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AI isn’t the problem. The way we use it is. Every few weeks, someone declares that AI is ruining our ability to think. “Students don’t learn to write anymore!”“People just copy/paste ChatGPT answers!”“We're outsourcing our brains to bots!” One article even blamed...

In 2023, I made a big decision: I would retire from corporate life on March 31, 2024. But the chickens had other plans. They whispered doubts like: "You’re giving up a steady paycheck?" "What if no one wants to hire you?" "You’re walking away from security—you’re...

Most mornings used to start with Chicken Little screaming in my head—’You’re behind! The sky is falling!’ I was stressed before I even had coffee. So I created a morning routine that shuts those chickens up. I call it ABCD: Affirmations, Bible, Coffee, and Dogs. It’s simple, repeatable, and backed by science. A 2012 study found that just three minutes of negative news in the morning made people 27% more likely to report a bad day. Want to flip that script? Start your day with intention—and win the whole thing.

The adventure was supposed to begin smoothly on May 6. Fly to Boston, grab dinner at Legal Sea Foods during our layover, then head to Amsterdam for a week of keynotes and vacation. But as Mike Tyson once said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”...

Excerpt from Fry Your Chickens! (coming May 2025):
When the odds were 1 in 20,000, Doubtin’ Dave told me to quit. My wife said, “Go for your dream.” That moment—and a few neon highlighters—changed everything. Here’s how obsession got me into the hot seat on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire… and walked me out with $32,000 and one unforgettable quote from Meredith Vieira.

I retired from my corporate job on March 31, 2024. The chickens said: “You won’t have anything to do. You need to stay put in your comfortable job.” As always, the chickens were wrong. Here’s what actually happened in my first year of "retirement": I gave multiple...

TL;DR: I used AI to tighten a 7-minute story into a 5-minute speech—without cutting a single laugh—and won a major storytelling contest. AI didn’t write it, but it helped me rehearse, refine the message, and stick the landing. A few weeks ago, I entered the NSA Ohio...

The Story: Why the Book Almost Didn't Happen Ever had a project you really wanted to finish, but life (and your inner chickens) kept getting in the way? That's exactly what happened with Fry Your Chickens! This book nearly didn’t get written. Not because the stories...

📖 The Wild Roller Coaster Ride A few years ago, I promised my son Joe that I’d ride a roller coaster with him. The year before, he wasn’t tall enough to ride the big coasters at Cedar Point, an amusement park in northern Ohio. I figured I was safe—a year was plenty of...