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10 Insights from Influence 2015

By drew tarvin / July 24, 2015

I spent the past week in Washington, DC at Influence 2015, the annual convention for the National Speakers Association. It was a great opportunity to connect with other speakers, share my thoughts on the value of what we do, and, of course, learn a ton of great things. Here are 10 Insights I gained from […]

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Nomad Travel Log

By drew tarvin / March 1, 2015

On March 1, 2015, I started a nomadic journey, leaving my place in New York to reside pretty much anywhere in the world. This is my travel log as a corporate nomad.

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Drew’s Best Of 2014

By drew tarvin / January 1, 2015

With approximately 8700 hours in a year to do things, I like checking back on how I spent some of those hours. Here are some of my favorites from 2014. You can also check out past years’ bestofs. Best Achievement – 100 87 Speaking Engagements For the second year, one of my primary goals for […]

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Drew’s Best Of 2013

By drew tarvin / January 1, 2014

365 days is a lot of time to do a lot of things. Here are some of my favorites from 2013. Best Achievement – 100 73 Speaking Engagements One of my biggest goals for the year was to do 100 engagements for Humor That Works. While I only hit 73, I still think it was my biggest […]

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Quality Day Review 2013

By drew tarvin / December 31, 2013

If you’re wondering, yes I’m still doing that Quality Day thing. Have no idea what I’m talking about? Here’s the write up from last year: As some of you may know, I’ve developed my own productivity system where I shoot to do 5 habits every single day. I track whether or not I complete each […]

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Advice for People in Job Transition

By drew tarvin / June 13, 2013

I was recently asked to sit on a panel to answer questions about job transition. Given my move from the corporate project manager to full-time speaker last year, people were interested in how I handled the move. Here are some of the questions I was asked along with my answers: What steps did you take […]

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Drew’s Best of 2012

By drew tarvin / January 1, 2013

2012 was a great year. Here are the Best of the Best moments for me. (See previous Best Ofs years.) Best Achievement – Focus on Humor That Works Full-time Based on my goals, I had a pretty productive year, completing 8 of the 10 things I set out to do. But the number one achievement […]

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Quality Day Review 2012

By drew tarvin / December 31, 2012

Note: I’ve shared some of these things with people before. Some people think it’s cool and give it a try themselves. Others learn how truly devoted I am to my planning / productivity. And a handful consider me somewhat of a psychopath (in a good way I think?). So I guess read at your own […]

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Drew’s Best Of 2011

By drew tarvin / January 1, 2012

After 365, it’s time for the next installment of Drew’s Best Of, this time for 2011. For past years, check out 2008, 2009 and 2010. But let’s stop all this preamble and get on with it. Best Achievement – Publish a Book I think by now we all know that I give myself 10 goals every year. This year […]

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Performances in Review 2011

By drew tarvin / December 31, 2011

One of my goals for 2011 was to perform at least 100 times. I was able to meet and surpass that goal, finishing with 119 total performances. Here are some stats regarding the performances: 57% of shows were long-form improv, 42% were short-form improv and 1% were stand-up. 39% of the total shows were at […]

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