Every time I go to On The Border, my favorite chain Mexican restaurant, the same thing happens. I peruse the menu over my chips & salsa/ranch combo (Thanks to Rebecca for that wonderful invention) and I hem & I haw. The waiter arrives and inevitably, I always get a create your own combo with a cheese and onion enchilada and beef empanadas. I put the queso on my rice & I complain that there are too many onions in my enchilada. Every. Single. Time. To say that I'm a creature of habit would be an understatement. When I get comfortable with something, that's the way it is, but more importantly, that's the way it stays.

All that is about to change.

It's extremely difficult to say that one week from today, October 22, 2010, I will step down from my position of PR & Social Media Coordinator for Motivators. After nearly five years of being a Motivator, I will be leaving to pursue a new career opportunity in NYC. If anything in the world can be defined as bittersweet, it's this. While I'm so excited about new opportunities and possibilities in this next phase of my life, it also means that I'm leaving behind the greatest group of people that I have had the pleasure of working with.

To say that the team at Motivators is anything other than my family would be a lie. We've got some parental figures, as well as the siblings. We even have the wacky cousin at the reunion that you all make fun of because he only comes to family events because of the food. (Adam, seriously, I love you and I don't know what I'm going to do without being able to tell you go go gadget facebook . Don't ever stop loving cake.) The amount of laughs that I have shared with all of you is incomprehensible to me. In addition to laughing, we've all been through one of the hardest things that any staff should have to go through. I can honestly say that that time was one of the hardest times of my life and I would not have made it through if not for the love and support that I received from all of you, and that we all shared with each other. Your love, support and kindness will never be forgotten.

It's easy to say that leaving a job is easy, it's leaving the people that's hard. But in this case, that's not true. I love my job. Where else in the world will I find a place that openly allows me to call upon my creativity at the levels that I do here on a daily basis? I have the great pleasure writing blogs about the topics that I choose and usually, I shamelessly choose things that I love, like my favorite TV shows.  I have the ability to walk into work on a Thursday, and within two hours be planning a full-fledged trip to see the cast of Glee at the mall. (While that one was definitely promotional product related, I will admit that seeing Corey Monteith in person was definitely a "motivating" factor.)

Tweeting has opened up a whole new world to me and it's hard to believe that many of you are reading this because the link was in my 4,000th tweet. A few years ago, I thought Twitter was the most pointless thing in the world. Now I've made so many great friends because of it, and I have the pleasure of tweeting with people in the industry that I never would have met otherwise. Additionally, it's brought great attention to all the blogs with re-tweets. I'll never forget clicking a link from the executive producer of Bones, Hart Hanson only to see that it was one of my blogs.  To know that Twitter has given you all the ability to learn more about this company via my crazy office tweets and to learn more about promotional products makes me so happy it's embarrassing for me. Really, true story.

Considering that Seasons of Love just came on my iPod, I'm going to take that as my cue to wrap this up. I'm not going anywhere for another week, so you'll have to put up with me til then. Even after that, I'll be around. I'm sorry kids, but after 5 years you're not getting rid of me that easily. I'll still pop on Motivators Facebook and for anyone who wants to stay in touch via Twitter, just shoot me a DM and I'll message you my info. So that being said…let the countdown begin! Oh and just know, I love you all like empanadas. Maria Pinto, you especially are a cheesy pocket of goodness.

Ahh popcorn, you are the most dangerous of microwavable products. In addition to being tasty, delicious and the most perfect snack food you also boast the ability to fail in the most epic of ways. 30 seconds too long and you're done for, you're over, you're out of the game. We here at Motivators know this better than most people today thanks to Keri & Theresa's attempt to make some just minutes ago. Here's what happened, according to Keri (who stands by her defense that the microwave is broken)

I put it in for a minute and I was just sitting there. With about 14 seconds to go, it smelled kinda burnt. I turned to Theresa, opened the microwave & it was like fire met air. The smoke just came billowing out. Theresa had a paper towel over her face. I grabbed the Nutra Air and just started spraying. We didn't want to open the door.

As someone who has been the topic of office ridicule due to The Egg Nog Latte Incident of '06, I can totally feel your pain and embarassment Keri. Just be thankful that this incident didn't require use of the Wet/Dry vac. However, as I still have to live with reminders of "It smells like Christmas!" so shall you have to live with reminders of your failings when it comes to the "broken" microwave. After all, when the entire office is telling me to tweet about it, it's kind of epic. It's also ironic that today is the day we're sharing recipes via email. That being said, here are some of my favorite comments from your co-workers about the Great Popcorn Fail of 2010.

