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As I’ve said before, I can be a pretty judgmental person. I don’t like being that way but I find that it’s almost automatic. And the outcome of my judgmentalism is usually a criticism, whether internally thought or externally spoken, of another person’s behavior or words. And almost always, this judgmentalism comes from my biases. […]
Continue ReadingAn excerpt from our Do it Well, Make it Fun Newsletter: One of the great blessings in my life, other than my good looks and charm, is that I get to do what I love for a living. I love being a speaker. I love being an author. And when people laugh, I love being […]
Continue ReadingThe phrase “benefit of the doubt” (BOTD) is a legal term. It refers to giving someone favorable judgement in the absence of all the evidence. Since I see you, the readers, as my collective therapists, I will confess to you that I’m not good at BOTD. I’m much better at the D part but not […]
Continue ReadingI had the privilege of interviewing Jon Acuff, bestselling author of Stuff Christians Like, Quitter and the soon-to-be-released Start. He is an amazing young man who struggled through eight jobs in eight years before he found his dream job as a writer and speaker. But as he will tell you, those are simply titles. The […]
Continue ReadingMy wife and I are building our retirement home. Let me rephrase that. My wife and I are building a home in which one day, God willing, we’ll retire. We just want to enjoy it before we get to the walker-and-pureed-food stage of our lives. We bought our house plans online at, coincidentally, HousePlans.com and I […]
Continue ReadingThe New York Times did a wonderful article on Jerry Seinfeld. What stands out most is his amazing work ethic. While a solid work ethic certainly benefits most things in life and work, it is especially true when it comes to writing and more specifically writing comedy. It’s easy to get discouraged when you don’t […]
Continue ReadingDear Hotel Manager, I don’t ask for much. I don’t need an upgrade and I’m perfectly happy with a king, queen or even double bed. But lately, I’ve noticed some trends that I’d like to address them with you. First, the bath towels should be stored, well, next to the bath tub. While, placing them […]
Continue ReadingRon’s latest Huffington Post blog: It’s that time of the year again. New resolutions, goals and to-do lists. My life goal is death. I don’t mean that in a morbid sense but in a that’s-where-we’re-all-headed sense. It’s what Stephen Covey meant when he said to “begin with the end in mind.” Ultimately, our life goals […]
Continue ReadingThis year, my goals are to eat less sugar, drink less caffeine, eat more vegetables, exercise more, blog more, do more marketing, develop new material, engage in social media more, be a better husband, be a better father, study my devotionals more, ride my motorcycle more often, eat less sugar (really need to do this), […]
Continue ReadingWhen I show speakers how to add humor to a presentation, inevitably, an accountant or an engineer in the audience will say that they don’t see how they can make their topic funny. My initial thought is, “It’s just like an accountant or an engineer to think that way.” Then I remember that I’m married […]
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