Apparently I’ve been working too many hours and not getting the sleep I need. I had to cancel a meeting this morning with the Hamilton County GOP after a late late night.

Here’s my exchange with my wife as she tried to wake me up this morning…

If you haven’t already, I’d suggest you sign up for as many restaurant emails as possible. My birthday was Feb 21 and I think I’ve gained 10 pounds eating ‘free’ at these places.

• Free burger at Red Robin
• Free Blizzard at DQ (buy-one-get-one)
• Free appetizer at TGI Fridays (with entree)
• Free milkshake at Arby’s (with sandwich)
• Free all-you-can-eat lunch at Bd’s Mongolian Grill
• Free meal at Scotty’s Brewhouse (up to $10 and a free B-day Sundae)

I convinced Matt, Lisa and Brandon (team members at the RNC) to go to Scotty’s yesterday so I could use my free birthday coupon. Problem is…I couldn’t get it to print before we left. So we just enjoyed Scotty’s in the traditional fashion (I happily paid for my meal). But my coupon expires today, so here I am again (writing this while enjoying my ice cream sundae) at the Scotty’s in downtown. Love the atmosphere. Love the free wi-fi. Love the food.

Thanks Scotty for a great free lunch.

I set up a Formspring.me account. Use it to ask me anything.

Permanent Q&A Link: http://ask.jaysonmanship.com

I have long struggled with scheduling. My fiancé would be the first to tell you that I’m a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants over-worker that needs someone or something in my life to maintain order. In my personal life I’m grateful for her to keep me on track. In my professional life I’ve found (finally) the solution. Tungle.me

Tungle is a free web-based calendar platform that merges multiple calendars into a single user interface that makes it super easy to schedule meetings with clients, co-workers and friends.

It took me all of 2 minutes to sign up for a Tungle account and integrate my URBaCS Google Calendar with my RNC Outlook Calendar. Then I created a simple subdomain redirect to make it even easier to share my schedule with others. If you face similar scheduling challenges, give Tungle a try.

Meet with me at meet.jaysonmanship.com.

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I don’t get it. I’ve always thought that Beyoncé was annoying. From her days as one of Destiny’s Children I’ve always thought she was just a mildly talented drama queen that would have an over-hyped and short lived career.

I don’t know if my taste has changed or if she’s done something to win me over…but I have to admit I now love Beyoncé.

I love how she defended Taylor Swift after Kanye’s outburst at the VMAs. I love her husband and his music. I loved her skit on SNL with JT. And I can’t get Halo out of my head (from the Help for Haiti album).

Beyoncé, I’m sorry I doubted you. Thank you for class and for sharing your gift of music.

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I am officially in love with Rosi Golan. You probably don’t know her…but trust me…she has the voice of an angel. She’s a singer/songwriter that will change your world.

My fiance, Amanda, introduced me to Rosi about a year ago. I could write a few more paragraphs about why you should rush out and buy Rosi’s debut album, but I think her music speaks for itself. Have a listen.

Song: Paper Tiger (unreleased – recorded at a venue in Cleveland)

Song: C’est L’amour (on her debut album – as heard on Brothers & Sisters)

Those of you that have known me for over a decade know that I’m a huge New Orleans Saints fan. I’m a huge Saints fan that was born and raised in Indianapolis. My family has had Colts season tickets since the team moved here from Baltimore and the best man in my upcoming wedding works for the team. I love the Saints and yet I also love the Colts.

True sports fans will tell you that it’s impossible to have 2 teams in the same sport. Normally, I’d agree, but in the NFL two teams from opposite conferences play each other only once every 4 years. So I’ve argued with countless people that it’s okay to have a team in each conference. 2.5 times a decade I can’t cheer for both, so years ago I simply decided to cheer for the home team. When the Saints play in Indy I cheer for the Colts. When the Colts play in New Orleans I cheer for the Saints.

On February 7th the Colts and Saints will face off in Superbowl XLIV in Miami with no “home team.”

So maybe I’m wrong. Maybe you can’t have 2 teams. At some point you have to decide.

That’s why I’ve decided I’m just gonna bet the over and cheer for Peyton Manning and Drew Brees to throw 7 touchdowns each.

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So glad to be a small part of such an incredible experience.

Not trying to toot my own horn, but it’s kind of exciting to see a kind word for the volunteered hours put into helping a great cause.

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Seth Godin recently posted a short note about settling. He argues that settling is a choice that one makes every single day. I couldn’t agree more.

When I worked for Hansen & Horn Bryan Flanagan from Ziglar Training Systems once told me that I was “burdened with potential.” He commented that I knew I had unlimited potential but that I needed to work within the confines of my life and grow over time. He told me to “grow where I was planted” and be ready when the time came for a bigger pot.

I truly believe that I am special. I have been blessed with many great gifts from above and I thank God every day for the opportunities that He has put in front of me.

But I’m reminded of a quote from Seth’s book where he references Flynn Berry. Flynn tells us to never use the word opportunity. It’s not an opportunity, it’s an obligation.

I have an obligation to change the rules, to raise the bar, to play the game better than anyone has the right to believe is possible.