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How to Provide a New Spin to an Old Tale

October 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment

After watching the season 2 premiere of The Walking Dead, I did a search on Wikipedia for the genre called post-apocalyptic. While digging around, I clicked on the sub-genre called zombie apocalyptic (because the end-of-the-world could happen because of weather, aliens, a virus, etc. as well). It was towards the bottom of the page under references, I noticed a link to a report authored by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) called Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse. I found that rather odd … [Read more...]

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How Cog Marketing Stifles Innovation

September 29, 2011 by 2 Comments

Yesterday, I had a wonderful conversation with Maria Gamb, author of Healing the Corporate World. I shared my unhappiness about my business structure. While I'm well versed in the matters of marketing (especially internet marketing), I feel as if I'm going through a reset that's lasting a good year or more and I'm getting impatient with all this waiting. God places certain people in my life at certain times and my conversation with Maria was no accident. She listened to me and after I … [Read more...]

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What Jack Layton Taught Me About Influence

August 22, 2011 by 5 Comments

I was saddened to hear that Jack Layton died following a year long battle against cancer. He just turned 61 a few weeks before his death. I first became aware of Jack Layton in 1998 when I moved to Toronto. I moved to the Broadview & Danforth area in what is known as Greektown. Because I respect what my ancestors sacrificed to allow me the freedom to cast a ballot, I'm extremely interested in politics and took an interest in learning more about the politicians that represent me. The … [Read more...]

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Why Political Correctness Stifles Growth

May 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment

An National Hockey League agent, Todd Reynolds, recently tweeted the following from the @uptownhockey twitter account: When Todd started to see the negative reaction to his tweet, he followed up with the one below just a few minutes later: While I'm sure social media experts will pick apart the error of tweeting such an inflammatory comment from a business account, I'm saddened by the hateful response Todd received. People attacked hate with hate - even when it was under the guise of … [Read more...]

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To Celebrate an Evil Person’s Death Makes Us Equally Evil

May 4, 2011 by 6 Comments

Death is what happens to all of us. When we die, our body returns to dust and our breath is no more. Our soul goes back to God, no matter if we lived a good or evil life. To celebrate the death of a wicked man is, in itself, an oddity. He wasn't born wicked because God doesn't make wicked things. Despite how one was raised, we make a choice to live a good life or one filled with evil. I find it uncomfortable that some celebrate the violent death of someone deemed to be evil. One online … [Read more...]

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Why Selfishness Will Hand the Conservative Party a Majority Government

April 22, 2011 by 10 Comments

When you lead with ego, you lose out. When selfishness guides your intentions, you sacrifice connections. You become irrelevant. On May 2, 2011, Canadians will vote federally for the fourth time in seven years. Elections have been held in Canada in 2004, 2006, 2008 and now, 2011. Unlike in the United States where a President is elected once every 4-years, in Canada, the rules aren't as cut and dry. Since 2006, the Conservatives led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper have held a minority … [Read more...]

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What Happens When I Stop Reading

April 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment

When I stop reading, I stop blogging. I stop thinking. I stop coming up with innovative ideas. Since Christmas 2010, I started reading again. I watch 2-hours of television a day - and even that I feel is too much. Outside of that, I read. And since I'm very particular about which events I attend, books fill the gap. I go through 4-5 books per month and when I do, I feel smarter. But over the past 6-weeks, I've focused my attention on filling a program (which sold out 30-days before the … [Read more...]

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Plugging the Energy Leaks in Your Business

March 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment

In her book, Jesus, CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership, Laurie Beth Jones says that Jesus guarded his energy because He had a bigger mission. He prevented energy leaks from happening in His life so that he wasn't distracted from what he was placed on this earth to do. … [Read more...]

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What is a leader?

March 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Deepak Chopra, in his book The Soul of Leadership, defines a great leader, not as someone who seeks power, but: "[one] who can respond to their own needs and the needs of others from the higher levels of spirit with vision, creativity and a sense of unity with the people they lead." … [Read more...]

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Deliver Results Before You Deliver a Message

March 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment

In his book Everyone Communicates, Few Connect, John C. Maxwell shares that connectors live what they communicate. They do so by... Connecting with themselves Righting their wrongs Being accountable Leading the way they live Telling the truth Being vulnerable Following the Golden Rule Delivering results The one I want to focus on is delivering results. John states that he's amazed by the number of speakers, consultants and life coaches in the market who have very little credibility … [Read more...]

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