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Charitable organizations have been hurting for the past few years ever since the economy tanked. People have less to give and quite honestly, I think we’re just a little hesitant to part with our money in case the economy doesn’t recover anytime soon. It makes it hard for some groups to achieve their missions. Then, […]
Continue ReadingRon’s newest Huffington Post Blog posted today: “You see them the minute you get out of your car. The bell ringer. The Girl Scout. The political activist. They stand between you and the door to the grocery store. There is no side entrance and no way to pole vault over them. You’re stuck.” (To read […]
Continue ReadingFor a long time, I’ve known that I’m more creative when working in a coffee shop. In fact, I should be a venti shareholder at Starbucks by now based on the number of soy lattes I’ve purchased while developing material or writing a column. Interestingly, a recent research study at the University of Illinois confirmed […]
Continue ReadingThis past spring, Jimmy Fallon performed during a visit by Barack Obama at the University of North Carolina. The president was there to address student loan issues so Jimmy Fallon performed a Slow Jam of the News. It’s brilliantly constructed and very funny. The deadpan expressions are priceless. This is how you do comedy and […]
Continue ReadingRecently, I was contacted by Dan Schawbel who writes a blog for Forbes. He asked me several questions about my new book. Below is an excerpt and a link to the entire article. Dan: What if you can’t get a job that you’re excited about? What do you do? Ron: Once I started my business, […]
Continue ReadingThe following was sent to me by my friend and colleague Rob Shore of WholesalerMasterminds.com. It’s such a great example of how to do customer service well and still have fun. If you are not familiar with Dollar Shave Club I know you will get a kick out of their promo video. I had an […]
Continue ReadingOn July 17, 2012, I was honored and humbled to be installed as the 2012-2013 President of the National Speakers Association (NSA). You could say that I’m their Head Talker for the next 12 months. As President, my role is to facilitate board meetings and oversee a number of volunteers who work with our association […]
Continue ReadingIn honor of Independence Day and the fact that my son goes to college this fall, I thought I’d reprint a column I wrote last year for the Herndon Patch. Any resemblance to historical documents is purely coincidental, in a purposeful parody kind of way. “The Declaration of A Son’s Independence” by Ron Culberson In […]
Continue ReadingIn 1986, I received my master’s degree in social work and started a job as a home care social worker at Hospice of Northern Virginia in Arlington, VA. The AIDS epidemic was picking up speed and the healthcare world was overwhelmed by this strange virus that seemed to target gay men across the country. At […]
Continue ReadingThere is a great article in USA Today about the success Pixar’s animators had in creating the hair for Brave’s Princess Merida. You can read the entire article here: Animation Sensation. In order to make Merida’s hair look real, it took animators and engineers three years to create the technology and then design the animation […]
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