On episode #85 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha and I talk storytelling! In our follow up segment, we discuss some Homework for Life feedback from listeners and clients,…

The Oatmeal by Matthew Inman is one of the best online comics that you will ever read. His comic pertaining to Valentines Day is incredibly funny. Go and read the…

I found this on the art table. Charlie’s handwriting. I just moved on.

Botswana, home to 130,000 elephants, is auctioning off the rights to hunt and kill 70 of these animals. A ban on hunting elephants was lifted last May, and every year,…

This is one of the most interesting things I’ve heard recently: Nervousness is a normal, natural, healthy response to situations that are new, frightening, difficult, exciting, and potentially dangerous. Anxiety…

In case you’re a new reader (or perhaps forgotten): Almost a decade ago, I proposed a new job idea: Professional best man It remains a role that I am waiting…

As I watched the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, I found myself wondering if Jennifer Lopez and Shakira were lip syncing their performance. It sure looked like it. I…

On episode #84 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, I analyze my own story "Turtle" in an episode we call Storytelling Forensics. LINKS Purchase Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change…

Here’s the problem with the parents of children older than your own: Parents extrapolate. They assume that their experiences will be your experiences, even though almost every variable in their…

I did not enjoy the Super Bowl very much this year. After watching the Patriots play in three straight Super Bowls and 4 of the last 5 (and 5 of…