Monthly Archive: January 2012

Jan
16

Lessons from Presenting via Skype for the UBC SLC

Krystal Gabriel & Matt Corker - SLC

On Saturday night, I took to the online airwaves to present two workshops on “Getting Out Of Your Own Way” for the UBC Student Leadership Conference with the best co-presenter I could have asked for, Krystal Gabriel. She was live and alive in Vancouver, while I was connecting in from Copenhagen via Skype. I loved …

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Jan
14

How Do I Develop Myself?

Develop: de-vel-op, verb. to bring into being or activity; generate; evolve to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state to make active or promote the growth of to increase value or change the use of The verb develop has the Latin prefix “de” meaning “away” or “off,” …

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Jan
12

What If I Was Wrong?

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Consider for a minute that the world, and humanity, had a right way of operating. I ask you to consider this because we currently don’t live in that world. Laws, social interactions, gods, diets, languages used, business models, mindsets, educational systems, and moral and ethical practices (to name a few) all differ around the world …

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Jan
10

How Do You Remain So Positive?

“Last weekend a young man asked me how I remain so positive. “It seems all the negativity in the world doesn’t affect you,” he said. I had no more than a minute with the young man so I offered this: It’s all about where you choose to put your attention, and I choose to be …

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Jan
09

#38: Holla From My Malas!

Wrist malas - tiny devotions

What’s a holiday without a little 100 before 100 list crushing!?! For Christmas, the lovely Danielle LaPorte bought me two handmade wrist malas (or prayer beads) from Tiny Devotions and, by doing so, helped me cross off #38 – Rock out with some handmade mala beads! The black cord mala has beads of carnelian. Tiny …

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Jan
07

The 2012 American Election – Vote Canada

People who have been through a goal setting workshop or session with me know that I focus on really thinking with a mindset that “anything is possible” before starting to write down my 10 year vision. It helps me remove current restraints and really dream big. One of my favourite examples to explain this is …

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Jan
06

Commitments (& feeling) for 2012

Matt Corker - Golden Ears Camping

I make commitments at the beginning of each new year. What I wrote for my commitments for 2011 still rings true for why I do it today. Resolutions die. Goals get accomplished and edited. But what we are committed to endures. After updating my goals at the beginning of the month – to start the …

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Jan
03

The Highlights of 2011

Warren Springer, Matt Corker & KJ - UBC SLC

Every year I love writing this post. It allows me to take the time to reflect on where I came from, who played a large part in my life over the last year, and remember the rad adventures that made me smile from ear to ear. It’s like a yearbook of awesome. I especially love …

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