The Promise That Scares You
“You have more in you. You MUST share it. You have no choice and I will not allow you to continue until you do.” Have you heard this voice before? It may sound frightening, and to be frank, it is. But that is the voice in your soul talking. Are […]
Where It All Began: Kauai, HI
Raptor loose in Kauai! I guess you could call me a sentimental guy. Here I am, one hour left before I fly away from beautiful Kauai Island, but I’m here in Lihue, where pretty much a lot of my career creativity began. Back in March of 2000, we came here with my […]
The Olympics of Speaking: MDRT 2018
“What is the biggest event you can get if you’re a corporate speaker?”, is a question I am often asked by those not in my industry. The answer has always been MDRT, The Million Dollar Round Table. Their conference is “The Olympics” for a speaker like me. I just came off stage from […]
In What Ways Are You Like Hemingway?
Video of this message if you prefer to watch I’m writing to you from Key West, FL. When people think of Key West they mostly think of key lime pie, which I am sorry to say, I can’t even stomach. However, when I saw on my calendar I was booked to be […]
Do You Leave a Tip at the Hotel?
On my last business trip I tipped the Uber and Taxi drivers, the bellman, room service, the shuttle driver, the waiter, the shoe shine guy, the concierge gal. And then I neglected leaving a tip in my hotel room, even though I usually do. What is the difference between everyone else and the hotel housekeeping […]
Thank You for An Amazing Year in 2017
Many of those that read this blog are clients and employees of the awesome companies I have had the chance over the past year to speak to, perform for, and play master of ceremonies. On behalf of my family, both the one at home, and the one at work with JHE, we are so […]
The Promise of Gift Giving
It was January 29, 2001, the one month anniversary of our first date (when you’re in love you celebrate those things). I took my soon to be fiancee, and eventually wife, to a concert I knew she would love and should confirm for her that she had the same feelings I did. It […]
The Promise of The Descent
My Friend, You have had an incredible year. Perhaps the greatest year of your life and career. You stand proud on the top of the mountain, able to see your great accomplishments surrounding you, joyously lifting you up, to know you gave your all in a most harrowing ascent is your reward. Where do […]
I’m Calling Out Humanity: The Promise to The One
Here is a video of this post if you prefer to watch My friend, perhaps the nicest person anyone’s ever known, Ken Day, died on Monday. He had fallen a few days before when the train he was on jerked and he lost his balance. Hit his head and went into cardiac arrest. […]
Tough Crowd
If you prefer to watch this video over reading the whole blog post, here is a video summary of the article. As I finished my funniest, kills every time routine, all I heard were crickets. Ouch. This audience and I did not connect. Such a painful experience for performer and audience. What had […]