Archives 

Show All

  • 2010
    • July
      • Urban Legends
        07/29/10
        Blog Entry 29 July 2010 Urban Legends

        As defined by Wikipedia, “ an urban legend, urban myth, or a contemporary legend is a form of modern folklore consisting of apocryphal stories believed by their tellers to be true. They are often repeated in news stories, distributed by email…”
      • Growing
        07/26/10
        So often it happens that we live out our lives in chains and we never know we have the key. From the song, Already Gone, by the Eagles.



        We all need to grow. By nature we are creative beings, curious, always hungering for the new. We’re busy setting up the next goal or objectiv

      • Blackberry Heaven
        07/22/10
        Some of you who are regular readers will recognize the
        theme of this short post because I first wrote about it
        last February.

        I couldn’t resist revisiting the subject because of Conon O’Brien’s interview with the American comedian Louis CK. In the interview captured in this vide

      • Whatever Your Building....
        07/19/10
        It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail. Lech Walesa

        Whenever you set out to accomplish something it’s good to remember that it’s probably going to take you longer than you thought and that the road to your success is sure to b

      • A Quiet Place
        07/16/10
        When you’re living in the city it’s not easy to find ‘peace and quiet.’ We’re constantly bombarded by noise and distraction. Both at work and at home, people are literally and metaphorically tugging at our sleeves, vying for our time and attention.



        But we need quiet occasional

      • 1.48 Minutes Of Pure Genius
        07/14/10
        Regardless of what business you're in, it’s so difficult to be different, to stand out from the crowd.



        Doing that, in large part, is what the advertising business is all about. And when they get it right, it’s pure genius. Watch the video.

        That brings up the q

      • Never Trust a White Parakeet
        07/12/10
        So, a couple of days before the final game of The World Cup, a Spaniard in Manila on business last week, walks into the a bar and orders a drink. When the bartender returns, the Spaniard says to him, “I hear that you have a parakeet in here that’s good at forecasting the winners of each of the games

      • Summer Time Folk Festivals
        07/09/10
        50 years ago this weekend, the grand daddy of all the Canadian folk festivals, The Mariposa Folk Festival made its first appearance in Orillia, Ontario, a small town north of Toronto.



        For many, the fesitival conjures up memories of simplier times and brings to mind names like

      • Exhibiting Courage
        07/07/10
        Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. Anais Nin.



        Courage is where everything starts because nothing of any value or consequence can begin without it, whether in business or in your personal life.

        Challenges and uncertainties press in on us all, at

      • Doing What You Love
        07/05/10
        Be who you are. Everyone else is taken. Oscar Wilde.



        Most of us spend at a least a third of our day and most of our lives working, so since we spend so much of our precious time doing it, shouldn't it be something we're passionate about?

        How do you feel a

    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • March
    • January
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007