Earlier this week, I was in a colleague’s office and saw her whiteboard with an interesting diagram on it. The longer I looked at the image, the more I realized I had no idea what it was trying to communicate. It was a combination of lines and boxes mixed in with dates and activity titles. [...]
TOMS Shoes has a great business model. For every pair of shoes they sell, they give a pair of shoes to a child in need. One for One. Awesome? Awesome! I recently found another great company that follows a similar philosophy. FIGS – threads for threads – gives a school uniform to a child for [...]
I love reading great blogs. It kick starts my morning, provides reading material at lunch, and is a great way to end off the day. However, reading the 123 blogs that I subscribe to could be quite time intensive. But it’s not. I use Google Reader (a type of RSS Reader) to help me skim [...]
My black suit hates me. While I’ve worn each piece separately, I don’t think the full suit has seen the light of day (or the tunes at night) for some time. This may be because my love for its step-cousin (the vest) has a firm grip on me or because I just feel boring in [...]
When energy is able to flow without resistance, we feel more fully alive. When challenges, confusion, and wrong information block our energy, we tend to feel restricted or frustrated. That breath of fresh air that comes after overcoming a challenge in life is that awesome feeling of letting the energy flow again! I strive to [...]
Well, not me personally. But my family name is! One of my Dad’s long-time friends Andrea, an Art Director for Invasion Productions in Toronto, is currently working on a Steven Spielberg pilot. Scrambling to find a product name for some background food stuff, she finally landed on the brand: Corker Farm. She sent us the [...]
During these cooler months, my iPod and I begin to dislike each other. Mainly because I hate having to take off my gloves in order to turn up my music or shuffle through songs. Well, Etre Touchy just solved my problem! Introducing the best, yet remarkably simple, way to keep your hands warm and your [...]
I am always intrigued about how your physical surroundings affects your productivity and ability to think/learn. When I saw this video I had to laugh though! I can’t imagine how anyone could concentrate if this was their office or home furniture. I’d just laugh and point, which probably wouldn’t help the furniture’s ego very much… [...]
It’s no surprise that I am a big advocate of smiling. It’s probably the most attractive and socially beneficial face anyone could make. If you’re looking for some help with getting into the habit of smiling more, may I suggest you watch this video: happiness hat from Lauren McCarthy on Vimeo. Designer Lauren McCarthy says [...]
According to the Work Environments Research Group (GRET) at the Universite du Montreal, comfort-inducing workspaces provide: Physical comfort – “safe space” – proper lighting, air ventilation/circulation, and temperature (all up to health standards of course) Functional comfort – “workable space” – privacy, space to work, reduced noise levels, technology Psychological comfort – “my space” – [...]
