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Author Archives: Avish
The World Wants You to Be Stupid: Nutella
Note: This is part of a regular series dedicated to pointing out instances where the world is relying on you being stupid – don’t fall for it! In this edition of TWWYTBS, we look at another ad for an unhealthy … Continue reading
Give “The Simple” Everything You’ve Got
Sometimes success can be just plain simple. In fact, it often has to be simple. This Saturday, January 23rd, my chapter of the National Speakers Association will be putting on the full day Growing Your Business with Mark LeBlanc at … Continue reading
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Lessons from TV’s Masters of Improvisation
The ability to improvise is a wondrous thing. It can help you out with so many situations, big or small. To give you a few ideas on how you can improve the quality of your “life improvisations,” let’s take a … Continue reading
New Years Resolution: Increase the Quality of Your Procrastination
Have your New Years Resolutions fallen by the wayside yet? If so, let me share with you one of mine that you may want to adopt: Increase the Quality of Your Procrastination (Note: this one is only good if the … Continue reading
5 Stupid Things You May Not Realize Are Killing Your Productivity
Who doesn’t want to be more productive? If you can get more done in less time, that allows you to…um…well…get more done. And that’s a good thing, because you either move towards your goals faster or have more time to … Continue reading
No One Cares About Your Internal Company Contest!
Do you want customers to do you favors? If so, first you have to earn that right… The other day, I was standing in the Express Lane at what will remain an unnamed supermarket. Let me correct that: I was … Continue reading
Funny Motivation: 5 MORE Great Motivational Songs From 80s Movies
Could you use a little shot of “Motivational Smartassery” now that the holidays are over? If so, you’re in luck! A few weeks ago I posted, 5 Great Motivational Songs From 80’s Movies. Since then, people have pointed out to … Continue reading
Audio Interview: Turning a Whole Bunch of Random Content Into a Great Speech
My friend Mike (of Game Music, Inc. – guess what his company does…?) recently had to give a short, but rather important talk. He started off strong and came up with some good ideas and an overall theme, but then … Continue reading
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The World Wants You to Be Stupid: The Taco Bell Drive-Thru Diet
Note: This is the first in what may become a regular series on the idea that, “The World Wants You to Be Stupid” (TWWYTBS). TWWYTBS will highlight examples where businesses and other groups do things who’s success is based purely … Continue reading
Meaningless Debates About Stupid Things That Don’t Matter Like, “What Side Do You Wear Your Nametag On?”
Pop quiz hotshot: you go to a networking event. When you sign in, you are given a nametag. You peel the label off the back and now you have a choice. You can stick the nametag on the left or … Continue reading
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