Joe’s gimmick has worked out pretty well for Tony Robbins. On the other hand, thing did not go so well for the guy who made coin by telling people he got rich by placing “tiny ads” in local newspapers on his late night infomercials, Don Lapre. His “Making Money Secrets” program seemed to work for him (though not for the people who spent $39.99 plus shipping and handling for his scheme) but when he tried to peddle “The Greatest Vitamin in the World” he caught the attention of the authorities and committed suicide before facing trial for numerous charges of money laundering, wire fraud and mail fraud.
Being a consultant is easier – ask people what the problem is and how they’d solve it; put the problem in a PowerPoint presentation and the solution in a report, and cash the cheque.
Once read an editorial column in a magazine. Gist was that you’re all boobs and if you’ll just send me $19.95 I’ll send you a copy of my book telling you just why you’re boobs. I cancelled my subscription.
Makes sense. Seems very few of those motivational folks, speaker or author, have not actually done anything really motivational in their lives before going into the motivanal buisness.
BE THIS GUY about 1 year ago
Soon, everyone will be a motivational speaker, and there will be no audience.
BasilBruce about 1 year ago
Makes about as much sense as “being famous for being famous.”
ronaldspence about 1 year ago
Ask Joe if he needs an intern Rat!
syzygy47 about 1 year ago
A more traditional version of what seems to be called “social media influencers” nowadays. I do not bleepin’ understand it.
sirbadger about 1 year ago
This is similar to those work from home ads they used to put in magazines 50 years ago. Send us money and we’ll tell you how to make money.
TampaFanatic1 about 1 year ago
Joe’s gimmick has worked out pretty well for Tony Robbins. On the other hand, thing did not go so well for the guy who made coin by telling people he got rich by placing “tiny ads” in local newspapers on his late night infomercials, Don Lapre. His “Making Money Secrets” program seemed to work for him (though not for the people who spent $39.99 plus shipping and handling for his scheme) but when he tried to peddle “The Greatest Vitamin in the World” he caught the attention of the authorities and committed suicide before facing trial for numerous charges of money laundering, wire fraud and mail fraud.
DennisinSeattle Premium Member about 1 year ago
Joe makes a good point. But I can’t see Rat as a motivational speaker.
baddawg1989 about 1 year ago
An honest motivational speaker? [Rocky the Flying Squirrel] That trick never works! :-p
blunebottle about 1 year ago
I’m surprised Rat hadn’t already thought of that.
The dude from FL Premium Member about 1 year ago
A politician, That’s what they do
I need a burrito about 1 year ago
With this strat anyone can find their calling
TonysSon about 1 year ago
If he really wanted to pull in the bucks, he’d open a mega-church.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member about 1 year ago
Being a consultant is easier – ask people what the problem is and how they’d solve it; put the problem in a PowerPoint presentation and the solution in a report, and cash the cheque.
AndreasMartin about 1 year ago
‘I have mental problems’ is todays gold mine.
monya_43 about 1 year ago
Sounds like he got Rat motivated. What a guy!
TheWildSow about 1 year ago
I know a guy who’s a speaker at business seminars. His name? Gene Swindell! I always thought that was so appropriate.
(So does he – he jokes about it at the beginning of his spiel.)
derdave969 about 1 year ago
Once read an editorial column in a magazine. Gist was that you’re all boobs and if you’ll just send me $19.95 I’ll send you a copy of my book telling you just why you’re boobs. I cancelled my subscription.
uniquename about 1 year ago
Joe is good at his job. Rat has been motivated.
brick10 about 1 year ago
This must be the same formula cartoonists use to get rich.
Ignatz Premium Member about 1 year ago
“Buy my book. It will tell you how to get rich.”
Amazingly, this keeps working.
Carl Rennhack Premium Member about 1 year ago
A thousand bucks? That’s a lot of doe!
colinmac2 about 1 year ago
Rat would be more of a Demotivational Speaker.
rshive about 1 year ago
What will Rat motivate people to do? Or Joe, for that matter?
Zebrastripes about 1 year ago
But Rat doesn’t understand…if he’s not good at motivational speaking he won’t make it in that world……
Ellis97 about 1 year ago
A thousand bucks just for some pep talk? Sheesh.
Snolep about 1 year ago
He also gets chicks for free.
Snolep about 1 year ago
I was waiting for a pun on the name “Joe.”
Radish the wordsmith about 1 year ago
Motivated for what?
Smokie about 1 year ago
Sanders said “If you want to be rich, write a book”. As he was on a book tour promoting his book.
T... about 1 year ago
Joe’s way too short to be a motivational speaker…
Cameron1988 Premium Member about 1 year ago
Still cheaper than Tony Robbins
zeexenon about 1 year ago
Yep. The best takeaway from listening to Motivational Speakers.
kaffekup about 1 year ago
It beats living in a van down by the river.
198.23.5.11 about 1 year ago
Sadly,Pastis didn’t have to walk far to find a “Joe”
ArcticFox Premium Member about 1 year ago
The epidemy of salesmanship.
christelisbetty about 1 year ago
Rat’s idea of a motivational tool is a baseball bat.
knight1192a about 1 year ago
Makes sense. Seems very few of those motivational folks, speaker or author, have not actually done anything really motivational in their lives before going into the motivanal buisness.
gary.eddings4157 Premium Member about 1 year ago
P. T. Barnum was so, so right……..
Earls Before Swine Premium Member about 1 year ago
Stephan does these kinds of strips where it seems like he’s kicking off a storyline but it doesn’t. Kinda wish he would expand on these jokes.
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 1 year ago
Nice work if you can get it.
Sisyphos about 1 year ago
Rat would more likely be the anti-motivational speaker and be ridden out of town on a rail!
wordsmeet about 1 year ago
Same modus operandi of any influencer, TED talker and life coach out there, I think.
aussie399 Premium Member about 1 year ago
Sounds like an influencer. Certainly not an ifluenced