Four years ago, Jen Gill, the President of the Place Vanier Residents’ Association at the time, asked me to help her create a new event at UBC. She wanted something different, something people would talk about, and something people would be proud to participate in.
Enter the Mr. Vanier contest.
Ten gents competing for the coveted Mr. [...]
Every year, over 30 alumni from the Sauder School of Business help coach the UBC delegation for the JDC West Business Competition. We spend about 4 months running the teams through cases, presentation techniques, training practices, and team building exercises. I can proudly say that coaching the Social Team is one of the best parts [...]
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 keep [...]
My Dad (a pretty accomplished sales guy before he retired) would always attend the introductory sales training sessions hosted by his company. He would get puzzled looks and strange remarks throughout the sessions as new hires (and the workshop facilitators) never really understood why one of the top performers in the company would want to [...]
This post is an annual tradition it seems. The highlights of 2008 were great, but the highlights of 2009 sure do shine! <insert groans of how corny that was here>
Why was this a great year? Let me share with you some of the incredible memories I have of the year gone by:
January
Presenting an award-winning presentation [...]
Upon graduating, I had accumulated a total of $36,898 in student debt through the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). Now, 19 months later, I have paid off my entire student loan and am enthusiastically typing this blog post DEBT FREE! After announcing my excitement on Facebook and Twitter, the response of congratulations from friends and [...]
While studying at the Copenhagen Business School, a classmate of mine asked the prof “What do I need to know in order to prepare me to be successful in international business?”
His response: “Geography”
His rationale:
International business is influenced primarily by international laws and politics.
International laws are influenced by domestic laws and governing systems.
These laws are influenced [...]
Last weekend, was a great example of tackling tough questions. I sat on the All Male Panel with some great gents for YWiB’s Beyond Pink conference and was asked to shed some light (from a younger perspective) on women in the working world. My favourite questions had to be:
What does feminism mean to you?
Do you [...]
For the 6th year in a row, I headed to War Memorial Gym at UBC yesterday for the Remembrance Day ceremony. It was encouraging to see the 350+ people there, as I remember my first two ceremonies had probably between 100-125. It’s nice to know that our generation still cares about those who came before [...]
This morning Justin Yang shared with me Wordnik’s Word of the Day which just so happens to be CORKER! I wish I made this stuff up…
To get the full definition I turned to Dictionary.com’s definition, which defines “corker” as:
- noun
1. a person or thing that corks.
2. Informal. something that closes a discussion or settles a [...]