There's a popcorn button.

Keri, do you know how to cook?

My eyes teared up.

Why were you guys sitting in the smoke? 

Great, now it smells like lysol covered burnt popcorn.

This is as epic as the Egg Nog Latte incident of 06.

Why would you try to hide the smell in a room with no windows?

I get that you used NutraAir but you do realize that doesn't make new air?

There needs to be a tweet addressing this situation.

Of course, there are plenty of promotional products that all of us could use right about now. Here are just a couple options:

Mini Scented Highlighters

Trust me, nothing smells more delicious of these. Warning: repeatedly sniffing them could make HR think you're huffing. Be careful.

Scented Dog Tags

Less likely to get you in trouble, but just as likely to distract you from the smell of burnt popcorn.

Promotional Candles

Alright, so they're never approved by HR but they certainly are good are getting rid of smells.

Air Fresheners

Hang them from a cubicle clip at your desk and let these bad boys waft their smelly goodness all over.

Promotional Lip Balm

Always deliciously scented, these custom lip balms will take your mind of that horrible burning smell.

The truth of the matter is that burnt popcorn is one of the most awful smells in the world and most of the time, there's not much to do about it aside from putting up an AIM status apologizing for your extremely powerful microwave.

Apparently food seems to be the way to motivate people this morning. Here in our office, we've got an apple strudel in the break room. A tweet from video game giant Sega proclaims that their PR department hooked the company up with free waffles. Sidenote: I was down with that idea until I realized *I'm* our PR department. I'm not buying you all waffles.

However, I'm not writing about food because I like strudel or waffles. Don't get me wrong I love BOTH strudel and waffles, but if I'm blogging over here you know it's got to be promotional product related. It seems that the crack marketing team at Bones came through again. Knowing that the best way to people's hearts is through their stomachs, they showed some love by sending the production department some treats. Check out this awesome basket of Bones custom imprinted cookies.

Personally, I love any excuse to blog about Bones, but I'll only do it here if it's promotion related. So thank you Bones for letting me remind the world that promotional food is an excellent way to make people happy. I'm not going to lie, though. Looking back on it, my Dunkin Donuts Pumpkin coffee would have been a tad tastier if it had been accompanied by a Bones biscotti.

Also, it's worth noting that the Bones softball team is virtually unstoppable. Check out Pej Vahdat (Squintern Arastoo Viziri) rocking a sweet custom jersey and Bones hat on Saturday. They killed the Emmy winning Modern family team 29-16. Promotional team apparel makes all the difference.

(Photos courtesy of @MetaV)

If you're a customer of Chase Bank and you're wondering what's up with your online banking status, you're not alone. Try doing a twitter search for the hashtag #chasefail and you'll see plenty of other customers just like yourself who have taken to social media to voice their concerns about the the bank giant's online failure which caused their website to be down for more than 24 hours. According to the Chicago Tribune, 16.5 million customers were left without the ability to access their accounts online. Automated payments were not affected, but users were left without the ability to check their account balances or pay bills online. The Tribunes article ends with a mention of a man who actually had to go to a bank to check his account status. Likeable Media's Carrie Kerpen offered up a good point.

It's no surprise that customers and Twitter users are reacting as strongly as they are. After all, the team at Chase has been proclaiming their presence in the online banking world louder than anyone else has. Have you seen the Chase commercial featuring the newlyweds whose first line of business in their Honeymoon suite is to deposit checks using the Chase iPhone application? When a company professes that loudly that they're the leaders in virtual banking, it makes a fail like this all the more embarassing.

As if they needed to add insult to injury, the spokespeople are singing a different tune than the employees themselves. Tom Kelly, a spokesperson for Chase said in regards to customers directly affected the online banking failure: "Whatever the issue is, we're happy to talk with them,"

According to Twitter, and customer experience it appears that "talking" is all the company is prepared to do. Pat Kiernan, anchor for NY1 News tweeted about his experience earlier today:

Kiernan later tweeted about more issues with the banking website, and even took it upon himself to take partial responsibility for his overdraft charge.

Is it Kiernan's fault? No. When a company as large as Chase openly professes their leadership in the digital world and then they fail, they're the ones at fault. The customer has done nothing but trust the message that's been presented to them. It would be a completely different story if Chase had presented themselves as "The Leader in 2 Day Service," but that hasn't been the case. They didn't show the happy couple depositing checks and then getting access to the money 4 days leter in the Bahamas. Those ads had one clear message of immediate satisfaction. With advertising like that, you'd expect immediate satisfaction.

