Father Time 2.0
Just in time for Father’s Day this weekend we have released my “Father Time” NEW recording, as completed at the VidAngel studios with DryBar Comedy a few weeks ago. I blogged about it HERE. You’ll relate to my singing “I Will Wait” by Mumford & Sons as I patiently make the kids gather their […]
The Promise of Compliments
How often do you give others a compliment? There is no quicker way to engage someone, a complete stranger, and gain a fast friend, than to offer a sincere compliment. I hope you enjoy this video with my humorous examples of giving compliments to random strangers and how it made their day better and makes […]
Happy Mothers Day
Dear Mother ~ You gave birth to me. Loved me before anyone else. Know me from inside. I am a part of you. Thank you for life. Thank you for late nights, sleepily feeding and caring for me, school projects and mending my broken heart. Thank you for mentoring when they said I was different […]
cmi speaker management
If you’ve run a business you know finding the right people to help you accomplish your dream is a very challenging thing. Instead of hiring anyone, you may have tried to go it alone. In running my business over 17 years I have experienced being the so-called “chef, host, busboy, clerk, PR, HR, owner, waiter, […]
A Promise to Self: The One
Tonight a beautiful woman approached me and said, “I’ll never forget the time I heard you speak, it was life-changing.” I thanked her and asked when she’d heard me speak. “It was at Canyon Crest Elementary School when I was in 6th Grade”. I scratched the gray in my beard, grabbed my cane, and […]
The Promise of Community
Tonight at the store we heard shouts of “Someone call 911!” As a crowd gathered my wife and I didn’t want to join in the scene of onlookers, but when we saw a baby boy on the ground and his father pleading in Spanish for help as store employees seemed to be standing around […]
The Promise from Prison
Where and how do we spend our time? This past 2 weeks I made literally no money at a couple of gigs, and instead donated a lot of time to speak to people who needed to hear The Promise. Whether it was a youth group, religious events, educators, family counselors, or even in a place […]
The Promise of The Performer Amid Personal Tragedy
Tonight, just prior to taking the stage, for my final performance of 2016, I just happened to answer a phone call from an old friend. Watch this video to see the news I received: It is rare for me to feel this sad. Carla is a most exemplary person, full of life, […]
The Promise That Went Viral: 1-Year Anniversary of Seeing My Wife at Target
You never think something you write on a whim on Facebook before going to sleep will change your life, nor be read by an estimated 100 Million people in less than a week, and end up landing you as front page news in London, China, India, Brazil, Italy, France, and every major US city. […]
How A Funeral Can Change Your Business
This week my Uncle David Goates’ Dad passed away. His name is L. Brent Goates, here is his beautiful obituary. I only knew this man a little bit, saw him at extended family gatherings throughout my life, he didn’t even know my name or who I was, but why would that matter? He had many […]