“If you decide to open your mouth, then you better have something to say.” – Lisa Nichols One of the best talks I’ve ever attended was led by Lisa Nichols at AwesomenessFest 2012. It was perfectly timed. I was fresh out of my MBA, getting grounded in Vancouver, with a speaking schedule and new client …
Category Archive: Communication
Apr
02
How To: Write Your Transformational Moments
I met up with Kelly to jam over gluten-free goodies last week and one of her questions to me was “how do you know when a moment is a transformational moment?” (As many of you know, I’ve been sharing my transformational moments with you over the last couple months – the moments that shifted me …
Mar
21
Our Efficiency Will Change The World
Take care of yourself, and when you find peace, when your mental environment is balanced, then be the expert who can go out to balance the planet, fearlessly, caringly, and effectively. And, in the meantime, do the best you can, just like the rest of us, even us corporate people. How can an internally imbalanced, …
Mar
04
Holding Me to My Own Standard
My friend offered me “adult substances” the other night while we were on the dance floor. I smiled and said no. He knew I didn’t play that way, but asked anyway. In that moment, he held me to his standards, not mine. And this is where life gets a little sticky. He isn’t wrong for …
Feb
20
Shane Koyczan – To This Day
A special thanks to all of the teachers, students and parents who took the time to ask if I had anything to say about bullying. You reminded me that we gather strength through sharing and that our experiences can help others navigate the rough seas around us long enough to find land. My deepest apologies …
Feb
07
“Don’t Let Quitting Be Your Habit”
said Gloria as we Kundalini-ed around the studio last night. “Breathe as if your breath will make you stronger. It will.” She dropped truthbombs all over the place as her heart-openers ripped me open. —- “Know that you speak to thousands when you speak to one.” said Susanne as she told me I was now …
Jan
15
Transformational Moments
As a constant goal-setter and possibility junkie, I think its important to celebrate the transient nature of life: the fact that things are as they are … until they are not. A guy in a relationship is a guy in a relationship until his girlfriend dumps him. A one-way street is a one-way street until …
Jan
01
The Top 10 Posts of 2012
Who knew when I started this little site 5 years ago that it would grow into what it is today. Almost 600 posts later with over 41,000 annual visitors from over 121 countries – WOW – you totally amaze me. Thank you. This site is my artistic playground. And so I share this list of …
Dec
10
How To: Connect In The Digital Age
Consider the type of relationship you want. Regardless of where you met – be it at a professional conference or a Friday night party – consider the type of relationship you want to have with that person and choose your media platform from that. If you want to be friends, try Facebook. If you want …
Nov
02
Multiple Intelligences Pyramid: Start with SQ to Transform
The Multiple Intelligences Pyramid is the love-child of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and the energy management pyramid. It creates competences in meeting both the needs and the energetic requirements of people in multiple dimensions. While each of the intelligences support and enhance each other, the pyramid shape incorrectly illustrates a given order. Unlike Mawlow’s pyramid, …
