When things get challenging, it’s easy for me to give up. Heated conversations can be walked away from instead of being dealt with. I can come out of a difficult backbend instead of breathing through it. I can also end wavering relationships, or write off annoying people, before I actually work on our partnership. These …
Category Archive: Leading Others
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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
12
Moment #7: Getting Clear On What Held Me Back
Age: 24 I had just joined lululemon and I was on development overdrive. The Leadership Development team that I was joining was completely transitioning, with the three existing members being replaced by me and two others that would be hired later that quarter. Needless to say, there was lots to learn, experience, shadow, and execute …
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
28
High School Basketball Game Gets Surprise Ending
The life lessons I learn while I’m sweating seem to have a profound impact on the life I lead when I’m not. I’ve been blessed with some strong coaches through my schooling who told me things like: “Don’t get mad, just get better.” “Who are you being for the team?” “Pull together if you want …
Feb
25
The Impact of an Unconventional Solution
For the love of all humanity, watch this. Hat tip again to TEDxVancouver for hosting Mark Brand and other great minds this past year. Pick of the Post: The Script – Hall Of Fame
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 …
Jan
26
A Pep Talk From Kid President
What if Michael Jordan had quit? Well, he did quit. No. He retired. Yah, that’s it. He retired. But before that, in high school, what if he quit when he didn’t make the team? He would have never made Space Jam. … and I love Space Jam. What will be your Space Jam? What will …
Jan
22
Moment #1: A Big Ask For Help
Age: 9 I awoke to an empty cottage on a summer Saturday morning. I had just arrived back from two weeks away at Fair Glen Youth Camp. This Christian camp and surrounding grounds were where my sister and I spent many a summer growing up. Our cottage was directly across the water from it and …
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 …