Lessons from a Precocious (Almost) Three Year Old

(This is from my Improvised Musings E-Zine. Sign up for it now!) Kids can be devious buggers, can’t they? I don’t have kids, but I had a funny experience with my best friend’s (almost) three year old daughter that made me a) realize how precocious kids can be and b) made me think about the [...]

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The Curious Case of Pushing Buttons

Do you ever do stuff just to “do stuff,” even if the stuff isn’t actually doing anything? Don’t feel bad, a lot of people do. I was standing near an elevator talking on my cell phone (don’t worry, I was using my “inside voice”) when a man walked up and pushed the “up” button. The [...]

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Great Dings! in Movie History

We can learn so much from Hollywood… My business is based on showing people how to quickly and powerfully overcome the Dings of life. A “Ding!” if you’re wondering, is any unexpected event, big or small, good or bad, that forces you off your original path. In life and business, no matter how well you [...]

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People Say the Dumbest Things – Ding!

Sometimes people say things that make you pause, look, and say, “what were you thinking?” Then you realize they weren’t thinking at all… I was at a good friend’s wedding this past weekend. The photographer is running around taking pictures of the bride and groom with different people. At one point he sets up a [...]

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In Honor of President’t Day: I Hate This Commercial!

TD Bank has this commercial where Regis and Kelly interview Abraham Lincoln: The premise of this ad is that Lincoln is peeved because the penny, which features his face, is not worth anything anymore. Fair enough premise. TD Bank has a free change counting machine where you can trade your change in for dollars. At [...]

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Chowder – Mine Mortal Enemy

I recently found myself on the losing end of a battle of balance involving me, gravity, and a bowl of clam chowder (New England style, of course). I may have lost that battle, but I did win the war. Or at least learned some things along the way… Here’s what happened: I was in a [...]

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What One American Idol Contestant Could Have Learned From My Ding Happens! Speech

(This is from my Improvised Musings E-Zine. Sign up for it now!) Have you ever performed poorly and then thought to yourself, “It’s not my fault! There was this jerk who threw me off and stressed me out, and blah blah blah”? I have done that from time to time, but watching an episode of [...]

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Pay Attention and Go First Class All the Way!

I was on the USAirways website booking myself a ticket to California and back. The way the flight selection screen is set-up, they show you the prices of each potential leg, and also show you the prices for coach and First Class. I long ago stopped even remotely paying attention to the First Class seats. [...]

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