Best Of the Motivational Smart Ass

Hard to believe, but this blog has been going for a year and a half! In that time we’ve picked up a bunch of new readers. If you are a new reader (or an old one who may have forgotten some classic posts), I present you with The Best of the Motivational Smart Ass!

The posts below were selected in the very unscientific manner known as “Avish is going to pick the posts that he likes, that got the most comments/emails/tweets/etc., and that he feels represent the blog well.”

Take a look at some of the posts below and get to know (or get reacquainted with) the Motivational Smart Ass…

Motivation & Success

Why People Hating What You Do is a Good Thing – If everybody likes you, you may be doing something wrong.

Are You an Encouraging Inspiration or a Discouraging Dumbass? – Words have tremendous power. Are you using yours to encourage people or crush their dreams?

Why Stupid People Succeed – Have you ever looked at a stupid person who was very successful and thought to yourself, “how in the heck is someone that dumb so successful?” I have. And I think I have an answer.

Business

Customer Service Credo: Deeds, Not Words – What you do means 100 times more than what you say – especially when it comes to customer service.

6 Horrendous Leadership Types – Some bosses just suck. Here are 6 types, along with advice on how you can avoid being one of them.

Speaking

5 Conference Speakers That Can Kill a Conference – Planning a conference? Be wary of using of these types of conference speakers! Planning to speak at an event? Make sure you’re not one of these presenters! In the audience at a big event? See how many of these you can spot!

5 Ways to Suck as a Conference Breakout Speaker – If you are planning on speaking at a breakout session at a conference (or would like to some day. Or are planning a conference. Or will be attending one), read this article to see how to not suck at it.

Halloween

Since Halloween is fast approaching, here are some horror movie related posts I have written

Rating the Business Acumen of Horror Movie Monsters – Great movie monsters all have different strengths, weaknesses, and character traits. It is interesting to consider how these traits would carry over in the business world. By making these observations, there may be some things we too can learn about business.

6 Business Lessons We Can All Learn From Horror Movies – Did you know that you can learn a lot of business lessons from watching the stupid things characters in horror movies do? If not, then read this post!

Jersey Shore

I admit it, I watch Jersey Shore. And then I write posts about what we can learn from observing their stupid behavior.

Business and Life Lessons from MTV’s “Jersey Shore”

Communication Lessons from MTV’s “Jersey Shore”

80s Music

What can I say, I grew up in the 80s. Leave me alone…

5 Great 80’s Motivational Songs

5 Great Motivational Songs From 80’s Movies

Funny Motivation: 5 MORE Great Motivational Songs From 80s Movies

Rush

My favorite rock band is Rush so I like to write posts about them.

Great Motivational Lines from Rush Songs

Does Greatness Just Happen?

More Lessons From My Favorite Rock Band of All Time!

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By Avish Parashar. As the world's only Motivational Improviser, Avish uses techniques from the world of improv comedy to engage, entertain, and educate audiences on ideas around change, creativity, and motivation. Connect with Avish on Google+

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