Granted, the story isn't through being told yet. It's still early enough for Chase to fix these problems and restore faith among their customers. The first step should definitely be providing customer service to users who were directly affected by the failure. Corporate communication is key in a situation like this. All Chase employees need to be aprised of the situation in order to save the company's reputation. After all, the company spokesperson speaks for the company. He doesn't speak to the customer. If those two individuals arent on the same page, you have a much bigger problem than your website failure. You will have just failed your customers.

Here's hoping that Chase gets it's act together in the coming days. Otherwise, @ChrsLove on Twitter has Chase's next logo re-design.

If you spent your Friday night in front of the TV, there's a good chance you saw that every major network was airing the Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon. As I sat on the phone for an hour trying to get through to one of my favorite celebrities (which sadly didn't happen) I watched and there was one thing I noticed about the event, and of course, since I'm blogging about it here, you know it was promotional product related. Every single celebrity in attendance was wearing a ST2C logo t-shirt. And some wore it better than others. That being said, welcome to the very first edition of the Motivators Fashion Police: Who Wore It Best!

10. Abigail Breslin

Little Miss Sunshine shines in her Stand up to Cancer t-shirt coupled with a pair of jeans and an eye-catching sweater.

9. Sofia Vergara

Does she ever NOT look good? The star of Modern Family proudly sported her Survivor t-shirt, and paired it with jeans and heels for a classic look. It's just a simple fact that promotional t-shirts look better when you're absolutely freaking gorgeous.

8. Brenda Song

Whoever said that promo t-shirts don't go with skirts clearly never saw Brenda Song rock this getup on the red carpet. Adorable.

7. Kelly Osbourne

Paired with a sleek blank mini skirt, a trendy black jacket, and peep toe heels the latest addition to E!'s Fashion Police proves that she's worthy of her post beside Joan Rivers. In fact, this look is so trendy that it can easily be taken out on the town to raise cancer awareness at Hollywood hotspots.

6. Rob Lowe

ST2C did the right thing and offered more than just standard logo t-shirts. In addition to just black & white logo shirts, they offered Survivor shirts, In the Fight Shirts and this In Memory Of shirt which Rob Lowe used to let people know that he was there in memory of his Mom.

5. Christina Applegate

Proudly sporting the Survivor version, Applegate outfits her promotional t-shirt with the best kind of accessory: a baby bump.

4. Cindy Crawford

If there's anyone who knows fashion, it's Cindy Crawford and she proves it by accessorizing her white promo t-shirt with an ecclectic belt and fun zippered jacket.

3. Ali Sweeney

Promotional tank tops are always appreciated during the summer months and Biggest Loser host Alison Sweeney clearly knows how to wear them. A perfect fit + her own personalization=WIN.

2. David Boreanaz

For those of you that know me, it should come as a giant shock that the Bones star took second place. Seriously though, pair a promotional t-shirt with hot man and you've got win written all over that. Note how well it fits. Now wipe up your drool and check out numero uno...

1. Zachary Levi

Jeans, Converse sneakers, promotional t-shirt and a smoldering look that says "I'm here to kick cancers a$$" Is it any wonder why the Chuck star wore it best?

Promotional t-shirts do a heck of a lot to raise awareness and the folks at Stand Up to Cancer know this. To get your own Stand Up to Cancer t-shirts, and if you haven't yet donated head to the official Stand Up to Cancer website.

And, if you're interested in hearing one of your favorite promotional consultants impersonate a celebrity be sure to donate to Team Motivators and then give us a call. I've been working on my Randy Jackson, dawg and I must say, it's aight.

Alright, so here's the deal. Tomorrow night on every network (CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC) the Stand Up to Cancer telethon is taking place. Now, if ever there was a telethon to watch, this is the one to watch. Sure, you could watch any of the Jerry Lewis telethons and just wait patiently until he says something that makes it worth it (like how he'd smack Lindsay Lohan in the face.) But Stand Up to Cancer has something going for it that Jerry Lewis doesn't: a buttload of celebrities.

