Motivational Humor from the Motivational Smart Ass!

Pop quiz hotshot: who’s your favorite Superfriend? Don’t have an answer? Maybe you should, since there are lessons we can learn from each of them…

Growing up, The Superfriends was one of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons. I was a comic book junkie, so …

Texting while driving is stupid. Unless you have been living under a rock, you know this. And yet, people still seem to do it. I recently observed someone texting while driving and it got me thinking about the mindset of someone who does this. I …

Ah the joys of failure! We all fail, all the time. The real trick is in how we handle it. I usually choose to laugh. Here, I choose to life while …

Having you ever walked into a situation assuming things would be simple and easy, only to find yourself scrambling when nothing seems to go right? I certainly have.

One memory I have of such an occasion is from my old college intramural basketball playing days. I …

Recently I had the pleasure of meeting with an improv group where I shared with them some of my experiences both as an improv comedy performer/director/group manager and as a professional speaker. I am not going to share the specifics of their situation, but I made a note of some of the random ideas that …

Here’s a story about a guy who, while on a Ryanair flight, won $13,600 from a scratch-off lottery ticket. The ticket was from the airline, so the guy wanted to collect his money right then and there. When told by the crew that he would have to send in his ticket for validation and to …

How do you respond to life’s big moments? Are you a “crunch time” player who wants the ball, or someone who would prefer to not be in that position? Let’s take a look and find out…

I love basketball. I also love good funny writing …

Here’s a clip from a funny motivational keynote speech I did recently:

The clip starts with a demonstration of the improv comedy game, “Ding!” Then I explain how life is the ultimate improvisation and just when you think you have it figured …

Sometimes a little knowledge and preparation are all you need to avert disaster and improvise with the unexpected. I discovered this one day a few years ago when I created a quite unintentional flambe in my kitchen…

(Disclaimer: do not take anything I did or even …

Did you ever think you could turn to MTV to find success lessons? Neither did I, but then I realized that they have one of the more interesting and instructional shows on TV. It’s a program called Made, and I have to admit, …