36 Lessons I Learned This Year
Every year, around my birthday, I like to write down the things I learned, one lesson for every year I’ve been alive on earth. Since …
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How 2020 Changed My Spending Habits
2020 was tough for a lot of us. For me, it meant getting laid off, trying to maintain two mortgages, while trying to support my …
A big mistake at work and the lessons I learned
Back in university, shortly after graduating, I worked for a summer as an orientations coordinator. Orientations, for a lot of universities, is huge and is …
Essential Habits – my new book
I’m typically not very good at promoting myself, but I thought I’d try to change that. I have been working for two years writing, researching …
Ten things to do right now in ten minutes or less to make it a great day
My unofficial mentor and inspiration in Toastmasters is a man named Peter Kossowan. I have a great amount of respect for Peter because as one …
How to retire happy, wild and free — what I learned from Ernie Zelinski about retirement and leisure time
The first thing about this book that I think you should not worry about is that although this book is about retirement advice, it is …
Ten things to do when life throws you a curveball
Sometimes things happen that are outside of your control. Your girlfriend decides that she needs to move back home and long distance is not an …
What I learned about leisure time from The Joy of Not Working by Ernie Zelinski
I am terribly surprised that I am just reading this book now. I guess that’s the feeling that people that read a lot get when …
Ten ways to become a better speaker
This past week, I was grateful for the opportunity to be asked to be the keynote speaker as a former member of my Toastmaster club. …
I forgot my wallet on a business trip – here is what I’m going to do differently
The title says it all doesn’t it – forgetting your wallet is maybe even worse than losing it or getting it stolen – it was …