Seriously, have you all seen the line up? If you haven't, peep this: (yeah, I don't know why I went there either, but whatever)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tatyana Ali, Dave Annable, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, David Boreanaz, Abigail Breslin, Cindy Crawford, Fran Drescher, Elizabeth Edwards, Donald Faison, Sally Field, Derek Fisher, Michael C. Hall, Alyson Hannigan, Tony Hawk, Jon Heder, Marg Helgenberger, Terrence Howard, Ken Jeong, Rashida Jones, Minka Kelly, Laura Linney, Zachary Levi, Ray Liotta, Seth MacFarlane, Mandy Moore, Apolo Anton Ohno, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Jim Parsons, Aubrey Plaza, Dr. Ana Maria Polo, Yarel Ramos, Naya Rivera, Robin Roberts, Seth Rogen, The Simpsons, Eric Stonestreet, Marcia Strassman, Alison Sweeney, Maura Tierney, Gabrielle Union, Sofia Vassilieva, Sofia Vergara, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Reese Witherspoon, Elizabeth Banks, Kathy Bates, Sir Richard Branson, Michael Chiklis, George Clooney, Baron Davis, Emily Deschanel, Bill Hader, Dorothy Hamill, Anne Heche, Cheryl Hines, Randy Jackson, George Karl, Dr. Jon Lapook, Rob Lowe, Jane Lynch, Marlee Matlin, Shareen Mitchell, Olivia Munn, Lisa Niemi, Kelly Osbourne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Passmore, Will Smith, Sam Trammell, Denzel Washington, Aaron Yoo and Renée Zellweger.

This poses a giant problem for me. You see, I've got to support Motivators Breast Cancer Awareness Team and my money clearly has to go to that charity before it goes to other ones. In fact, I'm fairly certain, I'd get shanked if I donated elsewhere first. But Stand Up to Cancer is so tempting. They have Zachary Levi...they have Jane Lynch...they have Ken Jeong...they have (insert dreamy sigh here) David Boreanaz. 

Dangling Zachary Levi & David Boreanaz in front of me for one of the most worthy causes on the planet? Just take my paycheck now, Stand Up to Cancer. I mean, really. Yes, it's just a telethon and there's no gaurantee that I'll speak to any of the celebrities that I want to, but that doesn't mean that I'm not going to try. Alot. We're talking abusing the weekend minutes on my cell phone thing here. And then that makes me nervous, because if the call does get picked up by say, Dr. Oz, I'm still going to donate. So then what do I do? Do I keep trying? I'm envisioning cancer charity related bankruptcy come Saturday morning. That got me to thinking, how could I prevent others from my fate.

Here's my deal. If you guys don't to talk to the celebrities you want to, it's okay. Just donate to Team Motivators and then I (or another fine promotional consultant) will call you and IMPERSONATE a celebrity! Right now your options for fake celebrity imitations are limited but I'm sure once I let everyone know that've agreed to do this, we'll have more options.

• For example, we're all LonG Islanderrrrrs. That means we can easily imitate Fran Descher. Sometimes we don't even try, it just happens.
• Anthony Zuaro, who many of you may know as @MotivatorsTV on Twitter can do Desmond from Lost, so that's something, right?
• And how hard can it be to impersonate Randy Jackson? "Aight, dawg, check it out. Yo, man, I'm really happy you donated to Motivators, baby. It's aight." See, I got that DOWN.
• Seth MacFarlane voices like 9 billion different characters on TV. I'm sure someone here can do at least one of them. And if we can't, we'll just do something and tell you it's a Seth MacFarlane character and you'll believe us, because really who knows the difference anymore?

Just to be clear, I'm not saying don't Stand Up To Cancer tomorrow night because I will participating & I think you all should too. I'm just saying, if you don't get through to talk to your celebrity of choice, just donate to Motivators Team at the American Cancer Society and we'll give you a primo celebrity-esque experience. And if you donate to yours truly, you may get a Silly Band. If that isn't just cause to donate, I don't know what is!

If you're obsessed with silly bandz AND you're looking to provide some great breast cancer awareness promotions, look no further. Motivators HAS Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Silly Bandz. I know you're all gasping with excitement and the truth is that you should be. It's always exciting to know that you've found a source for the items you want. We're all really excited to be able to offer Breast Cancer Silly Bandz since we know what in demand items they are. They're even considered to be limited edition! Need some ideas of how to use Breast Cancer Silly Bandz:

• Gifts for donors
• Sell them for a fundraiser
• Give them to walkers

That being said, what are you waiting for? Go get your Breast Cancer Awareness Silly Bandz now!

