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About Avish

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+

4 Marketing Lessons From Watching Hockey…

I have a confession to make: this past Friday, I watched an entire hockey game. *Gasp*! If you don’t know me, this probably doesn’t sound like much of a confession. If you do know me, you know that I find … Continue reading

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The *Real* Lessons From “The Karate Kid”

Next Friday, June 11th, a remake of the Karate Kid comes out. I don’t know how to feel about this. The previews look ok, but come on, does the Karate Kid need to be remade? No way! the original was … Continue reading

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When Policy Meets Dumbassery: If You’re Too Good, You Automatically Lose!

A friend of mine posted a link to the article below on Facebook. It’s about a youth soccer league in Canada that instituted a new rule: If a team leads by goals, that team loses! Read it for yourself: Win … Continue reading

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GPS Stupidity

As a Motivational Humorist, it is my job to see the best in people, make them laugh, and help them achieve all they can. I like this job. I like to see the best in people, and I do believe … Continue reading

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3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Ask For Advice

I have a guest post up at Pick The Brain. You can read it here: 3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Ask For Advice Give it a read before you go asking people for advice! If you like it, … Continue reading

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Key to Success: Talent + Passion + Market

Do what you love and the money will follow, right? Maybe. Maybe not… Don’t get me wrong; I am huge believer in doing what you love. But there is more to success (materially and fulfillment-wise) then just doing what you … Continue reading

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Motivational Humor: Move. Move! MOVE!!

Have you ever been confounded simply by the way someone was walking in front of you? I have… I was taking a train to Metuchen, NJ this past weekend. This is not a stop I usually get off at, nor … Continue reading

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Unhappy? Do Something Different…

I checked out one of my readers’ websites and saw a simple “happiness flowchart.” You can see it for yourself here. To sum it up, the chart basically says, “if you are not happy and want to be happy, then … Continue reading

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The 7 Stupidest Employees Ever?

Maybe not, but still entertaining… I came across this article today: The 7 Stupidest Employee Mistakes Ever I’ll be honest – calling these the 7 stupidest employee mistakes ever is quite an exaggeration. I mean, sure, everything everyone in the … Continue reading

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Video: Ranting on Stupidity (Especially When Driving)

Here is a short clip from one of my keynote speeches. In this segment, I talk about how sometimes it can be hard to have fun because we all have our “buttons” that get puched that we let make us … Continue reading

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