Motivational Humor from the Motivational Smart Ass!

I realize that a lot of what I talk about may not be rocket science. It’s pretty fundamental stuff that a lot of people just happen to not do, and I present it in a way that’s unique, memorable, and high-energy.But now, I am …

(This is from my Improvised Musings E-Zine. Sign up for it now and get the MP3: “How to Think Quick” Free!!)I have a confession: I hear voices.Here’s a secret: you do to.We all have “little voices in our …

I’m Indian. And I like comics and superheroes. But I don’t even remotely understand this:Bollywood Dancing Superman and female Spiderman?? DING!This is either the most brilliant thing I have ever seen or something so awful it makes …

You know what I hate? Receiving voicemails that simply say, “Hi, this is so and so, call me back.” Click.What’s up with that?!?! I hate it!! Ding!Give me some info! Why are you calling? What do you want to talk about? …

Have you ever been so focused on something that you missed the obvious? I did recently, but fortunately I learned a lesson from it…Last Friday night I was going out to meet some people for dinner at a restaurant I had never been to. It was called “Shangrila” (there’s a restaurant that has …

Seth Godin’s got a cool article about using your Mental Flexibility to make simple changes to stay competitive in tough times He doesn’t use the phrase “Mental Flexibility” but that’s what it is (and that’s the phrase I use).Think of what he calls “Pivot Points” as what I call “Dings!” (only …

Would you let me kick you in the crotch as I hard as I could for $100?Before you answer, keep in mind that I have trained in the martial arts for over 20 years, and have a pretty strong kick.Ok, if not $100, how about $1,000?$10,000?$100,000?$1,000,000?You …

I have recently come across the concept of “1,000 True Fans.” I read about it in Seth Godin’s book, Tribes, and his website (where he actually references this online article.To paraphrase, the concept is that once an artist (or small business professional, for that matter) has 1,000 True Fans, they are pretty …

I have what you might call a “Sphere of Stupidity.” When I get together with some of my friends, we just get stupid. What’s interesting is that we suck the people around us into getting just as stupid. it’s like a Black Hole – get too …

Parkinson’s Law:Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.Porkins’ Law:Your waist expands to fill the size of your jeans. (So be forewarned when you buy those “one size up” jeans!)Reversing Parkinson’s law can be a great productivity technique. Allot less …