So I was walking the streets of Toronto the other day and something happened which got me to thinking… Here’s the story: I had just finished off my second Venti Bold Sumatra from Starbucks and was in desperate need of a washroom. I had to go bad. I found another coffee shop, which I won’t…
DetailsToday I attended the Art of Marketing conference in Toronto with my father-in-law. I truly enjoyed the conference and it exceeded all of my expectations. But there was something about the conference that made the day just a little extra special for me. During the conference I was given a totally unexpected gift… A gift…
DetailsOver the weekend, I finished the seventh book of my “100 Business Book Challenge.” All told, I was able to finish four books in the first week of my challenge. Three books had already been read and crossed off at the beginning. I’m feeling good about my progress since my reading time will be cut short this week. I’m in Toronto…
DetailsSometime, back in 2005, I realized my office was a total mess. I was trying to collect all of my files for my accountant and it was a major pain in the butt. Stuff was everywhere. I had files and papers stuffed in every space I could find. I couldn’t take it. I hopped in…
DetailsYesterday, I announced that I was planning on reading “100 of the best business books” by the end of the year. I was surprised when I saw Dr. Seuss’s “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” on a list of books that contained titles like “The Essential Drucker” or “My Years with General Motors“ I knew my…
DetailsI got turned on to a book a little while back that was written by Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten. The book is called ““The 100 Best Business Books of All Time”.” As I mentioned back in January, I’ve been reading like a maniac, but there was no real rhyme or reason to what I…
DetailsEveryone has great ideas. A lot of my ideas come to me as I’m trying to fall asleep. I seem to be able to really think and concentrate on my ideas during that time. The problem is, most of us rarely do anything with those ideas. Back in 2006, my buddy Dane Morgan had an…
DetailsIn one of my latest posts I mentioned that if I had inspired even one person to do something outside their comfort zone then I would be a happy camper. Little did I know, that person would be mother. I found out that this week that she had started her own blog called “The Mustard…
DetailsRemember last week when I talked about “The Art of Marketing” conference in Toronto? Mitch Joel, author of the new book Six Pixels of Separation, and also one of the top 100 on-line marketers in the world, announced on his blog he was going to have a contest. Mitch said he would give away two tickets…
DetailsI read a quote from Hugh MacLeod on GapingVoid.com, where he said, “Everyone is born creative, everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten.” I agree. Yet somewhere along the way, most of us seem to lose that creative spark. Who’s to blame? Do we blame schools and education? Do we blame our parents?…
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