by Bruce Turkel | Jun 1, 2020 | All About Them, Branding
The Responsibility of Privilege. When I go for a jog early in the morning and a police car slows down behind me, I assume they are either being courteous or looking out for my safety. That’s white privilege. When I check into a hotel in a strange city, I never...
by Bruce Turkel | May 29, 2020 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value
The Serenity Prayer and The Coronavirus. American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr composed his famous Serenity Prayer in 1923. Throughout the 1930s and 40s the prayer spread throughout church groups and was adapted by Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs...
by Bruce Turkel | May 26, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value
Surprises From The MasterMind About ten years ago I heard about a MasterMind that was being created for what I’m calling the “superstar speakers.” It was put together by the top seven or eight money-makers in my industry. I wanted into that club. Badly. Or so I...
by Bruce Turkel | May 22, 2020 | Bruce Turkel, Building Brand Value
My father was an innovative and very successful real estate developer. The Miami Herald called my dad “The Father of Florida Condominiums.” That was because he built the first residential condo in the United States – and the first office condo in the world. As a...
by Bruce Turkel | May 20, 2020 | All About Them, Branding, Building Brand Value
When my kids were little and we’d go on road trips, sooner or later the whining would begin. “Are we there yet?” “I’m hungry.” “She touched me.” “I have to go to the bathroom.” No matter what I tried, I couldn’t get them to stop. Until one day we hit...