Personal Development Training and Motivational Humor from the Motivational Smart Ass!

Here’s a short video where I explain why sometimes you have to be willing to get worse in order to get a whole lot better:

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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:

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Have you ever wondered why some people can improvise quickly and effectively? Do you think that some people are just born with that ability while others are not? If so, watch this short video where I explain why and how anyone can learn to improvise. It’s just a matter of going through the right learning …

Here is a short clip from one of my keynote speeches. In this segment, I talk about how sometimes it can be hard to have fun because we all have our “buttons” that get puched that we let make us angry. Then I make fun of stupid people. This is an example of one of …

Ah, the beauty of hindsight! It is so easy to look back at what you have done and say, “D’oh!” I would do that differently now…

This past weekend I attended a meeting of the National Speakers Association Philadelphia Chapter where we learned all about publicity and PR. The speaker, Jill …

Have you ever looked at a stupid person who was very successful and thought to yourself, “how in the heck is someone that dumb so successful?” I have. And I think I have an answer.

(To be clear, when I say “stupid” and “dumb” I am …

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 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 …

Breaking News!

I was recently interviewed on the Fox 43 Morning show!

Two thoughts:

Yes, I know that after they welcome me, I turn right around and say “welcome” back. That made no sense. But after that, things were smooth sailing…
Clearly, I am …

Someone recently asked me why I like improv. I rattled off my standard answer of “it’s so much fun!” But afterward, I started giving the question more thought. Here then, are 5 things I came …