by Jim Cathcart, president of Cathcart Institute, Inc. A few weeks ago I went to Escondido, California to participate in an amazing event. It was the Prototype Event for the World Resources Simulation Center. This is, in effect, a Think Tank…in physical form.

Peter Meisen, leader of the Global Energy Network Institute, GENI, and primary [...]

by Jim Cathcart 
Yesterday I attended a service at Calvary Community Church here in Westlake Village, CA and discovered that Nick Vujicic, the inspiring speaker who was born without arms or legs, lives here too! You may be one of the millions who have seen Nick on YouTube or heard him speak in the US, Africa, [...]

by Jim Cathcart
I had the opportunity to interview Hearst Newspaper Group’s former Chairman, Bob Danzig this week and now you can sit in on the interview via free phone link. Here is the iLearningGlobal.tv link and call in number. Please join us and learn from this inspiring world leader. For more on iLearningGlobal click here.  

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by Jim Cathcart
Clayton Shold called me recently with an invitation to contribute some ideas to his Salesopedia knowledge base. Below is the link to this recording. I think you’ll enjoy it and find it stimulating. Please take some time to listen and feel free to share this with others. And let me know when I [...]

by Jim Cathcart
Last week I was in Memphis, Tennessee to deliver the inaugural lecture for The Prosperity Series hosted by Don Hutson of US Learning, Inc. The event was held at the Memphis Botanic Gardens and 130+ Memphis business leaders were in attendance. 
Earlier that day I had the joyful experience of being on the CBS [...]

By Jim Cathcart
Times are tough, but not here!
Iran has tough times. Iraq and Afghanistan have had tough times. People who have to walk through land mines to get to their destinations are having tough times. Many parts of Africa have tough times. People who live in fear of murder, rape, oppression, disease, catastrophe all have [...]

Never deliver a mediocre speech ever again!
“I’m already a good speaker,” he told me, “I’ve done this dozens of times and I am an expert on this topic.”
But when the evaluations were reviewed it seemed that the audience didn’t share his enthusiasm. Scoring 2s & 3s out of 5 do not constitute a successful [...]

by Jim Cathcart
Yesterday I visited the famous Hollywood Guitar Center, the largest music store in the world. General manager Jason Vanderpal gave me a tour and I am impressed! As we toured the store he introduced me to each of his coworkers and bragged about them to me. It’s clear that he’s proud to work with [...]

by Jim Cathcart
Want to know how NOT to get business right now? Do what everyone else is doing!
Everyone seems to be offering “recession” sales, discounts, one-time-only deals. They all seem to lead with some reminder that “times are tough” or “despite the down economy”. The net effect of these appeals and reminders is that it [...]