Monthly Archives: September 2010

R.I.P. Greg Giraldo

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Avish

If you haven’t heard, Greg Giraldo, a 44 year old stand up comedian, died yesterday after a suspected overdose of prescription meds. As a comedian and humorist, I am often asked, “who is your favorite comedian?” The first answer that … Continue reading →

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Who Are You, and What the Heck Do You Do?

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Avish

“What, exactly, do you do?” That’s a good question, and one that some people find hard to answer. Even though it’s hard, it’s an important one to answer. And if you are in business for yourself, it is vital that … Continue reading →

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How to Be More Improvise-ABLE

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Avish

Here’s an unfortunate truth you need to face: Your brilliant plan will fall apart at some point. You may think you have every angle covered, but you will have missed something. Or something will happen that no one could ever … Continue reading →

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Management Fail

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Avish

In the American employment system, people are divided into two separate yet equally important groups: the managers who do stupid things, and the employees who suffer at their stupidity. These are their stories… Once upon a time there was a … Continue reading →

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Free 30 Minute Coaching Calls!

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Avish

The new Smart Ass Mentoring Program is now open! To kick things off, I am offering a limited number of free 30 minute coaching calls! The calls will take place over the next few days, and there are only a … Continue reading →

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“Smart Ass Success” Webinar Recording Available Online!

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Avish

If you missed last nights, “Smart Ass Success!”r webinar, don’t worry – you can watch the recording of the entire webinar online here: Smart Ass Success! How to Stress Less, Achieve More and Laugh Your Ass Off Doing It! On … Continue reading →

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Free Webinar: Smart Ass Success!

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Avish

Have you ever wished you could figure out what you want, develop a plan to get it, and then actually follow that plan to completion? If so, then I have just the webinar for you… On Tuesday, 9/21, at 6PM … Continue reading →

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Customer Service Dumbassery

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Avish

If you have any doubt that stupidity exists in the world, then you must listen to the audio I have linked to… This is from a few years ago, so you may have heard this before. But for me, this … Continue reading →

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Why People Hating What You Do is a Good Thing

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Avish

What would your reaction be if you found out that somebody, somewhere hated what you do, what would your reaction be? If it’s anything other than “awesome!” keep reading… Recently, a friend started an email thread titled, “The most anti-Avish … Continue reading →

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Decisiveness Check: How Well Do You Deal With the “Elevator Dilemma”?

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Avish

The more I pay attention to the world, the more I become convinced that indecisiveness is a major freakin’ problem… I was recently waiting for an elevator at a busy hotel. I was lucky, because when I got there, there … Continue reading →

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