Posts under ‘Life Learning’

I think continually of those who were truly great.
Who, from the womb, remembered the soul’s history.
- “The Truly Great” by Stephen Spenders (as read by David Whyte)
Two colleagues pass each other in the corporate hallways and one exclaims, “Good morning! How is your soul doing today?” If the other had a moment to think, he’d [...]

Let me start by saying I don’t hate businesses. I teach small business, I work with them, and I am one myself. It just drives me nuts when business becomes the proverbial hammer for all of our worldly problems.
Business is just one sector of a wide range of human activities that serves society. [...]

One of the most common challenges raised by business owners and other people pursuing a venture is the “I can’t focus or do things consistently” challenge. This is another variation on the classic problem of not being able to get to the gym often enough.
The common solution? Discipline. This word is often linked with the [...]

After eleven years of study and training, my wife finally received her first degree blackbelt in karate called a shodan in Renbukai karate. It was a proud achievement, but in the oriental tradition, the shodan merely indicates that she is now ready to be a serious student of the art.
In this respect, I notice a [...]

If you missed Tod Maffin’s entertaining presentation or happened to be multi-tasking while you were there, here are three gems from the presentation that I think will make a tangible difference to your business.
1. Traditional versus Participatory Marketing
Tod used the analogy that traditional marketing is like being the lead bird in a flock. You send [...]

Last week I held a very basic self-defense workshop for the City of Calgary Waterworks division. Now some of you might be wondering why a leadership coach / consultant would teach a self-defense course. First of all, it’s fun, but second of all as the Olympics show us, intense physical challenges teach us something deeply [...]

Take a look at your calendar right now.
What have you been doing for the last month? Is it the life you imagined yourself living? Are you doing what is needed to making progress? Do you know what progress looks like? Anything surprising?
Financial planners often suggest that the first step to money management is to become [...]

Every venture that could go wrong is in reality a hypothesis. Each time I carefully mix cream, sugar, and egg for a creme caramel and put it into the oven, I am running an experiment.
This is a radical shift in perspective.
I use to get frustrated when the final product did not turn out the way [...]

Exiting the wedding bubble (also known as the period between entertaining family prior to the wedding and the honeymoon afterward) requires accepting the harsh reality that life has not been put on pause for you.
But being in the bubble was also a great opportunity to be present with your partner, to reflect on the experience [...]

During a sunny weekend camping trip near Radium, my wife discovered that she had lost her asthma inhaler and thus had to take it easy on any physically strenuous activities. She continued on her trip untroubled by the implications.
I, on the other hand, was alarmed by the possibility that she could have an attack and [...]