Hello blog readers! Jeff Havens here! Amanda has a fun story to tell so I’m handing the blog over to her so she can share 10 easy ways to pay it forward, enjoy! A few weeks ago I was having a crappy morning. My 11-year-old dog has become unexpectedly ill in the kind of way…
DetailsI lied to my brother once (and only once, mind you, partially because I’m a great person but mostly because I’m also lying now). When I was eight and he was six I was playing in our bedroom and accidentally knocked his favorite toy off the bookshelf, where it promptly broke into a million pieces. …
DetailsI know you love your kids. Most of you probably even like their company, too. Some of the things they say are hilarious! And I’ll bet there are a couple pictures of them on your desk right now (and on your phone and screensaver and everywhere else). Kids are great, aren’t they? Mostly. But sometimes…
DetailsCongrats to Jon for winning the August caption contest! We had some great entries but Jon’s was just a tiny bit greater! He won a copy of Jeff Havens’s book How To Get Fired. Check back soon for another chance to win. Want to make sure you don’t miss a caption contest? Sign up to…
DetailsBack to school is here! Parents are rejoicing and reflecting on the magic of our long gone school days. Playing the recorder and climbing the rope in gym class was so fun! But what if we did school activities as adults? That would be weird yet hilarious. Watch and enjoy! For more awesome YouTube videos, subscribe…
DetailsI make my living as a keynote speaker and corporate trainer, but I started my career as a high school teacher. (Well, technically I started my career bagging groceries at Kroger for $4.25 an hour, but I’m sure you’ll forgive me for leaving that off of my resume.) The transition was a natural one for…
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Technology is awesome but it’s not everything. Remember when we wanted to learn things we had to go to a library? And look at those trees with words in them? What were those things called? I don’t remember. With such easy access to information, you’d think that learning is much easier and faster than in…
DetailsThis article first appeared in the Jeff Havens e-mail newsletter. Want to be in the loop? Sign up here. I recognize that the title of this article is more than a little incendiary, and that’s completely intentional. I’m hoping it’s shocking enough that you’ll actually read this one all the way through. Because the next few…
DetailsJeff Havens here! I’m handing the blog over to Amanda, the Marketing Director at the Jeff Havens Company so please enjoy her Floridian musings. This week my friend came to visit, and we spent the weekend doing my favorite activity of life – bargain shopping. It was the perfect opportunity, since I had just moved…
DetailsJeff Civillico performs live daily at The Quad in Las Vegas from Jeff Civillico on Vimeo. I’m not the only entertaining person you can hire for corporate entertainment. Check out this video from my friend Jeff Civillico. You should definitely hire him for your event, just don’t volunteer to help him get on his unicycle……
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