Michael Angelo Caruso

Everything we do has rewards and consequences. You can control various forms of pleasure and pain if you understand the linkage between thoughts, emotions, behavior, and reward. Thoughts, for example, usually lead to emotions. Emotions drive behavior. Behavior determines reward. Do you have complete control over your own thoughts, emotions, and behavior?

I hope you're proud of where you live. When I'm on the road speaking about my career, which is public speaking, people invariably ask, “Where are you from, Michael?” I say, “I'm from Michigan,” and that's when the person almost always says something negative.

When I'm on the road speaking about my career, which is public speaking, people invariably ask, “Where are you from, Michael?”

Effective speakers accomplish certain things at the beginning of every speech. In fact, the first five minutes sets the tone for your message.

The city of Detroit is getting lots of media attention these days.

Right now, one of the finest county executives in the country is in big trouble for being politically incorrect.

Like a time-released pill, you're going to get a dose of Beyoncé every day in 2014. What can marketers learn from this? A lot.

When I was in the music business, my band — the Caruso Brothers — would do just about anything to get coverage in a newspaper.

Make small changes in your next email for better results.

One bad decision won’t usually reroute your life too much. But 5?