7 Motivational Smart Ass Tips to Have a Great 2010

The new year (and new decade) is upon us! Are you ready to make it the best year (and decade) ever? If not, here are seven things you can do to rock out next year (and decade). 1) Develop an Attention Span I’m going to get on my “old man high horse” for a minute. [...]

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Motivational Lessons from Classic Holiday Characters

I know, this is the time of year you want to relax, turn your mind off for a few days, and enjoy some holiday classics from your youth, not get all motivated and think about how to achieve more. Well I’m here to tell you that you can do both! In October, I posted an [...]

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It Wouldn’t Be the Holidays Without Some Stupid Violence

‘Tis the season…to be stabbing?!? Just heard about this story, in which “A Missouri teenager is accused of stabbing a man with an ice pick in a dispute over a parking spot”. Wow. Ok, I know the holidays can be a stressful time, and mall parking lots can get overcrowded, but come on! Some people [...]

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Business and Life Lessons from MTV’s “Jersey Shore”

If there has been a sign in recent years of the upcoming end of the world, it would have to be the popularity of Reality TV. And with MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” it appears that the final seal has been broken. There is nowhere else for Reality TV to go… I’ll admit to getting sucked in [...]

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Dedication Without Talent, Talent Without Dedication

What does it take to succeed? Two things, primarily: dedication and talent. I was watching the Monday Night Football pre-game show, and the sportscasters were talking about a “problem” player. Mike Ditka then said an interesting quote (I don’t know if it’s from him or if he was quoting someone else): Dedication without talent is [...]

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A Complete and Utter Lack of Logic

“Stupid is as stupid does.” – Forrest Gump Ah, stupidity and illogic. Two things that can drive sane people crazy; two things that there is no shortage of in the world. One needs simply hop a flight to anywhere to see stupidity in action… A few weeks ago I had a multi-destination trip planned, and [...]

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Repost: Result Goals vs. Activity Goals

As the year (and decade!) wind down, you may find yourself reflecting on the past and planning for the future. That, of course, means goal setting. You probably don’t need me explaining the basics of goal setting to you, so I won’t. Instead, I am reposting an article I wrote years ago on the difference [...]

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Holiday Humor: Rudolph the Approval Seeking Pariah

Warning: Reading this post may tarnish some of your fond childhood memories… “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” is one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time. If you are unfamiliar, or need a refresher, here are the lyrics: Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw him, you [...]

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The World’s Worst Motivational Exercises

What do waterboarding, burning, beating, and kidnapping all have in common? If you said, “they are all controversial tools in the war on terror,” you would be wrong. If you said, “they were all used as teambuilding and motivational corporate activities,” you would be correct! Cracked.com posted this very funny – and yet disturbing – [...]

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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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