Get Motivated

Yesterday I went to the Get Motivated seminar. Before you roll your eyes, let me just say I got the tickets for free (actually probably everybody got the tickets for free), and I scoffed at the idea, until I saw who would be speaking. Those attending included Rudy Giuliani, Steve Forbes, Michael Phelps, and Colin Powell.

The event was okay, I didn't really pay attention to the speakers I didn't recognize. There was one guy who was your more stereotypical evangelist/motivational speaker. He was funny, but I also wanted to punch him. Yes, I'm sure your sons who dedicate their lives to the unfortunate in Africa are also making hundreds of thousands of dollars on smart investments due to your tutelage.


Anyway, my main motivation (har har) for going was to see Phelps. Since I guess he's not an orator by trade, his segment was done Q&A style. He talked about how he trains seven days a week and has been planning for Beijing pretty much all of his career. And then he talked about the virtues of smoking pot. Kidding. That was an obligatory lame joke. Then Colin Powell talked about how he occupies his time since he was Secretary of State. I would suggest to everyone to develop a solid hobby before you retire.

For lunch we walked over to Pizza Chicago. It was a good day.