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Monday Motivation: Dealing with Flat Tires on the Path to Success

June 27, 2011 - 9 Comments
Categories: Ding!, Motivation & Success

Monday Motivation - Dealing with Flat Tires on the Path to Success

You know what sucks? When you plan and prepare and train for something for a long time, only to have an annoying quirk of fate throw you completely off track. When that happens, you have two options. I learned all about that just a few days ago… This past weekend, my girlfriend ran a triathlon. […]

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Free E-Book: 7 Steps to Getting What You Really Want!

May 24, 2011 - 0 Comments
Categories: Business Advice, Ding!, Motivation & Success

Awesome news! I just finished and released my new FREE E-Book:  Smart Ass Success! 7 Steps to Getting What You Really Want – Even If You Have No Idea What That Is! This is an awesome 36 page downloadable PDF E-Book which is packed with content – this is not “fluffy” e-book which teases you […]

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A Game of Morons: The Importance of Picking Your Battles

May 4, 2011 - 10 Comments
Categories: Ding!, Motivation & Success

Have you ever gotten really mad over something really stupid, and then did something you really regretted? If so, don’t feel too bad. There are people making far, far worse decisions about far, far more inconsequential things… For example, I came across a story recently about a man who was arrested for throwing his cousin […]

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Improvise to Success! Now on Amazon

April 8, 2011 - 0 Comments
Categories: Ding!, Improv Comedy

Here’s some cool news: My book, Improvise to Success!, is now available for sale on Amazon.com. You can get it here: Check out the link and pick up a copy now (and a few for your friends too!). If you’ve already read the book, please leave a review on the site. Note: If you were […]

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PBT: How to Make Good Decisions Without Pistol Whipping Your Mother

March 30, 2011 - 2 Comments
Categories: Ding!, Motivation & Success

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: Rachel Hachero, Honor Student, Pistol-Whips Mom, Forces Her to Buy Car at Gunpoint In a […]

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How to Build a New Habit – 6 Lessons from the Trenches

March 4, 2011 - 0 Comments
Categories: Business Advice, Ding!, Lists, Motivation & Success

Could you imagine what life would be like if you automatically did the things that led to success and if doing those things was easier than not doing them? That’s what should happen when you build a solid set of habits, and that is the path I have laid out for myself. At the beginning […]

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Book Review: Selling Change

February 3, 2011 - 2 Comments
Categories: Business Advice, Ding!, Improv Comedy, Motivation & Success

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Most people who have any sales training or experience understand the concept of selling benefits, not features. However, have you ever considered going beyond both of those and instead focusing on selling change? I recently read “Selling Change” by Brett Clay. This is a book on (as you might have guessed) sales. However, rather than […]

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4 Ways You (and Your Team) Can Keep Kicking Ass, Even When Things Go Wrong

January 20, 2011 - 3 Comments
Categories: Ding!, Improv Comedy, Motivation & Success

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In Vino Veritas! Translated: “Truth in Wine!” Of course, in order for the Veritas to come out, you have to be able to get to the Vino… I discovered this lesson a few years ago, when I decided it was time to throw a wine party. The plan was to invite a bunch of friends […]

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Best Of the Motivational Smart Ass

October 21, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Business Advice, Ding!, Motivation & Success, Talk Gooder

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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 […]

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R.I.P. Greg Giraldo

September 30, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Ding!, Motivation & Success

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If you haven’t heard, Greg Giraldo, a 44 year old stand up comedian, died yesterday after a suspected overdose of prescription meds. As a comedian and humorist, I am often asked, “who is your favorite comedian?” The first answer that always came to my mind was, “Greg Giraldo.” I often tell speakers that if they […]

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