It’s been 7 months, 28 days, 4 hours and 19 seconds since my last blog. (Sounds like a song from the Broadway musical Rent, doesn’t it?) I stopped writing because I thought I had...
Recently, I happened to give a speech out in San Antonio. Two established professionals from the audience reached out to me a few days later asking for advice around a similar challenge. They both...
This past weekend I was in Montreal for the McCall McBain scholarship selection. McCall McBain scholarships are the most prestigious in Canada set up at McGill, the number one ranked university in...
When I was a young man in track and field, many pounds and years ago, I was pretty darn good in many events. At the early round meets, I would win first place in the 100M, the 200M, the 400M, the...
IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY IT WAS OLYMPIC SEASON. Here I am with Olympic fever once again. Although I must admit the time zone is kicking my butt trying to catch those events live. Thank goodness...
My Olympic fever continues. This week the sprinting events caught my attention. While cheering on a couple of Canadians in the 100 m sprints, I was noticing the false starts. In today’s...
A few weeks ago, I was conducting a leadership retreat on health and wellbeing. I was sharing information about affirmations. My typical parameters associated with constructing them are:...
Simple affirmative phrases can change the negative thoughts that undermine your confidence. I have about 10 affirmations that I’ve developed over the years. I keep them on a written list...
The other day I was having a discussion with my team about the correlation between self-confidence and income. My partner, Sunny, (former Marketing VP), is sharing her thoughts here:
Your...
When I was a kid, I loved reading the Winnie-the-Pooh series by A. A Milne. The adventures happening in the Hundred Acre Woods were always enough to hold me and make time fly. And while most...