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Quotes to help you get a grip
October 21st, 2009
You’re already running behind when, as you’re buckling your screaming toddler into the car, you notice he’s wearing two different types of shoes. You back over a toy
You’re having a very bad day. And the clock hasn’t yet struck 9 a.m.
How to clean up your trash talk
October 14th, 2009
In a 2001 interview about the art of comedy, Jerry Seinfeld
“[I]f we’re talking about automobile racing, when you swear in comedy, it’s kind of like cutting across the infield. Yes, you do get there faster, but the idea is to go all the way around the track.”
For some reason, when comedians make crude comments or toss out the f-word, audiences immediately start guffawing. Requiring both storytellers and listeners to put in a little intellectual creativity to get to the comedic payoff, as Seinfeld says, takes a bit more effort.
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Good quotes for bad days
October 7th, 2009
Launching a Web site has been an adventure. It’s also been a reaffirmation of Murphy’s Law. When my site designer was available, I was sick. When I finally felt up to par, his wife needed surgery. When all the humans recovered, my laptop casing inexplicably cracked and even duct tape couldn’t save it. Before finding the Logo Co., the terrific firm that created my logo, I wasted nearly a month working with designers who never met a piece of clip art they didn’t like. And now that we’re finally up and running, we’re trying to work our way through the daily glitches that seem to pop up with the launch of any enterprise.
TAGS: attitude, bad day, laughing at yourself, motivation, peanuts, quotes, Self-Improvement, why me |
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