How many times do you say to yourself “Why should I ask, they will just say no anyways” or “Why would that CEO want to talk to me, I am just a small guy” or even “The client would never go for that”. C’mon admit it, everyone does it.
The power of asking is a great [...]
My business coach Andrew Barber-Starkey is always reminding us about the importance of cleanups and completions and I really never felt the power of it until yesterday. Yesterday was a day for just getting things done around the house that I have been putting off. Some of these included getting my expenses done [...]
Ever since I was a young boy playing organized hockey in Niagara Falls, Ontario my coaches stressed the importance of putting the puck on the net and good things will happen. Last evening I was at the Calgary Hitmen vs. Lethbridge Hurricanes game a number 9 for Lethbridge Colton Sceviour did just that, putting 4 [...]
I am finding myself “fighting the puck”, it feels that I am trying very hard and not really getting anywhere (Even this posting is the second posting, after my image file of Peter Puck went snaky on me).
Do you understand what I mean when I say fighting the puck? In hockey, when a [...]
What are your plans for 2008 is a question I am seeing or hearing alot these days as we approach the end of the year. Why is it in human nature to reflect back at this time of the year on things we have done the previous year? I even did it myself [...]
Today is the day where many people go out to hit the stores in droves and add additional debt onto their credit cards buying up all the bargains that retailers put on after the Christmas season. I am intrigued by the meaning of Boxing Day, the feast of St. Stephen.
Boxing Day is a [...]
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