As we dawn a new decade, I have left behind my job of 15+ years at Vancouver Island University to work full-time in Excellence Seminars International (ESI). I have been congratulated by many for taking this step. I was surprised, at first, not knowing why people...
In life, it’s not about the hand you’re dealt – it’s how you play the hand. Today I want to tell you about two women who I’d put up against any poker player on earth. Jody Jennings calls her cancer “A miracle.” She won her battle with ovarian cancer two years ago and...
I often encounter people during their learning process who raise the question “When am I going to be done?” I often chuckle to myself, knowing that I too have raised this question. I frequently undertake new learning or revisit old learning, work hard, think I have it...
Some Personal Reflections At one point or another, many of you heard that Randy Revell (co-founder of Context Associated) often said “If you’re green, you’re growing; if you’re ripe, you’re rotting. Another way of thinking about this is, if you’re green, you’re...
Saturday, October 18, 2003: “SOGGY CITY…” “Record-Breaking Downpour Continues to Soak Nanaimo…” “About Three Times Normal Rainfall…” These were the headlines on that wet and rainy day, and this was the scene in my front yard! I was on my way back from a four-day trip...
Consider life as a series of steps from birth to death. Success is progressing up the steps with a sense of fulfillment and balance. Regardless of our desire to be successful, we can find ourselves stuck on a step. We overstay our time on a particular step because of...
“Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise; risking more that others think is safe; dreaming more than others think is practical; and expecting more than others think is possible.” Author unknown I love my life and while I’m crazy busy most of...
I’ve heard a rut described as a coffin with the ends kicked out, implying that ruts are the end of us. That may be, but much of life is repetitive. For example, most of us have a standard morning routine. Many of the ways I spend myself today are repetitions of the...