It was one of those travel days that didn't start out particularly well. Facing very little sleep, and three flights to get to the middle of the country
for my next speaking engagement, I left my house before the sun came up. When I finally got to the airport, I was running late and desperately trying
to find a parking spot… that wasn’t in the adjacent town. Read More
Many motivational speakers, myself included, are passionately
interested in knowing how a person, with little or no resources, can achieve extraordinary outcomes in life. Said another way, how do people achieve
results that seem to defy logic?
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I am a motivational speaker by profession, but I used to be an actor
for many years. As such, my favorite pastime whenever I'm not working is to go see live theater. And even though this experience I am about to
tell you about happened almost four years ago, the fact that I remember it so vividly really makes my point. It happened when I saw
Noah Racey's Pulse
at the Asolo State Theater. Four times. In one week. Read More
I frequently have people say to me, "I think I'd make a good motivational speaker.
How do I go about it?" And since I get this question a LOT, I decided to my share my advice in a blogpost so that I can direct people here when they
are looking for answers. And while this isn't everything you need to know, it's a great start. Read More
“Stand here, bite down on the mouth piece and take a step forward,” the dental assistant said as she put me in the zippy 3D panoramic x-ray machine.
It was clear she wasn’t thrilled to be doing this since I was being seen on an emergency basis right at closing time and this was making her stay late.
I did as she asked. Read More
I’m a high maintenance dental patient. That’s right - a motivational speaker who is a high maintenance dental patient. It’s almost an oxymoron. But it’s true. I just think about going to the dentist and my left eye starts
twitching. And what makes this really fascinating is that I am also the (self-proclaimed) World’s Most Experienced Dental Patient.
Name a procedure and I’ve probably had it done - more than once. So you’d think I’d be over it by now. Yeah, right. I’m not. Read More
"Happy energy,” the director responded when I asked why he selected me as one of the actors for the newest Coors Beer national commercial. He had auditioned over one thousand actors for the ten very small (3 second) principle on-camera roles, one of which I had gotten. Read More
I'm a motivational speakerby profession, which means my job is to help you get what
you want out of life. And if I am totally honest, the fact is that sometimes I
forget to actually do some of the things I have suggested to people. So on January
1st I did something for myself that I did years ago that was extremely effectively
in helping me meet my goals for that year. It's already having the same effect
after only about a week of creating it. Read More
I'm a motivational speaker - which means I'm going to tell you to love yourself no matter what. I even published an audio series entitled 12 Secrets to High Self-Esteem wherein I go into great detail about exactly how to do that. But here's the deal. Like all fantastic ideas that will change your life for the better, while they may be SIMPLE, they are not always EASY. In fact, this very morning I found myself looking in the mirror and snarling at my...okay, here it comes...back fat. Read More
I am pitiful when it comes to hanging on to prescription glasses. Absolutely pitiful. In the last month I bought FOUR pair of prescription glasses. One for distance, one for reading and two sunglasses. And in the same month, I lost BOTH pair of the sunglasses - one on an airplane (motivational speakers fly a LOT!) and the other one, I think, grew legs and ran away from home. Regardless, yesterday it was time to go BACK to Lenscrafters and get another pair of prescription sunglasses. I was not happy. I did not want to spend more money. I was grinding my teeth all the way there. Read More
