This video reminds me of the influence we can have when we choose to act consistently in a way that serves the world. Others get pissed off. They want to bring us down with them. Their playing small wants to keep us from playing big. School Portrait (2011) from Michael Berliner on Vimeo. It’s easy …
Category Archive: Videos
Jan
16
Lessons from Presenting via Skype for the UBC SLC
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 …
Jan
07
The 2012 American Election – Vote Canada
People who have been through a goal setting workshop or session with me know that I focus on really thinking with a mindset that “anything is possible” before starting to write down my 10 year vision. It helps me remove current restraints and really dream big. One of my favourite examples to explain this is …
Jan
06
Commitments (& feeling) for 2012
I make commitments at the beginning of each new year. What I wrote for my commitments for 2011 still rings true for why I do it today. Resolutions die. Goals get accomplished and edited. But what we are committed to endures. After updating my goals at the beginning of the month – to start the …
Dec
30
What Will You Remember from 2011?
The love. The laughs. The hardships. The changes. The really great internet memes. 2011 was a great year. “Thumbs up everybody!” Pick of the Post: Katy Perry – The One That Got Away
Dec
15
This Is What Our Love Looks Like – Jason Mraz
I have come to be the one to stand beside you when the sun decides to bow its head. I’ve come to be your friend. I’ll share with you my secrets til there’s nothing left to hide. And if you’re feeling darkness, I’ll remind you of the Light you have inside. Yah this is what …
Dec
08
What Is Your Revolution?
What happens when I hear lyrics like this? Or watch a documentary about youth doing this? Or listen to a speech about this? I am moved to add my voice into the conversation, into the campaign, into the revolution. The revolution I am adding my voice to is bigger than the (albeit important) determination of …
Dec
08
Human Rights are LGBT Rights
On December 6th, Hilary Clinton gave this powerful speech at the United Nations in Geneva. Her main message: since all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, human rights are LGBT rights. It is worth listening to – and then shared. In a world where language creates my reality, I often …
Dec
02
Christmas Tunes to Add to your Playlist (v. 2)
Two years ago, I started sharing my favourite songs from my (continually growing) Christmas playlist. Seeing as tonight will be my first Danish Christmas party, I wanted to get in the spirit with some tunes and thought – what the heck – why not share these ones too. Sorted by mood, just for you. Pump …
Dec
01
Creating White Space: Mike Desjardins
corker #2: Mike Desjardins! Mike and I first connected as part of an all-male panel discussion for YWiB. With such intertwined circles, its amazing we went for so long without running into each other sooner. One rainy Vancouver day, after a yoga class at his favourite studio, we jammed on staff development and what we, …