I was standing on the shores of Lake Champlain. It was a beautiful winter day, and I was looking out at the ice flows, amazed at what I saw. It really was stunning. Now, I had warm clothes on, so I wasn’t cold or anything. Suddenly though, as I was admiring the view, a voice in my head said: “Well… better go now!” And I thought: “Okay.” Then I turned around and started to walk …
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Let me show you one of my favorite “routines”: Often, when I’m doing a gig, I’ll look for the shyest, most reserved-looking volunteer I can find. Then I’ll hypnotize her — normally it’s a woman, though not always — into believing that she’s a motivational speaker. Here’s the result: This is funny! It always gets folks laughing, cheering, and screaming. In fact, even though I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve done this …
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There must be something in the water around here, because these past few days I’ve been on a creative binge. I’m writing like a machine, and I’m eager to share my thoughts and insights with you. Who knows? Maybe you’ll find them useful or inspiring. Anyway… You’ll be hearing from me more often over the next few weeks. Feel free to hit the reply button and share your thoughts! Today I wanted to talk about …
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A few years back, I met up with my ex-girlfriend and her son, and took them for a ride in my airplane for his seventh birthday. This was his first time in a plane! Once we got airborne and it was safe, I handed him the controls for a little while and let him fly us. Now, some folks might squirm at this. But I think it’s a wonderful thing when you can give a …
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Last Friday, a fellow named Andy replied to one of my emails about Procrastination Annihilation and had this to say: Let me know if the price goes down. There are Kindle books for $10 on procrastination, not saying they are as good, but can’t justify $150 – $300. It’s a fair comment. Why pay $199 for my Procrastination Annihilation course, when you can get a Kindle book for just $10? It doesn’t make sense. Or …
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