Motivation

Motivational Speaker Tip: Don’t Take It Personally

July 29, 2010

Not long ago I was brought in as a motivational speaker for the National Teen Leadership Program and noticed someone in my audience put her head down to sleep. This threw me, and I began to wonder if I was boring my audience. It was a terrible feeling during a speech that required my focus. Surprisingly, I [...]

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Motivational Speaker Tip: Finish What You Start

July 6, 2010

We’ve all taken that first step. We’ve acted on a brilliant idea. We’ve reserved the domain name. We’ve purchased a great “how to” book. Maybe we’ve written the first few pages of our own book. We’ve all started something. But then we gave up. Perhaps we got distracted by our daily tasks or responsibilities. Or maybe we [...]

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The Expectation Path to Unhappiness

July 2, 2010

Misery is the space between expectations and reality. Expectations manifest as our “I should’s.” I should make more money. I should be more attractive. I should have more success. They also result in relationship “should’s.”  He should be more affectionate. She should acknowledge me more. We should be intimate more often. Etc. Sometimes we get [...]

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School Speaker: How To Become A Motivational Youth Speaker

June 29, 2010

I just published the following article on wikiHow… How to Be a Motivational Speaker at Schools from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit Motivational speakers have found schools to be a great place to focus. This article offers tips on how a motivational speaker can specialize and appeal to this niche [...]

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Student Motivation: Teach To The Heart As Well As The Brain

June 26, 2010

Student motivation is achieved by doing more than sharing information. It requires inspiration. Students must want to succeed, and have the confidence to pursue this success. Engaged students are motivated and their work ethic, attitude and test scores go through the roof. Engagement is the result of teaching to the heart as well as to [...]

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Motivational Speaker: 10 Tips To Be Great On The Platform

June 22, 2010

After almost two decades of being a motivational speaker, I still aspire to get better. Fortunately, I’ve learned a few things (sometimes the hard way) that have enhanced my presentations and enabled me to make a living.  Here are some of the best nuggets I’ve picked up along the way. Figure out what you are. [...]

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Motivational Speaker Asks, “Are Your Pursuing Golden Goals or Plastic Trophies?”

June 12, 2010

As a child I was fascinated by trophies. With their heavy base and elegant, golden figures, I’d looked on them with awe.  Like museum pieces, they always seemed to be prominently displayed in a secure glass case, or high up on my brother’s bookshelf. They were out of my reach. They weren’t something anyone could [...]

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Assessing the Cost of Success

June 10, 2010

Any smart businessperson knows you can’t just look at gross sales. You must also look at the cost of doing business. What is the price of first prize, a gold medal or blue ribbon? How much did you have to sacrifice? What was your investment? After considering these questions, only then can you assess if [...]

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Interviewed by the Philadelphia and South New Jersey "Parents Express"

December 8, 2009

Recently I was interviewed by the Philadelphia and South New Jersey December “Parents Express” publication for an article on parenting a negative child. Check out the article “Changing Negative Thinking.”

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Defying "Naysayers"

November 18, 2009

I love stories about naysayers being wrong, and I just experienced one first hand. I needed to extend a holiday trip for my family of four using frequent flyer miles. It being the holidays, there’s limited availability and airlines are less flexible. The date change was going to cost me an additional 100,0000 miles (on [...]

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