Motivational Smart Ass

I wrote a guest post for Pick The Brain. You can read it here:

6 Traits that Separate Winners from Whiners

It’s easy to look at a bad performance and assume a person is just stupid or has no skill. Usually though, there’s a lot more going on behind the scenes.

I recently posted on how Nicolas Cage’s awful “not the bees!” performance in “The Wicker Man,” was a great example of why we all …

Sometimes I get concerned that maybe people don’t need to hear what I write or talk about because after all, it’s not rocket science, right? I mean, this is basic stuff that everyone probably already knows, like how to avoid bad communication and …

“The difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.”
- Gerald Burrill

Have you ever gotten stuck in a rut? No shame there, we all do. The problem is when we a) don’t realize we are in one or b) don’t know how to get …

I was recently interviewed for the internet radio show, “Radiospectives.” In the interview I talk about how to use humor and improv comedy ideas in business and life. Check it out:

Avish interviewed in Radiospectives

Planning a conference? Be wary of using of these types of conference speakers! Planning to speak at an event? Make sure you’re not one of these presenters! In the audience at a big event? See how many of these you can spot!

The Winger
The Winger is usually an industry leader or expert who feels the …

Sometimes I think it’s a wonder that people are able to grow up and have any creativity at all. Why? Because the world is filled with “creativity assassins.” They may not even know they are one, but nonetheless, they are out there, like a conformist …

Do you have a weakness in some area of your life that you are avoiding dealing with? Are you hoping that by ignoring it and focusing on your strengths that you might never have to deal with it? As you’ll see from our NFL friends, …

Being a single guy, I get a lot of advice and opinions on how and where to meet women. Being a human being, I …

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 the rest of us, I …