I remember hiking in Banff, Alberta and I was engrossed in the stunning beauty of the area. I came across a large high ridge meadow with a sign that described how glacial ice had caused the ‘depression’ that created the lake and the meadow. The sign described how rock had been shaved away, exposing the deeper cavities which created space … More Mental Health: The Silent Wait of Depression
Shitty first drafts. All good writers write them. This is how they end up with good second drafts and terrific third drafts. Ann Lamott What is your best mistake? When I was 18, I took a volunteer job as a camp counsellor for a week: First mistake. To prepare, I packed my own suitcase: Mistake … More Mental Health: How to Stop Recycling Your Mistakes
Could there be a pill that will provide you with INSTANT CONFIDENCE, a RISE IN STRENGTH and an INCREASE IN STATURE? Beginning today there is such a pill. Pfizer has now released a success oriented pill with the trade name VIAGRA-PRO. VIAGRA-PRO is available immediately and has the following benefits: CONFIDENT POSTURE that powerfully communicates, … More Just released: VIAGRA-PRO (For A Rise in Leadership Confidence)
Laughter is the sound of crashing brain cells. When we laugh with other people, there is a real reason that we look each other in the eye: Our brains are working together, brain cells are dancing and we are having a good time. Humor can change parts of you, and you’ve got to do some things. … More Humor+Usness: Humorousness can Change Parts of You
Changing your socks and changing your mind I like changing my socks. When I change my socks I can look back and see what I have changed. As a parent, you can spend an exhausting night on homework and dishes and still get the Glare when you remind The Kid that it’s bed time. … More 50 Shades of Grey Matter
If you enjoy this article, I have related article on the topic of self-research (human guinea pig) meditation called Coffee Bean Meditation. Do you like meetings? No one that I know likes meetings, but we all get roped into them. Maybe leaders should take a class on how to make meetings fun? That might … More How to Make Your Meetings More Interesting
This post is a follow up to an earlier post I wrote titled, “A Quiet Leader Manifesto.” If you have not read that piece, I recommend reading that piece first for a little context. It was a recurrent daydream. No, daydream is too warm and too fuzzy-bunny. No, this was more like a recurrent night … More Quiet Leader: The Imposter Syndrome
I confess. I am a quiet leader. There, I have said too much already. As a Leader, sometimes I hide that I am quiet. If you wonder why, just ask yourself who do you think is in charge of a meeting? Usually we assume that the leader is the one who talks first and who … More A Quiet Leader Manifesto
I don’t like to plan. I think that is why I prefer to do abstract art. When I draw, I just put my pen to paper and see where the drawing takes me: sometimes a sketch, other times a design and sometimes a mess. I think that art, life and leadership are similar. They each … More The Abstract Leader
I am not a big fan of tall forests of corn, screaming children and dead ends. Yet, that is exactly what my family and I paid money to experience this weekend at the Edmonton Corn Maze. Despite the weeping and gnashing of teeth that went on around us, we had fun. I even realized a … More Five lessons that I learned at the Edmonton Corn Maze
Getting High on Recovery 