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Who Are You Trying to Prove Wrong?

by Jason 02.07.2010 Be Honest

He suffered from ADHD.
His parents got divorced when he was nine.
He didn’t do so hot in school.
And his middle school teacher told him that he’d never be successful.
Nice.
Everybody seems to have their own definition of success, but I’d be hard-pressed to find anyone to dispute that winning 14 Olympic gold medals is a pretty good [...]

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More Is Always Better. Or Is It?

by Jason 01.17.2010 Be Honest

ShareMore is better.
Is that true?
When I think of the concept of “more,” I sometimes imagine a slick, second-rate Elvis trying to sell me an extended warranty on electronic equipment. Or a pimply teenager offering to upgrade my fries to super-size for just a quarter. Their message: “More is definitely better.”
The other side of my noggin [...]

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Kiss and Tell: The Giraffe Confessions

by Jason 11.22.2009 Be Honest

I’ve shown this particular video near the end of every speaking program I’ve done over the past several years. It chronicles an adventure Kim and I had in Colorado Springs in which we became VERY close friends with a herd of giraffes.
It usually gets a pretty good reaction from the crowd, including laughs and giggles [...]

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Jon & Kate Plus 8 Plus Adultitis

by Jason 05.29.2009 Adultitis

Over the past few years, I have watched more Jon & Kate Plus 8 than I care to admit. The wifey got me into it a few years ago. It’s not like we watch every episode, but it always seems to be on, and we get sucked in by something cute one of the kids [...]

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9 Things I’ve Learned From My Wife’s 9 Months of Pregnancy

by Jason 11.21.2008 Adultitis

1.) Pretty much everything on TV and in the movies is wrong.
I know, this is a shocker. But I grew up in a household of men (except for the one that we call Mom), and have pretty much no firsthand experience with anything feminine or pregnancy-related. I have come to find out that TV shows [...]

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Drop The Invisible Force Field

by Jason 10.02.2008 Be Honest

You know how some people become so frustrated by the antics of their crying baby that they resort to shaking them violently?
Sometimes, when I’m speaking, I want to do that with audience members.
The other night, Kim and I were in North Dakota for a program. A young high-schooler and his mother were in the audience, [...]

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Tip of the Week: Instant Karma

by Kim 04.14.2008 Be Honest

This week’s Escape Plan challenge (aka our Tip of the Week) is #20: Instant Karma: Right an old wrong.
In 2005 karma was given a primetime slot, starring as the central plot point on My Name is Earl. Whether you call it karma or not, most people believe that “what goes around comes around.” Another way [...]

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Ignore What Mom Said

by Jason 04.02.2008 Be Honest

Well, not all of it. Let me explain. Brett Farmiloe has neat post about the things our mothers told us and how they affect our adult lives. Some of the instructions, if they’ve stuck with you, serve as beacons of good behavior and great advice.
“Remember to say your please and thank yous.”
“Wash your hands.”
“You could [...]

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