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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Professional Speaking (But Never Had the Chance to Ask)!
Big News! I have just completed (with one of my partners, Fred Gleeck) a new and comprehensive program on professional speaking. The product is over 14 hours in length and is packed with great information. All up to date. It’s … Continue reading
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PBT: How to Make Good Decisions Without Pistol Whipping Your Mother
Here’s another one from the “stupid young criminal” file… Turns out a girl, an honor student who had already been accepted into multiple Ivy League schools, got herself into a bit of trouble. You can read the full story here: … Continue reading
Monday Motivation: The Importance of Knowing Your “Number One Most Important Thing”
Have you ever wondered why you are not enjoying the success you want and deserve? It may be because you haven’t paid enough attention to your number one most important thing. What is that? It’s something I figured out after … Continue reading
Three Success Lessons from the Worst Song Ever
It’s Friday, Friday…Gotta get down on Friday… If you pay any attention at all to pop culture, top 40 music, viral videos, or horrible songs, then you have probably heard of Rebecca Black. If you haven’t heard of her, let … Continue reading
For Blog Subscribers
If you regularly read this blog through an RSS reader or via email subscription, then you might not be aware that I updated the Motivational Smart Ass website to make it more usable and easier to read. You may not … Continue reading
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The Idiot Bank Robber’s Guide to Achieving Your Goals
Here’s one from the “what we can learn from stupid criminals” file… A guy walks into a bank in China (I know, it sounds like a strange joke setup, but it’s not). He pulls out something like a hammer or … Continue reading
Monday Motivation: The #1 Top Motivating Factor…
Quick question: What motivates people more, the carrot or the stick? Turns out, the answer is neither. My friend Bill O’Hanlon pointed me to an article on the Harvard Business Review (HBR) on What Really Motivates Workers The article points … Continue reading
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It’s Ok to Check Email First Thing in the Morning
“Don’t check email first thing in the morning!” If you have read a time management book or taken a productivity course in the last ten years or so, you have probably heard this advice. Heck, this piece if advice is … Continue reading
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Monday Motivation: Irrational and Inexact Can Still Be Useful
Happy Pi Day! Yes, today is Pi Day. Why is that? Because pi is approximately 3.14, and today is March 14th, which can be represented as 3/14 (or 3-14, or even 3.14). Get it? Don’t feel bad if you didn’t. … Continue reading
How Doing the Dishes Can Increase Your Productivity
If I were to say to you, “the key to increasing your productivity is to wash more dishes,” you would probably look at me like I was a crazy person. Unless you are a professional dishwasher, in case you would … Continue reading
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