I recently attended the Calgary Chamber iF series, a speaker session discussing the power of what could be. It was amazing, to say the least, and I left with new found drive and passion… to lose the fear and take action on things. For those of you that missed it, here is a synopsis of … Read More What iF…? Sharing the inspiration to make things happen.
About a year ago, I embarked on a new adventure. No, not the Indiana Jones kind, not just yet. It was probably just as stressful, and perhaps as much of a roller coaster ride, though there were no life-threatening rolling boulders, just mortgage-threatening lines of credit. One year later though, and I’m still alive and, … Read More What a difference a year makes
Who doesn’t love Disneyland? Even Darth Vader and his stormtroopers had fun. It’s always good to be a kid at heart. Now if we could only get the dark lord and his gang to join us in St. Vincent… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4_dZPVg8KI&w=500&h=305] Thanks to Mashable for sharing it on Twitter!
It appears my blog posts haven’t been as regular as I’d like… but that is good news because it means I’m busy. Definitely good news for an entrepreneur. But being a sole business owner also means late nights and long work days. Coffee is a necessity. Along comes Conde Nast Traveller on my Twitter feed … Read More Coffee makes the world go round
I consider myself a pretty positive person, but today I am going to complain, just a little bit. I have heard on other social media sites, as well just from talking to people, that new graduates have exceedingly high job expectations. Here is my tidbit of experience with that. Since January of this year, I … Read More Work for what you want
A good number of business owners around the world will tell you the importance of corporate social responsibility. They believe in giving back. After all, why be greedy? Share. TOMS is a shoe company that had this concept in mind before it even began. Blake Mycoskie decided from the onset that every pair of shoes … Read More Have you got your Toms?