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I love MySpace. I really do. But as much as I’ve been enjoying it and all the cool audience members and friends it’s allowed me to connected with, it saddens me to hear the following story from the AP. ROCKVILLE, Md. – Two teenagers were charged with setting fires in suburban Washington after they bragged about the blazes on MySpace.com, authorities said. Stores, vehicles, a bowling alley and two…

Someday I hope to say that to my kids. I remember the days when the phone would ring and you’d have no idea who was calling: a telemarketer, your spouse, a client or a complete stranger. It made answering the phone exciting. Surprising. Even fun! Then, in 1988 when the first caller IDhit the market, everything changed. Someone would pick up the receiver and hear, “Hey Karen!” and Karen…

Wait a minute. Does that headline even make sense? Can readers listen to you? Sure they can. If you write right. Me, I never took any writing classes. I didn’t major in English. And I’m sure my writing isn’t as polished as other authors. So I write like I talk. Like I’m having a conversation with you, right now. And while this isn’t the only way to engage readers…

As the adventures in The Land of Cheese and Beer come to a close, I wanted to share a few more highlights of the trip. It all started at 4:30 AM yesterday morning. I scheduled a wake-up call so I could get an early start before the training sessions. As usual, I picked up the receiver and immediately hung it up. After all, it’s just a recording, right? I…

At least that’s what everyone tells me about Milwaukee. (This is my first time here.) I’m doing a few days of staff training with the Hyatt Regency this week. A few observations… *When I stepped off the plane (at 1:30 PM on a Wednesday) I noticed a group of firemen in the bar about 4 deep. I suspect it was Miller, as opposed to my hometown favorite, Bud. *Saw…

The cable guy came by yesterday. (Between 8 and 12, of course.) I almost didn’t order it. I hate TV. Rarely watch it. With the exception of The Simpsons and Bill Maher. And I was hoping my representative from Charter would be like Jim Carrey in his most underrated movie, but to no avail. Just a normal dude. He was hooking up my TV when he noticed a few…

A is for ATTITTUDE B is for BREAK PATTERNS Albert Einstein once said, “You can’t solve a problem with the same mind that created it.” The lesson: break your patterns. Every day. But this isn’t just about creativity. It’s about doing cool stuff. It’s about not becoming a slave to routine. It’s about spicing up your day, even in the slightest way. It’s about enriching your life. Because boredom…

This weekend I had lunch with my mentor, great friend and former high school English teacher, Bill Jenkins. I brought along a recently found copy of my notebook from Intermediate Composition (circa 1996). It was fascinating to read through it. I noticed: I had (and still have) crappy handwriting My grades weren’t anything spectacular (lots of 78’s) My writing style wasn’t terribly different than it is now (lots of…

When my website went live in October of 2002, I asked the same question any businessperson would ask: how can I get lots and lots of hits? Because in my mind: hits = good website = success = sweet moolah Not really. In fact, Internet guru Tom Antion once said that H.I.T.S stands for “How Idiots Track Sales.” When I first heard that, I laughed and cried at the…

A common question asked by audience members, readers and strangers alike is, “Scott, in all these years of wearing a nametag 24-7, how have YOU changed?” This brings up one of my favorite quotations by Ben Sweetland, “You cannot hold a torch to light another’s path without brightening your own.” In other words: the world is a mirror. You see, when I started this crazy journey on November 2nd,…