It’s easy to celebrate together when you’re nearby. When you are close, you can share high-fives, hugs, and tasty treats. It gets more difficult to celebrate together when you are timezones apart. With friends, family, and a wonderful partner now spread across the globe, I’m experiencing both the hardships and ease of sharing the celebrations [...]
Since August of last year I have been following a great blog called Five Rules For Life. Essentially, readers submit to the author what their five guidelines to leading a “happy, successful, and fulfilling life” are.
In December, I decided to commit to determing what my five rules would be … and I just finished now!
Over [...]
Mark today down ladies and gents, cause today we finally got to take it off!
Today we took off our “coming soon” landing page and unveiled the company that I am so proud to be a part of.
Today we start putting the serendipity back into real-life dating – yes, offline!
Thank you to everyone who helped keep [...]
“It is in the family that we first develop a sense of our identity, our values, our aspirations and our expectations for life. It is in our families that we have the least examined and most determining experiences. Because our family life was so powerful in influencing our views of leadership and because we often [...]
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 every [...]
The first snow fall this year was yesterday.
The first snow fall last year was our day.
Now, a year later, I am happy to still be sharing my life with an incredible partner who continues to push me to be the best Matt Corker I can be. He holds me accountable when my actions don’t scream [...]
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 with [...]
This past weekend I got to reflect on what I was truly thankful for in my life. With good friends and family around me, it was hard not to think of the obvious things I am grateful for.
Health. Employment. God. Community. Home. Food. I know there are many people that don’t have any of [...]
A week ago, while I folded my laundry, I watched the Dalai Lama take the stage at the UBC Chan Centre alongside other notable Nobel Laureates as one of the events taking place during the Vancouver Peace Summit. (Hat tip to CTV.ca for streaming it online.)
One of his comments really resonated with me:
Real change [...]
Superforester Carla pointed me to this amazing gentleman, Joey, who writes love notes to his girlfriend, Maria, on cardboard. No fancy designs. No Hallmark words that you don’t have the guts to say yourself. Just pure, authentic love.
There is truly nothing better than authentic romance.
Pulls on the heartstrings for sure, eh?
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