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The Life of the Speaker-Entertainerpreneur

March 1, 2019

Yesterday I woke up at 5:30 AM, worked out at the gym with friends and my wife, walked the dog, got the kids off to school, had 2 conference calls with next week’s clients, and drove to my late morning event by 11 AM. 23 miles from my house, I received 5-figures for a 50 min. speech that showcased “The Promise” in front of 300 business leaders, HR professionals, and C-Level Execs. I received what the client deemed, “…the first standing ovation by this crowd, or at any lunch of this nature with a speaker, in the history of
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GIFTOLOGY: John Ruhlin Master Gifter

February 22, 2019

In October I had the honor of Emcee’ing MDRT’s Top of The Table meeting in Kauai, HI. I introduced to stage some of the best speakers in the world, really so awesome to be included. In my prep work I read the books of the speakers, their blogs, bios, web sites, watched their videos, etc. Just the normal prep I’d do in order to be an effective Emcee. The client has invited me back to do the same this year, which is great, but this story takes a turn upon my introduction of one of the first day speakers,
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A Slice of Humble Pie

February 8, 2019

Humbling might be an understatement of recent: On Sunday with The Promise blog you’ll receive in your inbox the story about my run-in with a guy who crashed his car in front of our house, whom I tussled with before he was hauled off to jail for being high on two illegal drugs… In the last 48 hours I’ve wrestled mightily with mother nature and the snow looking to derail my workweek and family plans. I received notice of multiple events I’ve been working on for months that have decided to go a different direction. The scale says the
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Almost Famous & Almost Viral

February 1, 2019

For Speakers, Entertainers, and Anyone Trying to Figure Out Confusing Algorithms on Facebook ~ What is the trick to going Viral? I have friends who have done so multiple times, including Stuart Edge, Stephen Jones, Steve Soelberg and more. Having made videos for years and years, on YouTube, Facebook and the like, that have found very little success overall, I’m finding that partnering with a channel that has already perfected the model gives you a way better chance to make it happen than simply launching things on your own. A week ago I posted the following on my
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The Snow Shoveling Factor

January 25, 2019

This week we had a holiday and it was supposed to be a great day. I had plans with the family, a scheduled workout with a friend, a list a mile high in the office, and woke up early just to ensure it all got done. And then I looked outside. Snow was not just falling lightly and delightfully, but rather something out of a nightmarish movie. Sideways, upways, swirling the dervish beyond any weatherman’s vocabulary could describe. My cars were so buried in the driveway I knew what had to be done in order for the day to continue
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Q&A – with Rising Star Speaker Clint Pulver

January 18, 2019

In honor of Clint Pulver’s incredible success and rise to the top of speaking so quickly, as well as his relaunched web site and brand new video for the New Year (all of which I recommend you check out ASAP and consider patterning yours after, he’s doing so many things right), I am going to answer every question he sent in a few months ago, hope you enjoy! Clint asks: Clint Pulver October 26, 2018 at 9:07 am Jason, I look forward to your blog every week and hope it will continue. Here are also some ideas of
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Getting THE SHOT

January 4, 2019

Training for Speakers, Entertainers, Performers, and Entrepreneurs ~ For years we perform in front of magical audiences. The view from our stage is something to behold. We work our tails off to capture the perfect shots of us performing beautifully, speaking eloquently, and becoming the Legends of Stage. And then one day we realize: No one gets to see what we see from the stage. In 2018 alone I had about 5 events with between 10,000-15,000 people in the audience. No shots of that from my perspective. Yet I’d seen, and salivated over, the amazing shots my peers had
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Going Viral For Christmas

December 28, 2018

Training for Speakers, Entertainers, Performers, and Entrepreneurs ~ One week ago today, Dry Bar Comedy, a division of VidAngel specializing in clean comedy, added my “Essential Oils” video to their viral video formula. My special, “Father Time”, was recorded in April 2017 in Provo, UT at their studios in front of a live audience over two evening shows. It has sold a little here and there with the original format, as Dry Bar has gone in the path of HBO and Netflix with the comedy specials route, offering a 40-minute format with comedians you haven’t heard of yet,
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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and December Work

December 21, 2018

My Friend, You have had an amazing year. You are probably exhausted and may be getting very sick soon. My best to you with that. I applaud your efforts and making it through another year in the business. With Christmas just around the corner I thought it appropriate to share what one might consider doing with the rest of December, once the gigs have ceased, from a Speaker/Performer mindset, as it’s what I’ve been, and will be, doing: Nothing Whatever your version of nothing is, commit to it. Think About You This means take time for The Descent, I’ve
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The DJ, Soccer Star, and The Twerk Comment

December 6, 2018

PSA to Speakers, Emcees, DJ’s, Hosts, Performers ~ A reminder of the internet’s powerful ability to ruin our life’s work when things are out of context: The DJ, Soccer Star and the Twerk A few days ago Norwegian soccer star Ada Hegerberg became the first female to receive the Ballon d’Or, an historic moment, and her conversation with the Emcee of the event, following receipt of the honor, went terribly wrong. In a world that is, rightly so, in constant vigilance regarding the way women have been treated and victimized, the ill-timed comment by a male DJ asking her on
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