Get My Newsletter Chato’s Wife: No Mom, HE’s fine when he’s balanced… Chato wouldn’t hurt… A… Um… Fly. Mom, I got to call you back. I forgot to give’em his medication again! Chato: DIE FLY DIE! {{CLAP}} Title: Home Medication Management System Sunday Stew: Home Medication Management System In 2008, my wife made a deal [...]What Do Successful Women Know? By Motivational Speaker Kelly Swanson As a motivational speaker, I teach you how to get out of that pothole in the yellow brick road of life. And the first thing I will tell you is that you need to see where you are stuck, see where you want to go, and see what is blocking your path from A to ...Louise has had it with her sister’s animal magnetism. She is trying to produce her new web series with an award winning producer, but her sister, Ava, keeps getting in the way. If you have not read our interview with Anne Flournoy, series creator, see it here. And our second interview is about how the subject Read more...Help discover the future of comedy, and laugh while you’re at it! The Laugh Factory is on the hunt for their NEXT BIG STAR and they need YOUR HELP! They have hand-crafted the hottest line up of young comics−some you may know and some you may not−but they are the Laugh Factory’s pick to be Read more...Get My Newsletter Tonee Valentine is a 30-year veteran of the entertainment industry Meet Tonee Valentine! The Piano Man at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport In my blog post on Monday, I asked Who is The Piano Man at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport? Back on May 23, 2011, I was privileged to meet this wonderful musician… (in [...]We now interrupt your regularly scheduled program to announce some late breaking news: Kelly Swanson, the world’s leading (according to her own poll given to neighbors, family, and friends) motivational speaker has been injured in the rigorous process of elevating herself to a new level of fashion. Weapon? The Bedazzler. Criminal? Self Inflicted. And you ...What is more shocking than an ECT treatment…today, on the east coast, there was an earthquake felt from Georgia to New York! {{{{SHOCKING}}}} It was surprising to everyone! Gosh, who would-da-thunk such an event could occur on the east coast? The good news is that according to media reports, no serious damage, injuries or death resulted! [...]Who is this 30-year veteran of the entertainment industry? Who is The Piano Man at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport? In May 2011, I was privileged to be part of the DBSA conference where I was a speaker and part of the DBSA comedy show (Need a Laugh?) On the way home, I was really stressed [...]An uncle and nephew duo driving a Checker cab limo (25 feet, 8 doors) from California to New York visited me in Chicago, where I turned over the “keys to the condo” to the pair, so that they could enjoy Chicago Saturday, Sunday, Monday, leaving on Tuesday for Kalamazoo, Michigan, where the yellow vehicles used [...]http://www.youtube.com/user/speakingmotivational?feature=mhee#p/a/u/1/ZQVhgqzuKrg For more about motivational speaker, Kelly Swanson, go to www.kellyswanson.net Gina“Shangri-La” is a mystical utopia paradise that does not exist…Well, unless you’re Bipolar and have a lot of manic episodes. This utopia can quickly turn into mania and you may feel the endless energy; filled with what the French call “Joie de vivre“ or Joy of Life, we may be in a constant elation. While [...]Pill Bottle: [Pooping Pills] Title: The Embarrassment of Popping Pills Mental Health Humor Cartoons —————————————————————— Do you need help with paranoia? Make a FREE Trust List sheet PDF file: FREE – The Trust List. Would you like a FREE copy of my 2010 Mental Health Humor e-book? Sign up and confirm your e-mail address for [...]Tribute to dining staff atIowastate… A Tribute to the Dining Staff of Iowa State University, and all the other countless people who serve in dining rooms across theUnited States by motivational speaker Kelly Swanson So you’re the dining staff. Hmmm. Can’t say as I’ve ever seen life from your side of the fence. But ...…the title says it all.Somebody’s in the Doghouse is Leah Gotcsik and Marty Johnson. They have toured to festivals across the country, including Chicago Sketchfest, San Francisco Sketchfest, and the Women in Comedy Festival, and were finalists at the Friar’s Club Improv and Sketch Competition in 2010 and 2011. They have also sailed the ocean with Chicago’s Second City. Read more...Chato: You Okay Doc??? Title: How dare you tell me how you feel! That’s MY job! The Curse of Mental Health Self-Advocacy “Who do you think you are coming in here telling me what your diagnosis is?! Do you see that degree on the wall? That gives me the authority to determine a diagnosis, not [...]Yellow M&M: Dog-Damn-it Not only am I NUTS… But I’m dyslectic, too! Title: M&W’s Which Came first, Bipolar or Dyslexia? Is Dyslexia a precursor to Bipolar? I was diagnosed as dyslexic when I was 8 years old at the Boston Children’s Hospital. In short, my father was told I would not be able to read [...]If you missed the notice in the Chicago “Tribune” today (Thursday, August 11, 2011), the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25 requested documents of Deere & Company regarding a possible violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Russia. A Deere spokesman told Bloomberg that the company is cooperating with the SEC request and [...]Jessi Campbell is a favorite at Rooftop Comedy, and a favorite of ours, too!We’re all looking for that one thing – the secret to getting booked – the one thing that is guaranteed to work, and hopefully won’t take a lot of energy, time, or money to achieve it. I’m here to tell you that I’ve finally learned that one thing that will bring me business. Please hold ...Using: { iPod, iPhone, iCrazy } Title: The age of the ipod has made me finally feel like I fit in. iPod Generation Making You iCrazy? The fact is we are moving full-throttle into the computer and super-technology age. From “smart” phones to bionic body parts. We are living in a exciting time some refer [...]A close girlfriend, just returned from a 3 month visit to France, explained how her basic sense of honesty caused her to declare that she did, in fact, have a “food item” in her luggage at customs in Minneapolis. The food item in question was a sealed can of pate someone had given her as [...]Chato: {hair blowing away} Title: Some Trauma Can’t Be Prevented Some Trauma Can’t Be Prevented Mental Health Humor Cartoons —————————————————————— Do you need help with paranoia? Make a FREE Trust List sheet PDF file: FREE – The Trust List. Would you like a FREE copy of my 2010 Mental Health Humor e-book? Sign up and [...]So what’s the verdict? Do we give a shit?"Laughing through Life," a book of humorous essays and anecdotes is Connie's latest release in E-book and paperback formats.