Planning The World’s Biggest Victory Party
How do you plan a victory party? A little over a year ago there was a municipal election in our city. I heard a few people walking around saying they really wanted change in the position of Mayor. Others were saying that they thought the existing mayor was doing a good job and hoped he would get back in. I took my stance as well. Then someone asked me if I was going to sit back and let things happen or if I was going to stand up for my beliefs and do something about it. They added that you’ll have no right to complain later if you do...
read moreHow BIG is your voice?
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 meaningful to you that it changed your life, maybe only for a few days or weeks, or maybe it changed...
read moreI Have a Voice
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 to his fellow countrymen. Indeed, King George VI found that he did have a voice. For me, that...
read moreNew Year’s Resolution – Wouldn’t it be a shame if …?
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 resolution, and you get to decide if you’re going to follow through with it. Everything that exists...
read moreHow powerful is your mind?
Do you believe that what you’re thinking has an impact on your reality and on your health? Over the past few months I have read a vast number of books and articles that talk about how our beliefs affect our reality. In my recent blog on healthcare I talked about the placebo effect and its impact on healing. Dr. Bruce Lipton in his book “The Biology of Belief” describes an experiment regarding surgery for patients with severe, debilitating knee pain. The doctor divided his patients into three groups, and one group received a “fake”...
read moreMirrors as Reflections of Life
Have you ever stopped to thank a mirror? You may not have done so consciously but picture this. You’re getting ready to go out, maybe to work or maybe you’re going out for dinner. As part of the process you go look in the mirror and you notice a pimple on your chin. Nonchalantly you take care of the matter at hand and continue to get ready and you’re on your way. Some time later you notice someone else that has a pimple on their chin. Would you tell them? Would you want them to tell you? Don’t you somehow feel sorry for...
read moreWaiting for something?
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 allopathic route (prescription drugs) to deal with my condition, trying to heal myself from the outside...
read moreIs it time to re-think the role that we as individuals play within the health care system?
Is it time to re-think the role that we as individuals play within the health care system? I think it is. Did you know? When the budget for the healthcare system in Ontario hit 30% of the tax dollars collected, people started to take notice within the health care system. When it hit 40%, there was alarm. The latest number I’ve heard is that 47% of our tax dollars are required to fund the current healthcare system, and with an aging population that number is projected to grow substantially over the next few years, I’ve heard...
read moreLove vs Fear; Community vs Alone
When faced with any given situation, which root emotion do you act out of? I have heard several people suggest that there are really two emotions that are at the root of everything we feel, and those are love and fear. Happiness, peace, joy, and serenity are all emotions that are rooted in love. Anger, hate, jealousy and even confusion are emotions that are rooted in fear. It is the impact of these emotions that drive how we respond to any given situation, and the good news is that we have choice. We have choice in how we react to any...
read moreSpeak your authentic truth
“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 (Ruiz)? Or does it mean something a little more subtle than that? Does it include having the ability to...
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