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Category: Inspiration

  • What’s so wrong with a cult?

    I was having a conversation with a friend the other day. We were talking about an event we were both attending for our daughters, at their college the following week. The school is well-known in Canada for how well it instills a deep sense of community and engagement with their students. It has a reputation…

  • Be like Mike

    In the early 90s, Gatorade ran a TV ad with Michael Jordan that had the tag line “Be Like Mike.” But today I want to tell you about a different Mike. Mike is a retiree and recently visited a non-profit organization that helps youth struggling with addiction. On his visit to the organization’s rehab facility,…

  • Multiplier Effects

    Oversized outcomes. Multiplier effects. Those experiences where the outcome is worth more than what what you put in. I love those times. It could be an amazing dinner out. A social event you were reluctant to attend. An unknown band performing in a small club. Maybe it’s just any kind of a ‘win.’ I feel…

  • Morning

    I love the morning. Solitude. I’m usually up first. Peacefulness. It’s quiet. Sounds. Birds. Breeze. Water. I love the morning start. The sound of a leaf blower in the distance. The whir of light traffic. Delivery trucks backing up. Workers unloading supplies or groceries. Shopkeepers hosing down the sidewalk, pruning the flowers, adjusting the displays.…

  • Don’t underestimate anybody.

    In life, you constantly feel like you’re competing with someone… for that next job, next sale, next goal, or last piece of pizza. Our whole life, we’ve been advised not to underestimate anyone. Assume they’re working as hard or harder than you. Assume they’re as smart or smarter than you. Assume they’re learning, developing, evolving…

  • Do the thing.

    This Peanuts meme is one of my favourites. Maybe a bit dark but Snoopy has great perspective. In life, we never know what’s going to happen. Take advantage of every day and do the thing you always dream about. Whatever it is. Make it happen. Have a great weekend!