HUGH CULVER
Author, Speaker, Coach
The Art of Asking for What You Need
When I was a kid my Dad was my hero. He wore a 3-piece suit to his accounting office, was always in control, and could fix anything. On weekends, the older kids became his soldiers marching around the property hauling downed branches, stacking wood, or some other work...
21 Small Wins that can Lead to Big Wins in Your Life
"If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way." -Napoleon Hill “Our meetings are out of control!” a manager complained to me at a workshop I was leading. “I have so many in a day,” she added, “sometimes I don’t even have time to go to the...
Death of a Public Speaker
The business of public speaking is a strange one. There’s no real “product” - not much to measure – and nothing you can put in a box or weigh in your hands. Just you talking. Your client wants to make the “perfect” decision and will often run you through a gauntlet of...
Small Wins – why little steps are the path to big rewards
It was a cool July morning in the forest of Snoqualmie Valley, Washington. Just me and about 300 other nervous people in shorts - all about to run a marathon. It had been 15 years since my last marathon distance race. Back then, I was in my 40s, and long-distance...
How To Finally Stop Procrastinating On Exercise
This post was originally published in 2014 and has been updated in 2022. Enjoy! You don’t need more books about exercise and fitness. And I doubt you need more advice, tips, gurus, or videos on how to “gain muscle in just 10 minutes a day.” Don’t worry—that’s not what...
A Better Way to Win More Sales
Soon after arriving for my meeting, my client opened with “Tell me about your program.” I’d been anticipating this meeting for over a month and couldn’t wait to talk about my time management training. Within minutes I was deep into the details - all the lessons and...
The secret to scaling any business
I can’t overstate this. If you want to scale your business you need to get out of the way. Maybe not the advice you were looking for, but it could be just what you need. In the last seven years, I have consulted with over 200 small business owners. At the same time, I...