Adam,

I think its about time that we, your coworkers step in. Considering that today, your AIM status is a farewell message to the vending machine, I think it's safe to say you have a slight problem with food. I'm not calling you fat because let's face it, you're not. But Adam, dearest, you are freakishly obsessed with food. You are Motivators own foodie. You sniff out breakroom treats before the email is even sent out and often times, you pop in on departmental celebrations in a Where's Waldo kind of way. I must say, I quite loved the time we said goodbye to a co-worker and you IMed me asking about the cake. You weren't asking me where I got it, you were just making sure it did in fact exist. Don't think that the rest of us don't know how much you favor Rhonda because every time she comes in here she brings food. And as I type this, I'm remembering this morning's biggest problem: you couldn't find the whipped butter for the bagels.

As your co-worker, I feel that it is imperative for me to step in. It's not that you need to stop obsessing with food, but you have to start obsessing over better food. I think I wouldn't have so much of a problem with it if you liked good food, but the sheer fact that you actually ate at the Pop Tarts restaurant in NYC and liked it…no. Just no. And let's not forget that two days ago you tried to bribe me to vote for Chef Boyardee and Ramen in the vending machine. Granted, it's not like we can get Gordon Ramsay quality food in there, but Ramen? Adam…please.

So here are a few promotional products that might help you on your quest to better food.

Leeds Twist All Opener Set
Please use the corkscrew to open a fine wine. The can opener must not be used for Chef Boyardee brand products, and likewise the jar opener can open something classy…like olives. Not Tostitos salsa or peanut butter.

Leeds Savory Cheese Set
This set is not meant for Polly-O my friend. It's not meant for Baby Bell. Please Adam, cut some gouda with this set and leave the days of individually wrapped cheeses behind you.

Classic Fondue Set
How about you toast a French baguette and melt some Gruyere? You can even melt some rich dark chocolate and couple it with some fresh fruit. There are other dips besides the French onion.  And don't you dare tell me Ranch. I will smack you, and it will be for your own good.

Vierge Bamboo Kitchen Utensil Set
You see the size of that spoon, Adam? That will not fit in a Cup O' Noodles. Use it to toss a salad with fresh escarole, baby spinach and some sun dried tomatoes. It's a perfectly acceptable alternative to a Pop Tart Fluffernutter.

Laguiole 2 Piece Carving Set
There's something to be set about carving a roast turkey. In fact that "something" is that a fresh carved Turkey tastes far better when it comes from an over and not an Oscar Meyer package.

I'm hoping that you heed my advice because there are far better things in the world than Cheetos and Beefaroni.

P.S.: Overhearing the plan of you faking your engagement just so Maria will make you "dirt" only makes me think you need this now more than ever.

If there's one thing I love it's the ability to find whatever I need on the Internet in little to no time at all. I can tell you who played a character in a TV show in a matter of seconds. I can translate a sentence with the blink of an eye. So can someone please tell me why, in an age when I can hold my cell phone up to the radio and have it tell me what song is playing, searching for content on the world's fastest growing social media site is the most difficult thing in the world?

Case in point: a few weeks ago at the Television Critic's Association, the networks gave out some fabulous swag. Overwhelmed with awesome blog material, I held out on blogging about the custom Glee soda and figured that eventually I would get around to it. Today when I popped on over to Twitter, I realized that I'd made a huge mistake: I hadn't actually marked the tweet as a favorite or retweeted the picture at all. It was like the kiss of death. I sadly changed my blog topic, but it inspired me to realize that there are some SERIOUS things that need to be fixed with the web-based Twitter platform. These things have probably been said left & right, but they haven't been said here.

The Picture That Started This Whole Mess

1. Search a User's Tweets

I know exactly which of my Twitter friends tweeted the awesome picture of the Glee soda, but in that time they've had many a tweet since then. How about a search box on a user's page? The ability to search for a keyword on a user's page would greatly help people who sincerely care about what SPECIFIC individuals are saying about their brand or if they're saying anything at all. Does this work for big brands? Probably not, but there are far more small businesses than there are Coca Cola's & McDonald's in the world.

2. Search By Date

I also know exactly what date the awesome Twitpic surfaced, but there's no way for me to narrow my friend's tweets to that specific date. The Twitter advanced seach feature, which I'm sure most users don't know about, doesn't help either. Let me ask this, why give me the option to choose a date range that's too old?

