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For 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 Any resemblance to historical documents is purely coincidental, in a purposeful parody kind of way.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 […]
Continue ReadingToday was a perfect day for a motorcycle ride. Blue skies. Moderately high temperatures. And wonderful smells. Riding is about being present both with the road and the nature around you. No one said it better than Robert Pirsig in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: “In a car you’re always in a compartment, […]
Continue ReadingAccording to the associated press, Ryamond Dolin was hitchiking across the country for a book he was writing called Kindness in America when he was randomly shot by a pickup driver — so he said. Turns out, Dolin confessed to shooting himself as a way to promote his book. But the story gets even better. Dolin […]
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