6 Tips to Dealing With Change Like a Brilliant Smartass
Here is my “way out on a limb” prediction for 2010: Things will change, surprises will occur and a few things (if not many things) will not go as planned. Basically, Ding will happen. Change is inevitable, and yet, even though we should be expecting it, it still often throws us for a mighty loop. […]
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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+
Are You “Prepared” to Improvise?
There’s a difference between “winging it,” and “being able to improvise.” Great improvisers understand that the better you prepare, the better you improvise. I was reminded of this as I watched a humorously minor tragedy befall a young Philadelphia student recently. I was walking to a meeting through the streets of Philadelphia, when a suddenly […]
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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+
Are You Annoyed When Customers Try To Give You Money?
As a professional, do you get annoyed when people try to give you more money? This may sound like a stupid question, but it seems like some people just want to be bothered when you give them more business… This past weekend my karate school had a big test. As is traditional, we went out […]
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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+
Fast or Slow, Dumb or Smart
When Ding Happens, do you respond fast and smart, slow and dumb, or somewhere in between…? I had just finished writing a blog post and ran my spell checker. It promptly found a misspelled word, “rhe.” Quick, if you had just one guess as to what I mean to type when I typed “rhe,” what […]
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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+
The Curious Tale of the Unprepared Delivery Dude…
I love improvisation. I teach improvisation. I continue to study improvisation. And yet, sometimes, I have to step back and say, “you know, a little pre-planning can go a long way…” I previously wrote about an Indian restaurant I liked but that I stopped going to because the manager’s attempt to give me good customer […]
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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+
The Step by Step Process to Improvising With Anything
In many of the posts on this blog, I refer to “the step by step process to improvising with anything.” If you have seen me speak, then you are probably familiar with what that process is. If not, you may be confused. Here then, I lay out the entire process for you: When Ding! Happens […]
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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+
An Explanation of “Ding! Happens”
In many of the posts on this blog, I use the phrase, “Ding! Happens.” If you have seen me speak, then you know exactly what I am talking about. If not, you may be confused. Here then is the explanation of “Ding! Happens.” “Ding! Happens” means the same thing as, “Stuff Happens,” of more correctly, […]
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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+
Welcome to Motivational Smart Ass!
If you are seeing this in your RSS reader, then you have successfully been switched over from “Avish Parashar’s Funny Stuff Blog” to my new, “Motivational Smart Ass” blog. No need to re-signup! Welcome, and enjoy! Avish About By Avish Parashar. As the world’s only Motivational Improviser, Avish uses techniques from the world of improv […]
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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+
A Reader’s Response to “Customer Service and the Big Ding!”
Here’s a comment a reader, Beverly Kurtin, posted on my blog in response to my Customer Service and the Big Ding! post. Beverly used to work for Microsoft, and has a great attitude and approach to customer service. Take a look: When I worked for the largest software maker in the world I ALWAYS remembered […]
Question: What’s Your Big Ding?
I recently posted on 5 Examples of Everyday Stupidity That You Will Encounter this Week The point of that post was that you will encounter stupidity, interruptions, and “Dings” everyday. I listed 5 common ones that I come across and know you probably do too. I’d like to pose the question back to you: What […]
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