What if, in 3 weeks Snooki gets arrested again (please God) and I want to see what people were saying about her when her drunken self first got nabbed by Seaside police? Google will help me find the date of that occurence, but then Twitter will say that it was too long ago for them to be able to help me. That's not okay. If Twitter tells me that they're refusing to give me that information cause Snooki is far too annoying for them to pay attention to, that's another story. That would never happen, regardless of how much I would love them if it did. A calendar option would fix this.

A calendar option added to users pages would vastly improve searchability. I don't want to keep hitting the More button until I find what I need. In fact, the More button is like a Twitter black hole that sucks you into a 140 character vortex of despair.

3. Keyword Search Tracking

Please, please, please tell me Twitter why do I have to use a client like Tweet Deck or Hootsuite to have an easy way to track what people are saying about my brand? I don't want to keep searching "Motivators" in that little search box. I want have a little tab on my profile dedicated to keyword tracking. I want to use Twitter.com because I love you, and I'd rather not cheat on you with one of your clients.

4. View Conversation AS Conversations

You know what sucks? That I see this:

If I'm someone else viewing the @MotivatorsStaff profile, I don't know what's so funny. If this is me 2 weeks from now, I probably forgot what was funny. But do I have the ability to view the WHOLE conversation with one click? No, instead I get redirected to individual status messages. The in reply to link is yet another time sucking black hole. I don't have all day and again, I'd really prefer if I didn't have to go to Tweetdeck or Hootsuite to be able to do this.

5. Image Search

This is probably the most difficult to achieve because there are a number of ways that users upload pictures to Twitter. Howver having the ability to search through a user's tweets that include images on Twitter (rather than Twitpic or another photo sharing service) would allow users to easily search for image content.

Those are just my general gripes about Twitter, since I use it everyday to monitor Motivators social media presence. It'd be swell if I could do that one twitter itself without having to use external client software to do so.

I was just sitting here this morning, checking some @ replies and I realized something. I have the best twitter followers ever. I mean really, could I get any luckier? Whether it's my TV tweeps who are kindly showcasing all the swag they receive at events for me to blog about or my promo industry friends who greet me everyday with a happy little howdy & a wish for a promo product filled day, I just really love all of you guys. The Bones fans constantly retweet all my blogs, and the Chuck fans have helped as well. My friends at Leeds, Fast Track, Imagery Group, Raining Rose and Lanco always make me smile. And I just want to say thank you. Thank you all for making me smile with your words of encouragement, your funny comments, and your general awesomeness. Big hugs to you all.

And for those of you that actually know me, I know what your thinking: Cut the crap Sarah, what do you actually want? You guys think you know me SO well...That I have to be up to something. Well, props to you. You're right. I do want something.

I want money for boobs.

Not for me, I don't need them. But The American Cancer Society does need money to support Breast Cancer. And here at Motivators we're such fans of boobs suporting Breast Cancer Awareness that our team will be walking in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at Jones Beach on October 17, 2010. This is our 4th year in a row doing it and once again I'm honored to be Team Captain. That being said, I kind of have to make a good showing in my fundraising efforts. So, this is where you come in my dearest, darling-ist Twitter followers. You can easily support me by donating as little or as much as you want on my personal page. Don't worry! You'll still be supporting Motivators as all my donations will be put towards our ultimate team goal. By donating on my page, you'll have a little bit more of a personal connection to the cause!

I know what you're thinking: what's in it for me. What? You want more than a tax deductible reason to support one of your fellow tweeps who's walking for a great cause? Alright fine. I knew it would come to this. It was going to be my secret weapon, my ace in the hole if you will but I need to warn you, its awesomeness is so overpowering it may take your breath away...

I have in my posession a LIMITED EDITION, RARE, IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND...Breast Cancer Ribbon Silly Band. I won't say how or why I got it, but the fact of the matter is that I have it. And I will give it to the tweep who donates the most money to on my page. So...

How much do you love Silly Bands?

How much do you love Breast Cancer Awareness?

How much do you love...ME?

Keep in mind, you guys can easily support Team Motivators directly, but then you won't be getting in on the Silly Band action. You'll also be dead to me. Okay, I am just kidding about that one, but I may not be giving you any follow friday loving anytime soon. I'm also officially declaring every Tuesday to be #Boobsday on Twitter, so expect to see Breast Cancer Awareness tweets from me telling you all some statistics about this disease that affects women and men all over the world.

Also, to my awesome TV Tweeps: If any of you have crazy awesome swag that you're willing to part with, I'll gladly put that up for auction as well. Just DM Me & I'll send you the deets!

Thanks all! And to Victor, my unofficial rival in fundraising...IT'S ON!