Sharing Goals with Supportive People, Not Those Who Will Sabotage You Says Rob Berkley: One of the biggest traps for those with dreams of taking on new ventures to change one's life is that, when they are told family and friends, people are ridiculed, torn down, made fun of and, as Jesse Cannone says, "down right torn to pieces before they even get started." Yes, finding supportive people is vital and Rob Berkley, being interviewed by Jesse Cannone, takes it one step further by saying keeping plans or dreams only from sabotage can make or break the process.

About Robert C. Berkley:

Rob is an executive coach and management consultant with over 10-years of experience coaching senior executives and leadership teams. His practice focuses on corporate leadership, executive teams, corporate boards and corporate evolution. In his over 21 years of professional experience, he has been a successful entrepreneur, board director both public and private, corporate leader (CEO, CIO) and executive coach.

Prior to establishing his present coaching and consulting practice, Rob served as global CIO for the technology division of Pearson (a British media corporation that includes The Financial Times, Prentice Hall Books, Penguin Books and many other well-known media properties.)

Prior to Pearson, he was CIO and senior vice president of technology management for Simon & Schuster. Other experience includes vice president and senior technology architect at Banker’s Trust; director of a management consultancy focused on the development and launch of technology products; and, before that, he was co-founder and CEO of The Fusion Systems Group, a Wall Street systems integrator responsible for introducing trader workstation technology to financial firms.

People will undermine you because it is easy to tear down and tough to build; because they don't have the guts to dream big and resent someone close who might not be sharing their misery anymore; because they are jealous and petty in their thinking. Usually it can the people closest who are the most critical in this way.

About Robert C. Berkley:

Rob is an executive coach and management consultant with over 10-years of experience coaching senior executives and leadership teams. His practice focuses on corporate leadership, executive teams, corporate boards and corporate evolution. In his over 21 years of professional experience, he has been a successful entrepreneur, board director both public and private, corporate leader (CEO, CIO) and executive coach.

Prior to establishing his present coaching and consulting practice, Rob served as global CIO for the technology division of Pearson (a British media corporation that includes The Financial Times, Prentice Hall Books, Penguin Books and many other well-known media properties.)

Prior to Pearson, he was CIO and senior vice president of technology management for Simon & Schuster. Other experience includes vice president and senior technology architect at Banker’s Trust; director of a management consultancy focused on the development and launch of technology products; and, before that, he was co-founder and CEO of The Fusion Systems Group, a Wall Street systems integrator responsible for introducing trader workstation technology to financial firms.