Project Pay it Forward: The Next Level
I will contribute up to $20,000.00 at a rate of $1.00 for each member of the Project Pay it Forward Group or Each subscriber to my mailing list. Join the group or subscribe now to make your impact! Together we can change the world When we first launched Project Pay it Forward my hope was that we […]
What I Learned From A Conversation With A Billionaire
First off, it wasn’t me who had the conversation with the Billionaire. Sorry. It was James Altucher on his podcast as he interviewed Ted Leonsis. If you have never listened to James you need to know that he is quite the character. He opens the conversation with an ever so smooth “I’m gonna straight out […]
Episode 34: Peri Shawn – Profitable Conversations
Peri Shawn is an award winning author who specializes in working with leaders who want to get better results. She works on helping people think better so that they can do better. She is known as a profitable conversation expert and I think you will find this conversation will be extremely profitable. Sales is both […]
Episode 33: Shane Feldman – Inspiring Youth Across The Planet
How many 20 year olds do you know that have their own Wikipedia page? Here is Shane’s bio from Wikipedia: “Shane Feldman is a motivational speaker and critically acclaimed producer.[1] He is one of Canada‘s Top 20 Under 20.[2] Feldman is the founder and CEO of Count Me In,[3][4][5] the largest youth-led organization in North America. As CEO (Chief Executive Optimist) at Count […]
What if you were born with super powers but nobody showed you how to use them?
** Note: This article had the potential to go off on a number of different tangents. Rather than try and explore every concept in detail I have highlighted my takeaways and provided links to further information where appropriate. Listen to the podcast in it’s entirety ** Do you believe strongly in life long learning? Do […]
Episode 32: Coach Dan – Author, Ironman and all round great guy
Dan O’Neill is my triathlon coach. Dan is an extremely inspirational man who has completed 3 Ironman races, written a book and been a part of raising several hundred thousand dollars for Kids with Cancer. In this interview we talk about the motivation behind competing in such an extreme endurance event. We talk about the […]
Episode 31: Christopher Novais – The Art of Letting Go
Christopher Novais is a Toronto native who embodies the term entrepreneur. Christopher graduated from York University with a degree in marketing and wasted no time putting it to use. Christoper is the co-founder of The Art Of Productions Inc. which quickly became Canada’s largest personal development seminar series. The Art Of has grown from a […]
The Power of Teamwork
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to participate in the 2015 MS Tour. The tour is a 180KM round trip bike ride from Leduc to Camrose. I was honored to be part of a fantastic team made up of members of my cycle family from Exist Cycle studios where I instruct from time […]
Episode 30: Nicole Almond – Making a Difference Through Entrepreneurship
Nicole Almond is the President of Enactus Canada. Nicole talks to us not only about her role as President and what Enactus does but shares some of her experience as a student in the Enactus program while she was in university. Enactus is truly a unique organization finding unique ways of inspiring the next generation […]
Episode 29: Carmen Alpaerts Making a Difference
Carmen Alpaerts has been active in the community for a very long time. She is a firm believer in giving back to your community. Her ‘get it done’ attitude that has proven successful in business has been applied to her philanthropic endeavors as well. We talk about the use of creativity and marketing strategies to […]
Episode 28: Making a Difference – MacKenzie Lucas Pedal Towards the Cure
This is our first in our “Making a Difference” series. The intent is to bring awareness to those individuals that are doing extraordinary things in our communities. My hope is that we can inspire others and feed off of each others contributions to do more to help change our world for the better. Todays guest […]
Episode 27: Erik Giasson; The Yogi Who Sold His Ferrari
At 36, Erik Giasson became the Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President of a major investment firm. At 43, he achieved his ultimate dream, which is to work for the largest “hedge fund”. He lived in abundance and wealth, when in 2008, at 43 years old, following the financial crisis he loses his job […]
#26 Fred Sarkari: Adventures of a Pyscotherapist
In this episode I talk to Fred Sarkari who is a licensed Psychotherapist. We talk a lot about human behavior and how to shape the behaviors that we want. Fred takes a scientific approach to behavior patterns and looks at how we can understand why we do what we do. Whether we are talking about […]
Episode 25: Tom Stoyan Canada’s Sales Coach
For 25 years the largest companies in Canada have been referring Canada’s Sales Coach to each other. Air Canada, IBM, KPMG, Royal Bank, Direct Energy, RBC Insurance, TEC, MCAP, Canadian Tire Financial Services, Rogers, GE, have all hired and then referred Tom to his next client. Tom specializes in coaching professionals in acquiring and retaining […]
2015 Vancouver Marathon
Eighteen weeks of training all comes down to one day. For the last two years I have run the Vancouver half marathon with a variety of friends and family. It has always been a fantastic experience. This year however was a little different. Somehow I let a young woman in my tri club, Heather Cole, inspire […]