Feb 24, 20182 minA Commitment to Stage TimeI do standup comedy, partly as professional development for my job as a keynote speaker, but mostly because I love it. (There's nothing...
Jan 22, 20182 minStill Minnesota ProudCongrats to the Philadelphia Eagles who handily whooped the Vikings yesterday to go on to the Super Bowl. (This post is payment of a lost...
Jan 4, 20182 minYou Can't (and Shouldn't) Please EveryoneA Speaker’s Nightmare: "What did you like the least about the conference this year?" "Theresa Rose. Awful. OMG. Hated her." This was on a...
Sep 19, 20172 minResistance is Futile; Resilience is RequiredI admit it: I cannot resist eating quality dark chocolate, watching the latest episode of Outlander, and being onstage. Those things are...
Oct 6, 20164 minEmotion Management: Using Mindfulness to Keep Your Crazy in CheckAdmit it: You have stressed-out, nutso, I-can’t-believe-I’m-this-upset moments. (If you never feel the crazy, then you might as well move...
Sep 2, 20163 minGetting Back on the @&*(# Elliptical (Or Anything Else You’ve Been Ignoring)Working out regularly takes commitment. Working out after having fallen out of the routine requires Herculean effort. I recently had one...
Aug 19, 20163 minGetting Up vs. Giving Up: The Four Pillars of Resilience“What do you speak about?” was one of the pre-qualifying messages I recently received from a potential suitor on Bumble, a popular dating...
May 2, 20161 minNever Ever Ever Quit. EVER.There are a ton of ways you can create success in the areas in which you endeavor to succeed. The roadmaps, strategies, teachers, and...
Apr 8, 20163 minMaybe the Answer is Right in Front of YouLast year, I significantly changed my business model. For years, I had been feverishly chipping away at creating a niche for myself as a...