Take a moment to imagine you are in the audience at a small, intimate theatre, watching a magic show. The magician hands a deck of cards to a random member of the audience, asks her to check that it’s an …
Historically people who have obtained tremendous success have been single-minded in their focus and determination to make their dreams come to fruition. The story of the Honda motorbike and Mister Soichiro Honda is about following through on a dream. Soichiro …
We live in a world of “shoulds”. And why? A “should” is something you can never do anything about now. A “should” refers to a time in the past, which we can no longer be at. For example… “You should …
One of my new year’s resolutions was to read books I have on my shelf that somehow remain unread. It’s part of my de-cluttering and simplifying of my life. I have just finished Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young …
Florence May Chadwick was born November 9, 1918 and died March 15, 1995. She was an American swimmer who was the first woman ever to cross the English Channel both ways. On August 8, 1950, she crossed the English Channel …
My basic principle is that you don’t make decisions because they are cheap; you make them because they’re right. – Theodore Hesburgh It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are. – Roy Disney Any fool …
A number of years ago there was a Nike commercial on television with Michael Jordan. As he walked through a dimly-lit corridor, Jordan’s voice comes on: I’ve missed over nine thousand shots in my career. I’ve lost almost three hundred …
For those of you who haven’t seen the video of Susan Boyle singing “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables, it’s worth taking a look. Similar to the story of Paul Potts a little while ago, here is an unknown …
It’s amazing what happens when you set yourself a goal and commit to it. About 10 weeks ago I committed to running the Calgary half-marathon on May 31st. It’s been 10 years since I last ran further than a couple …
Larry Iwan was a gentleman I worked with for almost three years. I haven’t actually seen him since my last day at that company just over a year ago. He retired last Friday apparently in good health and died on …
|
|
|
|
|
Earlier this week I had a meeting with an entrepreneur. He's run a number of businesses and now he's developing a community...
January 28, 2016 read more