speaking

My first video: shortest real estate career in history

July 28, 2010

ShareTuesday night I gave a 90 minute presentation entitled Everyday Leadership, Everyday Courage to a group of young (early 20s) people enrolled in a Global Leadership program. This was my first paid motivational/inspirational speech. I received $100 cash + a $25 gift card + a box of chocolates. So far, motivational speaking is turning out [...]

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If you could relive one day of your life, which would it be and why?

July 8, 2010

ShareFor me, nothing came to mind immediately. Apparently my life was bereft of amazing days that I will never forget. None of my weddings. (Or divorces.) No magic trip to Disney World. (Yes, I went. No, it wasn’t magical.) No bringing a new life into the world. (Not even a puppy.) After pondering the question [...]

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Put one foot in front of the other…and don’t look down

April 13, 2010

ShareWhen I was a kid, every week I watched the Bugs Bunny Roadrunner Hour. My favourite cartoons were the ones where Wile E Coyote chases the Roadrunner. I really liked the Acme products. It was always so exciting to see what might show up in that box. Rocket shoes. Anvils. And of course, my favourite: [...]

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It’s all (well, at least partly) about me, dammit

April 7, 2010

ShareIt was a life changing experience. I was at GM Place in Vancouver with 7,000 of my closest friends, enjoying a personal development seminar. We were tired. It was about 3 in the afternoon and we’d already heard 6 motivational speakers already. It had been a looong day. I mean, really, how much motivation can [...]

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Pajama experiment results: 9/10 speakers surveyed sleep naked

March 8, 2010

ShareI did it! I wore pajamas to all 3 days of the Lady and the Champs speakers’ conference. They did not throw me out. I was not (completely) rejected. And I was not assimilated. Rest assured that if I use any corporate jargon, it’s only to make fun of it. What happened? Here are the [...]

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Announcing my intention, asking for what I want and doing it all wrong

February 28, 2010

ShareAck. Even the title makes me want to run and hide under the bed (if I had a bed, that is). Why is it that I can publicly proclaim that I fucked up my life, that I struggle with depression and tend to drink a tad much…but when it comes to making a simple announcement [...]

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