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Giving Back to Whistler Adaptive Sports

Yesterday I was extremely pleased to present a cheque to Chelsey Walker - Executive Director, Whistler Adaptive Sports Program. The funds were generated from proceeds from book sales of "Take that Leap – Risking it all for what Really matters" over the past three months.

Homes of Hope - Mexico

What started as a one-time trip turned into a yearly event that snowballed. Read more in this week’s blog

Reconnecting with Old Friends.

As an entrepreneur it is easy to shrug off that Thursday evening activity with friends and far too easy to eventually loose touch. Read more in this week’s blog…

Take Time for What Really Matters

With another holiday season yet upon us. We are told,  this is the time of the year for family and regeneration. But do any of us really listen? Read more in this week’s blog…

Respect Your Elders: Wisdom and Knowledge

I am quite astonished by all the requests I have recently received from Elder groups to speak at their gatherings. At almost 57, yes I guess I now can call myself an elder. Read more in this week’s blog…

Are You GiftADD?

It’s the end of August, the end of summer. Time to return to school. Growing up, this weekend was always the worst weekend of the year for me. Read more in this week’s blog…

MAXIMIZING YOUR IMPACT

“I am very pleased to share with you a recent Podcast called “Profit First” with Mike Michalowicz.  Mike interviews me about my book “Take that Leap - Risking it all for what really matters” We discuss how I was able to restructure my business so I could get my life back.  Which allowed me to spend more time with my family

but also leverage my business and my networks to have more positive impact 

in the world.

British Columbia Institute of Technology

On June 11th, I'll be guest speaker at BCIT's Annual General Meeting, an event open to my alma mater's alumni…read more in this week’s blog.

BOOK LAUNCH GIVES BACK

Just coming up for air after another whirlwind month of travel and work to report that the Vancouver book launch of Take That Leap went extremely well…read more in this week’s blog.

10 Minutes on Business Insanity

In November 2016, the iconic Barry J Moltz shook my hand and invited me to be a guest on his Chicago-based AM 560 “Business Insanity Talk Radio” show. ..Read more in this week’s blog.

COACH KEVIN

A big shout out to both Kevin Lawrence and Verne Harnish for being a huge part of my journey. Read more about the importance of coaching in this week’s blog…

PROFIT FIRST

I met Mike Michalowicz at the Gathering of Titans at MIT years ago. I have to tell you he is one of the coolest guys I know…Read more in this week’s blog.

BUSINESS INSANITY

My interview with internet radio host, Barry Moltz, will go live Sunday, April 22nd, 2018, on the Business Insanity Talk Radio website. Read more in this week's blog.

Opening Doors for Vancouver's Homeless Youth

Back in 2015, a mutual friend of Dave Ash and myself invited us to join him in Covenant House Vancouver’s Sleep Out: Executive Edition. That was the first time I’d experienced what it’s like to actually “live” on the street...

A FEW WORDS FROM VERNE HARNISH

"After almost being shot down by FARC guerrillas on the Venezuela-Colombia border and being forced to escape Egypt while working for his father's oil spill contingency planning company, Nigel Bennett decided to break away and start Aqua-Guard Spill Response." Read more....

LEAPwise: Time for Raising Global Citizens

When our kids were very young, we chose to focus on raising good global citizens. So we invested in giving our children experiences of the world...

EPIC ADVENTURE: INTO AFRICA Pt 2

EPIC ADVENTURE: INTO AFRICA 2018  part 2

Some days I have to pinch myself when I wake up just to make sure I’m not dreaming the adventures in my life. That’s what I did the morning we left the Maasai people and the ecolodge where we had been staying to begin our trip from Kenya into Ethiopia....

EPIC ADVENTURE: INTO AFRICA 2018 part 1

EPIC ADVENTURE: INTO AFRICA 2018 part 1

My family was extremely fortunate to be invited on an epic adventure to visit a remote tribe in Africa early this year. We jumped at the chance, of course...

It's Here!!!

Or, rather, it’s available!

You can now order Take That Leap: Risking It All For What REALLY Matters at Amazon.com.