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Rush Limbaugh

Talk about a controversial figure. Forget that he has rabid fans and harsh opponents, because Rush is far more than that. He has people who cannot stand him yet agree with his views, and people who love his personality yet disagree with him on so many levels.

His willingness to stand for what he believes in is what has brought him his success. He is has the most-listened to radio show in the USA. He released a pair of #1 best-selling books in the 90's. It's the kind of success so many dream about.

It also stands in his way of some things in life.

Rush was dropped from a group of investors looking to buy the St. Louis Rams NFL franchise. On the surface it makes little sense. Limbaugh was a minority investor, not the leader of the group, and would not have much power over the Rams.Read more

I made someone’s day by giving her a strawberry.

How is this possible? It’s a mere strawberry. No, she was not starving, nor is she a fruit lover who hasn’t eaten any fruit in ages. Let me tell you what happened.

I walked up to my coworker’s desk with both my hands clasped around something. The look on my face must have read, “I’m up to something goooooood and you’re about to find out.” It was obvious the whole time I had something in my hands, unless I was playing a prank. This whole non-verbal exchange might have lasted two seconds. I then asked her to hold out her hands. She did, smiling, and I dropped the strawberry from my hands into hers.

What happened there?

First, I created suspense. To create suspense you need to promise something good is going to happen without giving away what this good thing is. You’re letting the other people know, “you HAVE to see this.”

Second, I made it dramatic. I could have revealed the strawberry and given it to my coworker. Instead I kept my good little secret hidden AND made her do something for it. It built on the suspense. It makes the good thing you have even better.Read more