Ep. 296 THE POWER OF THE RE-WRITE Have you considered re-writing one of your previous stories? In today’s episode, Darren and Mark encourage you to examine your previous presentations with the goal of improving, enhancing, and re-writing. A re-write can elevate your content, enhance your performance, and most importantly amplify your impact. SNIPPETS: Great speeches…
After my mentor Fitzy passed, I continued my journey. I felt aimless, working hard for an unknown. Though I was earning a meager income from my telemarketing day job, I tithed faithfully, which is, giving back ten percent to God. I was working my day job at Bose, thirty hours a week. I marketed myself…
When you get negative unsolicited feedback, how does it make you feel? Do you get defensive? Do you react or respond? Do you let it get the better of you? Do you change the way you do things, or dig in your heels deeper? It’s been said that you know you’ve “made it” when people start despising you,…
Who Earns More, a Keynote Speaker or Trainer? My answer may surprise you. If you dream of doing either at the world-class level, this insight may matter greatly. I wish someone told me this back when I started. It could have helped me avoid frustration and help me to start earning more sooner. I’ve been…
“I went through four hours of hair and makeup to listen to this bull—t?” This was Steven Tyler, complaining about the background noise at the USS Midway location for the San Diego auditions. He’s said some crazy things as a judge on American Idol. He also said something in an interview that was so brilliant…
CHAPTER 10: The Underdog Effect Back in my early comedy days, I was taking to heart what my mentors had told me. I did whatever they said, even when it was uncomfortable. When they said jump, I didn’t just say, “How high?” I also said, “How often?” I was open, eager, and, you might say,…
We all have a past. Some memories are good, and some memories painful, but they all make us who we are. Adversities and lack of misfortunes shape us, like it or not. I was fortunate to grow up in a loving home in Auburn, a small town in central Massachusetts. My dad, a Veteran, worked…
If we pay attention, it is amazing the lessons we learn along the way and how we take the important lessons with us for a lifetime if we truly internalize them. Why don’t we always? Sometimes we have to learn things over and over again until we finally do get it. It’s crazy, I know,…
Dr. Bose; The Two MIT Students It was just another Direct Marketing Group, “Good News” team meeting at Bose. I did love that they put in a great deal of effort to make them fun and interesting, and it was a welcome relief from being on the phones all day. It also meant a special…
Ever have a lesson from a teacher that still serves you today? Back before I dreamed of being a comedian, I wanted to become an actor. I had always loved movies and TV and thought it would be the coolest job in the world. I took acting and auditioning classes in the early 1990s when…