6 Horrendous Leadership Types

creepy clownHave you ever had a really bad boss? One of those bosses who is so bad he can turn a dream job into a nightmare? Don’t worry, you’re not alone!

Bad leadership can destroy a team, division, organization. This is ironic, since leaders …

Motivational Humor: Stupid Things People Do In Horror Movies

anna_farisYou know who’s stupid? People in horror movies. In fact, as I watched Paranormal Activity this past weekend, it struck me how so many horror movies rely on characters doing stupid things to get going or keep going…. But their stupidity is our gain, as …

7 Superpowers You Act Like You Have But Don’t (And How That Messes You Up)

shovelerCheck it out! I have a guest post up on DumbLittleMan.com. It’s a fun take on some of the stupid things we all do to get in our own way…

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7 Superpowers You Act Like You Have But Don’t

5 Great 80’s Motivational Songs

Van Halen 5150It’s time again to get motivated, 80’s style! That’s right, it’s another list of great motivational 80’s songs! If you need a little “motivational pick me up,” find these songs in your old CD (or tape!) collection, buy them off of …

Motivational Humor: Success Lessons from Each of the Superfriends

superfriendsPop 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 …

6 Freakin’ Great Things About Being Single!

36607566Valentine’s Day is in two days, and this is the time when many single people start to feel bad about their single status. Yesterday, I posted , which in and of itself was a follow up to .

Today, I offer the counter point! …

Valentine’s Day Humor: 5 MORE Things That Suck About Being Single

36607020Valentine’s Day is approaching and that means that it’s society’s chance to make people feel really bad about being single. It’s bad enough that single people who don’t necessarily want to be single (like *cough* myself) are single, but now we get a whole day …

5 Conference Speakers That Can Kill a Conference

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 …

Lessons from TV’s Masters of Improvisation

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 …

5 Stupid Things You May Not Realize Are Killing Your Productivity

Who doesn’t want to be more productive? If you can get more done in less time, that allows you to…um…well…get more done. And that’s a good thing, because you either move towards your goals faster or have more time to spend on other things, like family, friends, and reading my blog.

Rather than passing on the …