“You’ll never get Matt and Mr. Fabulous out of them high paying gigs.” “Oh yeah? We’re on a mission from God.” The Blues Brothers is one of my all time favourite movies. On release from Jail, Joliet Jake and his brother, Elliot, learn that the orphanage they were raised in is facing closure, and they […]
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Fear. When it comes down to it, it’s always fear. Fear that stops you from making that phone call. Declaring your passion. Taking the leap. Climbing the mountain. But do you know what you are REALLY afraid of? And is your fear such a bad thing? How many times in the last week, month, or
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You’re exhausted. You started your business with a vision and a dream, a dream of impact, service, success, and ultimately, freedom. Freedom from the 9-to-5, to spend your time doing the things you love with the people you love. But somewhere along the way, your business started running you. The entrepreneurial dream slowly evaporated as
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The ancient Greeks and Romans held a unique perspective on exceptional individuals; they believed that such a person didn’t possess genius but instead, they HAD a genius. In their eyes, genius wasn’t an internal trait but an external entity or consciousness, creating a clear distinction between “being” and “having.” Could it be that we are
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Last week, the Nobel Peace Prize 2023 was awarded to Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian women’s rights activist and former vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) organization. She has been arrested 13 times, convicted 5 and been sentenced to a total of 31 years in jai, all in service of championing women’s
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The entrepreneurs among you will almost certainly be familiar with Simon Sinek, and the idea that people don’t do business with WHAT you do, they do business with WHY you do it. (If not I suggest you watch the TED TALK below) But why DO you do it? And how do you communicate that? I
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Last night I did something that, until about 5 days ago, I never for a second thought I would do. I stood on stage in front of 70 people, and did a stand up comedy routine. It was the first time I had ever done anything like this, and it was up there with the
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Time in the ocean – 12’30” I have now done 3 consecutive days in the ocean, and have already learned a lot through the process. As I take those first steps towards the cold water, my body instantly wants to recoil, tense up, to fight against the cold. It is very similar in a lot
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One of the things I love about climbing is how it forces me to relax. This sounds counter-intuitive, right? Climbing is a high-adrenaline, super dangerous, thrill seeking sport, right? Let me explain. Something I see all the time in beginner climbers, and even in experienced climbers, myself included, is that when the difficulty level goes
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Yesterday I had the privilege of talking to a small group of relational leaders and change makers at PowHERhouse, and one of the themes we discussed was fear. In the room were a doctor of psychology, 3 senior directors, a CEO, social impacters, coaches, writers, and artists. Talking about fear with one of the participants,
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