­er Than Nachos Ever met some­one who thinks they’re the human ver­sion of a triple-lay­er nacho plat­ter—extra guac, dra­mat­ic entrance, and a mono­logue … Read more

Words You Regret: How to Swallow Pride, Say Sorry, and Actually Mean It

“Words You Regret—You can’t unsay what you said—but you can stop say­ing it. Begin with: ‘I’m sor­ry. I feel bad about it. I’ll strive to do bet­ter!’” ~ Note to Self Chron­i­cles—TonyBrigmon.com You Can’t Unsay It… and That Stings Once words leave your mouth, they’re mis­siles with­out a return tick­et—launched, land­ed, and some­times lodged deep. … Read more

Talk It Up! How to Make People Light Up and Never Forget You

“Talk It Up! How to become a leg­endary conversationalist—invite oth­ers to talk more about what they care about—let the mag­ic hap­pen!” ~ Note to Self Chron­i­cles—TonyBrigmon.com Ever met some­one who walks into a room and doesn’t dom­i­nate it—but some­how ele­vates it? They don’t hijack the mic. They hand it to you. They’re not per­form­ing—they’re con­nect­ing. … Read more

Talent Is Overrated… Unless It Shows Up for Work

“Tal­ent Meets Per­se­ver­ance: Tal­ent + Per­se­ver­ance = Suc­cess. Tal­ent — Per­se­ver­ance = Waste of Tal­ent!” ~ Note to Self Chron­i­cles—TonyBrigmon.com Tal­ent + Per­se­ver­ance = Suc­cess Tal­ent – Per­se­ver­ance = Bag of Wast­ed Chips (crunchy, but going nowhere) Ever meet some­one like Tro­phy Shelf Trevor? He’s got the skills, the spark, the shiny LinkedIn pro­file… but … Read more