May
27
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. …
Apr
26
For Christmas in 2006, my sister gave me a great travel journal that I wrote in (almost) every time I left British Columbia. In the past 3 years, it has hit the streets of New York (twice), hiked mountains around South America, gallivanted through Europe, road-tripped to Colorado, biked around Hawaii, survived in Hong Kong, …
Apr
22
“I’ve worked on my weaknesses for 40 years to little avail. Still “needs improvement” as they say. Why? Easy. We hate doing things we’re not good at, so we avoid them. … But my strengths – ah, I love my strengths. I’ll work on them til the purple cows come home. When we love what …
Dec
15
As Seth Godin writes: “Now, more than ever, we need to shake things up.” In preparation for the new year(s), and his new book launch no doubt, Seth brought together more than seventy great thinkers to create an e-book called “What Matters Now.” In classic Godin fashion, he uses short ‘chapters’ to jam-pack quality into …
Nov
30
As I looked for my next read, I decided to skip the classic business books I’m usually found enjoying and go for a little fiction. My mom gave me a book last year for my birthday titled “The Shack” by William P Young and I haven’t been able to put it down. The story wrestles …
Jul
31
My previous boss, rockstar colleague, and many others have given me lists upon lists of books that I “need to read.” While their lists are unique, there seems to be some common books that keep appearing. Here is my list of those books that are making their way to the top: Disclaimer: This is my …
Jul
30
Ed Blunderfield made my day. We had just set out on our ride over to West Vancouver when he informed me that we had to stop by his pad on the way back to pick up something he got for me. Birthday present? Too early. Milestone I forgot? Nope. Ed just being awesome? Check. Ed …
Jul
30
Q: What’s the source of your optimism? A: A lot has to do with the young generation. … They have a sense of responsibility and service and a lack of cynicism that is remarkable and wonderful. It’s an ethos, and it’s collective. That’s what’s really powerful. it’s connected technologically. It’s not grandiose, but there is …
Jun
21
A couple weeks ago, I was invited to attend a 30/30 lunch event put on by Tracey McVicar to support Room to Read at the Earls in Yaletown. What’s a 30/30 event? 30 people in attendance below the age of 30, 30 above. A great format (and location) for this lunch if I do say …
Apr
06
After re-reading some of Stephen Covey’s book for this blog post, I was reminded that we have the option in life to say “No Deal.” Like when the product or event is too expensive, when the interviewee doesn’t fit with the company culture, or when you are determining whether the person who just asked you …