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40 Ways to Improvise, Adapt, and Innovate – Plus a Super Birthday Sale!

May 31, 2013 - 11 Comments
Categories: Ding!, Lists, Motivation & Success

Today, Friday, May 31st, is my birthday! And it’s not just any birthday – it’s my 40th birthday. Wow, what a milestone! But far from being sad about it, I am excited! The first 40 have been great, and I plan on making the next 40 even better. To celebrate, I wrote a post titled 40 […]

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The (Real) Life of Pi

March 14, 2013 - 2 Comments
Categories: Just Funny

Today is March 14th, which means it’s National Pi Day! (March 14 = 3/14. Get it…?) In honor of this ridiculous holiday I, along with my wife Amanda and my friend Fred Gleeck made a fun video about the real life of Pi. Enjoy watching and please share!

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Something is Better than Nothing

January 7, 2013 - 0 Comments
Categories: Business Advice, Ding!

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Pop quiz hotshot: would you rather: Have $0 or $0.50? Burn 50 calories or no calories? Spend 10 minutes a day doing something fun or no minutes a day? These seem like obvious trick questions right? Maybe, maybe not… I was walking back to my car from a dinner event in downtownPhiladelphialast night when I […]

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Giving Thanks, Improv Comedy Style

November 21, 2012 - 0 Comments
Categories: Ding!, Motivation & Success

It’s Thanksgiving Time! (here in the U.S. at least. For the rest of you, it’s…er…a random week in November!) Over on my Ding Happens Blog, I’ve put together an article about how you can use the creative principles of improv comedy to feel really thankful. It’s a simple but powerful idea with a short twelve-minute […]

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Halloween Humor!

October 31, 2012 - 0 Comments
Categories: Business Advice, Just Funny, Motivation & Success

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Happy Halloween! I hope you are having a nice “All Hallows Eve!” And for those of you caught up in Sandy’s wrath, I hope you are safe and that your recovery is proceeding nicely… To lighten the mood (and tap into the spirit of the day) here is a collection of Halloween/Horror Movie related posts […]

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10 Ways to Create Ding Moments that Help You Achieve Goals, Bust Plateaus, and Beat the Competition!

October 30, 2012 - 1 Comment
Categories: Ding!

If you are struggling to get out of a rut, achieve a goal, or have your business stand out from the competition, then perhaps instead of working longer and harder you should something completely different and create a Ding Moment! To read about what that is and just how and why you can create Ding! moments, […]

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How to be a Master of the Unexpected in 9 Simple Steps

October 8, 2012 - 0 Comments
Categories: Business Advice, Ding!, Motivation & Success

You may have noticed that I have been a tad remiss in updating this blog. I haven’t gone into witness protection or been abducted by aliens; no I’ve just been a little busy. You see, I just got married this summer! As you can probably guess, things got very busy and I got a little […]

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Motivational Cliches and Improv Comedy

July 24, 2012 - 0 Comments
Categories: Business Advice, Ding!, Improv Comedy, Just Funny, Motivation & Success

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Here’s a video clip of me performing as part of a Comedy Night at the National Speakers Association: (Note: the video starts out wobbly for some reason, but then straightens out) The theme of the night was “Whose Cliche is it Anyway?” All the participants were given 8 “motivational cliches” and we each had to weave […]

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The Crazy “Pay What You Want” (And Help Me Pay for My Wedding) Sale!

July 3, 2012 - 0 Comments
Categories: Business Advice, Motivation & Success

As you may have noticed from a recent blog post, I am getting married soon (July 21st – less than three weeks away!!) It turns out, weddings can be…um….shall we say,…expensive affairs… Because of that, I am offering a crazy “Pay What You Want” (and Help me Pay for My Wedding) Sale! That’s right, for […]

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A Critical Marketing Lesson from My Bachelor Party

June 28, 2012 - 1 Comment
Categories: Business Advice

Pop quick hotshot: when you hear the words, “bachelor party,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? If you said, “strippers,” then you’re like most people. If you said, “a Tom Hanks movie,” you probably need to get out and see more movies… I recently had what many people would consider to be “an […]

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