Jan
16
On Saturday night, I took to the online airwaves to present two workshops on “Getting Out Of Your Own Way” for the UBC Student Leadership Conference with the best co-presenter I could have asked for, Krystal Gabriel. She was live and alive in Vancouver, while I was connecting in from Copenhagen via Skype. I loved …
Nov
21
If the, now finished(!!), banking saga taught me one thing, it is the power of staying connected. Staying connected to my faith, to the principles I live by, and also to the rad people in my life that make challenging times enjoyable. Besides the e-mail and Facebook updates, we’ve found some fun ways to stay …
Jul
25
Some of you may have noticed a few changes with my site. An updated look-and-feel and sleeker navigation was just what the doctor ordered. Now that the details are all ironed out, I want to give the artist behind all of this magic a shout out. Michael Strumberger (website, twitter) is a true craftsman. Rather …
Dec
13
Ever wonder the difference between baby boomers, generation x, and millennials? Wonder no more! Box1824, a Brazilian research company specializing in behavioral sciences and consumer trends, has created the best video to date in describing the current generations in the workforce and how they relate to each other. Not only is their content great, but …
Nov
22
When your community agrees with what you put out there, they create a shield against the naysayers. They rally the troops to support you. They rebut negative online comments. They stand beside you and for you. When your community disagrees with what you put out there, you get a backlash from your biggest fans. They …
Sep
08
This past week was GOAL WEEK online on the lululemon athletica blog. Besides having an awesome goal setting tool online, they also wrote posts with tips on how to set goals and posted videos on the importance of having goals. I was so stoked to participate in this. I wrote a post about loving your …
Aug
09
If you are looking to get into writing, acting, singing, or producing – you should probably watch this video. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is bringing a collaborative production company to the masses and calling it hitRECord. If this is how new movies, television programs, songs, and art will be made in the future … I can’t frickin …
Jul
15
Justin Timberlake, social media, and the movie industry collide in a film about the early stages of Facebook!?! Are you kidding me! This is just grand! I have no words that can explain how excited I am for this… Pick of the post: K’naan – Take a Minute (official music video)
Jun
15
Yesterday was Worldwide-Meet-The-Tribe-Of-Linchpins Day according to Seth Godin. Seth fans gathered together at over 790 meetups around the world and talked about his books/blog, shipping ideas, and many other topics of interest. Chris Coldeway, another UBC Sauder alum and creator of redrovr, organized the Vancouver Meetup. My sis got up there and shared a bit …
May
21
I sometimes feel like being in front of a computer/digitally connected all week feels like this… Television is a drug. from Beth Fulton on Vimeo. So I’m shutting ‘er down! And with this spectacular sunshine peaking through the clouds, it’s a perfect time to completely unplug and spend the long weekend OFFLINE! I can hear …