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The Voice of Compassion
My best friend’s wife died recently. Suddenly. Nothing can explain a tragedy like this. But in the midst of bottomless grief and sorrow,...

Rick Salmon
Dec 30, 20182 min read


How the Voice of Emma González Saved me
I felt numb. Yet another cruel shooting in my home country of America. In sunny Florida even. Yet another senseless slaughter of innocent...

Rick Salmon
Sep 23, 20182 min read


Learn from the Speakers You Admire
I just listened to an old speech by Martin Luther King Jr. from April 4th, 1967 at the Riverside Church in New York City. It wasn’t his...

Rick Salmon
Nov 21, 20171 min read


What’s Wrong with Positive Thinking?
Whenever I talk so enthusiastically about entrepreneurship, a few people really feel the need to correct me. They say that positive...

Rick Salmon
Jun 12, 20122 min read


Off The Beaten Path
Over the last year I have been working on a project funded by the European Investment Bank to help young entrepreneurs in the occupied...

Rick Salmon
May 11, 20121 min read


Spiderman’s Vulnerability
So many leaders and entrepreneurs understand this point and yet as soon as they open their mouths, they forget the basics. Connection...

Rick Salmon
Apr 18, 20122 min read


A Three Minute Course in LEADERSHIP
Whether you are creating a business or creating an amazing life, you can benefit from thinking like an entrepreneur and by taking...

Rick Salmon
May 15, 20111 min read


Why Do Dyslexics Make Great Entrepreneurs?
I spend a lot of time being curious about what makes some people great entrepreneurs. I recently found an article in BusinessWeek that...

Rick Salmon
Nov 25, 20102 min read


Kill the Cow
What will Norway live from when the North Sea oil wells run dry? I believe that some answers lie in empowering young entrepreneurs. The...

Rick Salmon
Nov 22, 20102 min read


If there is no struggle, then there is no progress
“If there is no struggle, then there is no progress” The title of this blog is a quote from Fredrick Douglass. He was born a slave in...

Rick Salmon
Nov 15, 20102 min read


Can Entrepreneurship Empower Palestinians?
Last week I was asked to join a group of coaches and investors to design and lead a program for Palestinian entrepreneurs from the West...

Rick Salmon
Oct 18, 20102 min read


Fake It or Be Yourself?
Dare to be yourself. Sometimes we are so intent on pleasing the people we meet that we forget to be who we are. Good networking skills...

Rick Salmon
Sep 12, 20102 min read


Connecting the Dots
Like most children, I loved drawing Connect the Dots pictures. I can envision myself staring at a new and particularly complex page of...

Rick Salmon
Aug 23, 20103 min read


Daring to take the first step
This video shows the winner of “Ukraine ‘s Got Talent”, Kseniya Simonova, age 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand...

Rick Salmon
Jan 30, 20102 min read


What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
If you are an entrepreneur, then be bold. Don’t settle for a safe and easy startup. They usually die. Don’t be afraid to tackle the...

Rick Salmon
Dec 22, 20093 min read


When Life Leaks In
I had an email exchange with a business associate last night. What started as a work discussion, emerged into a dialog about life and...

Rick Salmon
Nov 15, 20092 min read


“If you are so smart… why are you not rich?”
I immediately wanted to change the T-Shirt to read: If you are so smart, why haven’t you changed more lives? Why haven’t you helped more...

Rick Salmon
Nov 5, 20091 min read


Expose yourself and show your heart
Today I held a speech for approx. 250 small business leaders from an association in Norway called Growth Companies (Vekstbedriftene)....

Rick Salmon
Oct 22, 20092 min read


Better Fathers, Better World
Welcome to TheFatherCoach.com Helping men become great fathers… Why a website for Fathers? No task is more important First, this website...

Rick Salmon
Jan 30, 20092 min read
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