What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the phrase “coming out of the closet”? If you’re like most people, my guess would be that you’re thinking that someone has decided to tell the world that they are gay. I must confess that that would probably have been my first thought as well. Over the past year or so, I’ve started to think of the phrase more along the lines of anything that a person is hiding about themselves....

In my last blog I asked the question “Do you have a voice”? In this one I ask a related question “How BIG is your voice?” Have you ever had a situation where you’ve heard someone say something, or maybe you read something in a book, a newspaper, a blog, or an inspirational quote, and it inspired you to take action? Even if you didn’t take action, you probably thought about it for a moment or two. Maybe what you read or heard was so...

Do you have a voice? If you saw The King’s Speech or even the trailer for the movie, you’ll remember the passionate delivery of the line “I have a voice”. In the role of king, George VI knew that his ability to deliver a speech to his country was something he needed to do, but a severe stutter made this a daunting task. With much coaching, practice and persistence he was able to deliver a meaningful and inspiring message...

As you slide into yet another new year, what are you going to do with your new year’s resolution? Many of us will plan to lose weight, we’ll promise to eat better, we’ll get to the gym, etc. Well I say “Go for it!”. But while you’re at it, what if we all chose to live life to the fullest, to be the change we’d like to see, to stop waiting for something, to follow our dreams? You get to choose your...

Do you ever wake up thinking that there must be more to life? Or planning to do something soon because you’d regret looking back on your life having not tried it? Are you waiting for that perfect moment to “just do it”? I certainly know that feeling well. I am a successful businessman that woke up one morning with a dis-ease, a message from my body that something was wrong. I spent time in the health care system, using the...

“Speak your truth” or “speak your authentic truth” is a phrase that I have been hearing quite a lot lately. And I have adopted it as one of my 5 principles of life. But what does it mean? Does it simply mean that you shouldn’t lie to someone when talking to them? Or does it mean that you should tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Does it mean “be impeccable with your word” as cited in The Four Agreements...