If someone gives me a t-shirt, I treat it like a gift. It’s a gift because they wouldn’t have given me that t-shirt if they didn’t care. To acknowledge this gift, I receive it. Instead of immediately rejecting what was offered, I take it in my hands and examine it. I notice the colour, the …
Monthly Archive: February 2011
Feb
24
Higher Touch Workplaces = More Productive
High-fives, hugs, and handshakes – oh my! According to this Canadian Business magazine article, previous warnings about being “too close” (in a physical sense) to your colleagues may actually be misguiding. Instead of restricting employees from touching each other, they argue that: “[Touch] really is an important way in which we communicate warmth, trust and …
Feb
21
Keeping My Goals Relevant – One Laugh Attack At A Time
I know a weekend adventure will be great when, after only 10 minutes in the car together, my sides are already killing me from laughing so hard. Insert the beginning of my weekend on Bowen Island with the always hilarious Haas and Zoe. Card games, yoga, lake-side hikes, delicious food, and – the reason for …
Feb
17
Define the Impossible
Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. …
Feb
14
Everything is Perfectly Aligned
Our actions are perfectly aligned with our outlook on life. When I think that “today is going to be great,” I smile more. I give out more high-fives. I wear something snappy. I remind my friends how awesome they are. And, just like that, the day becomes great. When I think “having goals creates an …
Feb
10
You Are A Movement
You are a movement. A social revolution. A division of a larger composition. A coordinated focus. A call to action. While one movement is impressive, multiple movements working in harmony create an impact. The world needs you and I to move – and help others fine-tune their ability to do so as well. We weren’t …
Feb
07
Copenhagen is calling!
3 weeks ago I got a phone call from the Copenhagen Business School at 3 am. It was to offer me admissions into their MBA program starting this September. Long story short, I ecstatically accepted! Which means, in a mere 7 months, I’ll be starting my MBA in the world’s happiest country where organizations have …
Feb
06
Educating Girls Can Change the World
The Girl Effect releases another compelling video to show us how the world changes when we educate a girl. Take a look-see: Pick of the Post: Linkin Park – The Catalyst (Lift me up; Let me go)
Feb
03
The Cost of Achieving Your Goals
When I chase my goals, I create systems that assist me in achieving them. New habits, commitments, plans, etc. I also stop doing the things that don’t help me in achieving them. The habits, commitments, and plans that don’t serve me anymore. (Sorry DQ blizzards. Not til after marathon training is done.) A few weeks …
