Motivational Humor from the Motivational Smart Ass!

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 …

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 …

The ability to improvise is a wondrous thing. It can help you out with so many situations, big or small.

To give you a few ideas on how you can improve the quality of your “life improvisations,” let’s take a look at some classic masters of improvisation from the fictional world of television…

(Note: I did not …

For you non-viewers, let’s clear this up right now: Buffy The Vampire Slayer is awesome!! It is one of the best TV shows ever, and I am not ashamed to admit that I love it.

This new year’s day, I came across a …

Here is my “way out on a limb” prediction for 2010: Things will change, surprises will occur and a few things (if not many things) will not go as planned. Basically, Ding will happen.

Change is inevitable, and yet, even though we should be expecting it, it still often throws us for a mighty loop. …

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 …

As a professional, do you get annoyed when people try to give you more money?

This may sound like a stupid question, but it seems like some people just want to be bothered when you give them more business…

This past weekend …

When Ding Happens, do you respond fast and smart, slow and dumb, or somewhere in between…?

I had just finished writing a blog post and ran my spell checker. It promptly found a misspelled word, “rhe.”

Quick, if you had just one guess as to what I mean to type when I typed “rhe,” what would …

I love improvisation. I teach improvisation. I continue to study improvisation. And yet, sometimes, I have to step back and say, “you know, a little pre-planning can go a long way…”

I previously wrote about an Indian restaurant I liked but that I stopped …

In many of the posts on this blog, I refer to “the step by step process to improvising with anything.” If you have seen me speak, then you are probably familiar with what that process is. If not, you may be confused. Here then, I lay out the entire process for you:

When Ding! Happens …