Author Archives: Justin Locke

So I was chatting with a good friend and occasional client this past week, and we got into issues of marketing.  My question was, “How do I label myself”? When people ask me “What I do,” this is always hard, … Continue reading →

We often talk about how important and wonderful it is to be “connected.” But, not all connections are good for you. Moving from one place to another always requires tossing out “stuff” that you don’t need any more, and this … Continue reading →

Since I am a “professional speaker,” the first thing people always ask me is, “So Justin, what do you speak about?” Excellent question. Let’s start with what I don’t speak about. It is common to view a speaker or consultant … Continue reading →

So there’s this guy I know from high school, his name is James Parks, and he runs something that he calls the “Parksonian Institute.” I don’t maintain much contact with the people I went to high school with, but for … Continue reading →

We live in a culture that seems to be awfully interested in emphasizing limitation.  One obvious aspect is the limitation of time.  Then there is the emphasis on the lack of money.  And when someone is trying to you sell … Continue reading →

There is a broad-based phenomenon I have observed throughout my life. It has to do with the learning of, and then the breaking of, “the rules.” This happens in many different areas of endeavor, but I’ll limit myself to artistic … Continue reading →

There is a new popular buzzword (buzz phrase?) very much in play these days, which is the idea of “Emotional Intelligence,” also known as “EQ.” (That abbreviation implies an “emotion quotient,” yikes. We’ll skip that mix of math and emotion … Continue reading →

In writing my most recent book, “Getting in Touch with Your Inner Rich Kid,” I put forth a fairly simple premise that all movement of money is the result of emotional energy somewhere. “Poor-kid thinking” is not so much about … Continue reading →

To Facebook, or not to Facebook–that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous items in my newsfeed, Or to take arms against a sea of restaurant check-ins, And by opposing, … Continue reading →

Over the past few years I have benefited mightily from the Alexander Technique. If you don’t know what the Alexander technique is, well, I’m not qualified to describe it, but it falls into one of those categories of “alternative medicine.” … Continue reading →