Trial and error wasn’t as scary back then. We could make mistakes and not care. We focused on doing, more than just talking about what to do. We had more support, and lower stakes. We weren’t afraid to fail. This may explain why Kindergarten-ers are more successful in team exercises than those enrolled in Business …
Monthly Archive: April 2010
Apr
26
Thankful for 50 Things
For Christmas in 2006, my sister gave me a great travel journal that I wrote in (almost) every time I left British Columbia. In the past 3 years, it has hit the streets of New York (twice), hiked mountains around South America, gallivanted through Europe, road-tripped to Colorado, biked around Hawaii, survived in Hong Kong, …
Apr
25
What if you were alone?
What if you had no followers on Twitter or friends on Facebook? What if no one read your blog? What if no one subscribed to your mailing list? What if no one listened to your music, used your service, came to your event, or bought what you were selling? Would you still be doing what …
Apr
25
Artists to Watch in Vancouver’s Music Scene
If you haven’t noticed already by my “pick of the post” footnote in each post, I love finding new music. Correction: I love finding music that makes me move or moves me. After attending an intimate show hosted by the incredibly talented duo, Mandalas, I was reminded that there are some pretty rad artists that …
Apr
22
Playing on your strengths
“I’ve worked on my weaknesses for 40 years to little avail. Still “needs improvement” as they say. Why? Easy. We hate doing things we’re not good at, so we avoid them. … But my strengths – ah, I love my strengths. I’ll work on them til the purple cows come home. When we love what …
Apr
18
What attracts people to you
… are also the biggest threats to others. Courage. Grace. Wisdom. Power. Talent. Resilience. Positivity. Love. All these things, and more, draw people towards us and, at the same time, push people away. Resilient people piss off those who would rather give up. Talented people are envied by those longing for some. And it can’t …
Apr
18
Drinking Iced Tea in Japan?
If this is what happens when a white male goes to Japan and drinks iced tea, I clearly spent a week in the wrong country drinking the wrong liquid! Pick of the post: Kate Nash – Navy Taxi
Apr
14
Two options, one choice.
Two options were presented to me recently requiring me to make an incredibly difficult easy choice. The options were: 1) Perform in Theatre Under the Stars‘ production of Singing in the Rain this summer – or – 2) Attend my friend Melinda’s wedding back in Muskoka, Ontario. It was confirmed for me that I couldn’t …
Apr
13
Beating the odds
The plan for the day was to catch a ferry to one side of Lamma Island, hike across the island, and then catch the ferry home that left from the other side. A beautiful hike with amazing views later, we arrived at our destination just in time to watch our ferry pull away from the …
Apr
08
Dear Long Distance Relationship,
I really don’t like you very much. Nope. Not one bit. So, in loving retaliation, I’m flying to Hong Kong. I’m leaving today to make your distance a whole lot shorter. SUCKA! – Matt PS. Can we still hang out when I come back to Van next week? Pick of the post: The Bird and …