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Lessons From Choosing an Online Dating Site: Beware of Generalizations!

Being a single guy, I get a lot of advice and opinions on how and where to meet women. Being a human being, I get lots of advice and opinions from a lot of well meaning people on a lot … Continue reading

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Funny Motivation: Not the Bees!

Have you ever majorly mis-stepped? You know, you mess something up in a way that makes you question your self-worth, your career choice, and whether you have any business doing what you do? If not, you are very fortunate. For … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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