Book Review: Selling Change

Most people who have any sales training or experience understand the concept of selling benefits, not features. However, have you ever considered going beyond both of those and instead focusing on selling change? I recently read “Selling Change” by Brett Clay. This is a book on (as you might have guessed) sales. However, rather than [...]

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4 Ways You (and Your Team) Can Keep Kicking Ass, Even When Things Go Wrong

In Vino Veritas! Translated: “Truth in Wine!” Of course, in order for the Veritas to come out, you have to be able to get to the Vino… I discovered this lesson a few years ago, when I decided it was time to throw a wine party. The plan was to invite a bunch of friends [...]

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Best Of the Motivational Smart Ass

Hard to believe, but this blog has been going for a year and a half! In that time we’ve picked up a bunch of new readers. If you are a new reader (or an old one who may have forgotten some classic posts), I present you with The Best of the Motivational Smart Ass! The [...]

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R.I.P. Greg Giraldo

If you haven’t heard, Greg Giraldo, a 44 year old stand up comedian, died yesterday after a suspected overdose of prescription meds. As a comedian and humorist, I am often asked, “who is your favorite comedian?” The first answer that always came to my mind was, “Greg Giraldo.” I often tell speakers that if they [...]

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Free Webinar: Smart Ass Success!

Have you ever wished you could figure out what you want, develop a plan to get it, and then actually follow that plan to completion? If so, then I have just the webinar for you… On Tuesday, 9/21, at 6PM EST, I will be conducting a free webinar: Smart Ass Success! How to Stress Less, [...]

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How to Not Lose $10 Million Dollars by Oversleeping

Have you ever overslept, then woken up in a panic and scrambled to get to work on time? Did that oversleeping cost you ten million dollars? No? Then consider yourself lucky. Last week, golfer Jim Furyk was disqualified from the Barclay’s golf tournament because he missed his tee time by a few minutes. The reason [...]

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Avish Interviewed on the Actuation Zone!

I was recently interviewed by Brett Clay, author of Selling the Change, on his radio show, “The Actuation Zone”! The interview went great. In fact, here is what Brett emailed to me afterward: “This is my favorite interview! First, I am drinking the Koolaide on how applicable and valuable are your improve techniques. Second, I [...]

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New Demo Video!

I have a new demo video for my keynote speaking business! This one does a great job of capturing my energy, humor, and crowd interaction. Check it out: (If you would like a similar video for your speaking business, drop me a line and I will out you in touch with my Amanda, my video [...]

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5 Ways to Avoid Impatient Stupidity

Are you impatient? I am (or at least I can be). Impatience in and of itself is not a bad thing. It all comes down to how you deal with it… There is a weird phenomenon that occurs on city streets while people are waiting for the bus. They will not only stand on the [...]

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Live Tweets of Ding! Happens

This past weekend I did a keynote for the National Association for Court Management. A few people “live tweeted” the speech, and I took a look at the Tweets afterward. It is pretty interesting to see what other people pull out of your speech as the most “Tweet-worthy.” I have listed all the tweets regarding [...]

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