11 Ways to Come Out of a Long Weekend Without Feeling Like a Waste of Humanity

In this U.S., July 4th is Independence Day! This year, the 4th falls on a Monday, which means most of the country has a three-day weekend coming up (if you’re not in the U.S., don’t worry, you can apply this article to any long weekend or holiday). Back in my “corporate job” days, I remember […]

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38 Ways to Stress Less, Achieve More, and Laugh Your Ass Off Doing It!

This past Tuesday, May 31st, was my birthday. I meant to post this on Tuesday, but it wasn’t done, and then I took Tuesday off as a day to myself, and Wednesday was chock full o’ other stuff. So here, a couple days later than I originally intended, is a birthday inspired post. Since yesterday […]

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5 Awesome Success Lessons From Stupid Characters in Disaster Movies

If your life was a disaster movie, which character would you be? Would you be the brave, smart, proactive hero or heroine, or would you be one of the other idiots who always seem to populate these films? Whatever your answer, you may still be able to learn a lot from this big budget popcorn […]

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5 Unconventional Ways to Increase Your Productivity

The problem with “conventional advice” that works for 80% of all people is that there’s still 20% out there that it doesn’t work for… If you read any self-improvement or business success blogs online, you’ve probably read a ton of articles on “how to be more productive.” If so, you’ve probably noticed something: they all […]

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6 Ways to Not Suck as a Presenter

Wow. Just wow. I recently sat through an awful presentation. It was just….awful… It was at a one hour class on gluten free living. My girlfriend is gluten free, so I went with her to learn more about it for myself. The class, thankfully, was free, but I soon discovered that quite often you do, […]

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

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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6 Things You Probably Forget To Be Thankful For…

Here in the U.S., tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. This is a day where we sit around, eat a lot of food, then eat more food, then pass out in a food coma, then wake up and eat more food. Oh yeah, and we’re also supposed to give thanks for all the blessing we have in […]

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6 Horrendous Leadership Types

Have you ever had a really bad boss? One of those bosses who is so bad he can turn a dream job into a nightmare? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! Bad leadership can destroy a team, division, organization. This is ironic, since leaders are supposed to improve all those things! Here are six leadership types […]

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Motivational Humor: Stupid Things People Do In Horror Movies

You know who’s stupid? People in horror movies. In fact, as I watched Paranormal Activity this past weekend, it struck me how so many horror movies rely on characters doing stupid things to get going or keep going…. But their stupidity is our gain, as we can learn a lot about how to make our […]

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7 Superpowers You Act Like You Have But Don’t (And How That Messes You Up)

Check it out! I have a guest post up on DumbLittleMan.com. It’s a fun take on some of the stupid things we all do to get in our own way… You can read the post here: 7 Superpowers You Act Like You Have But Don’t (And How That Messes You Up) Please leave a comment […]

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