Motivational Keynote Speaker

What will you remember?

Published on September 19, 2012

''Be Yourself. Everyone Else Is Taken!" I write the days perspective every day. I have for nearly 5 years now. Sometimes I come across something that is sent to me that I just have to share. Consider this day's perspective. It was sent to me by my Mother-in-law. The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them and you'll get the point. 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. 3. Name the last five ...

To Be Successful. Be afraid. Be very, very afraid.

Published on June 06, 2012

Be afraid. Sometimes be very, very afraid. The world looks upon those who have achieved great results, be it in business or health or family or public service and see them as being special. "They must be the chosen ones" we all imagine, going back to our safe environment of mediocrity. I have had the great fortune over a long career both in broadcasting and now working in personal development to meet a great many of these people and here's what I can tell you. They are not special. Not at all. They are average ordinary people just like you ...

Why do dreams die?

Published on May 20, 2012

Why Do Dreams Die? We all have dreams. We all have hopes and aspirations, passions and thoughts. Some blossom into brilliant reality while others wither and die before ever taking form. Many of us look upon the success of others and lives lived with passion and purpose, success and triumph and wonder why for them and not for me? There is a very real reason. It all stems from the philosophy we take into the process. All dreams and goals begin as a simple thought. Emotion is the next step in the process that takes over and pushes ...

Attitude is everything

Published on May 18, 2012

The wisdom of a chalkboard. This journey of life can be extremely complicated and then at times it can be incredibly simple. All the actions and interactions, the thoughts and challenges, the triumphs and tears that go into any persons life creates a complex canvas where the brushstrokes are difficult to actually see. Direction is key and it can often become blurred. Purpose sadly eludes the masses. Desire becomes mired in doubt and indecision. Often times what we need is just a starting point. If you are lost in a desert being pointed in the direction of water ...

Protect their dreams

Published on May 18, 2012

"Protect their dreams". As parents we are gifted with and challenged by great responsibility. The opportunity to nurture and love and protect a human being from birth is fascinating and scary at the same time. We don't always get it right. The wrongs over the years of being a parent could fill the pages of an encyclopedia. There are things we can do right and opportunities we have to make a great impact. I have heard it said by myself and most other parents around me, "My kids are going to have it better growing up than I did". Fair ...

Expand your horizons

Published on May 01, 2012

Expand your horizons. Jim Rohn once said "You may not be able to do all there is to do but you should find out all there is to do". There would appear to be a great limitation that fences us all in to what we believe is possible. The greatest nemesis being our own mind and the thoughts that permeate from it. The reality is that there is so much more that we all could accomplish, become, experience and affect. We live in one home, inhabit one community, work at one company, have a limited circle of friends ...

The World is at Your Door

Published on April 25, 2012

The world is at your door. I had to stop by the grocery store on the way home and noticed how many products come from places other than here. Produce from the US and Mexico and beyond. Canned good from the Orient. Newspapers in many languages from the four corners of the globe. What a great place to live. What opportunities we have that surround us everyday that we may not even take notice of. Canada has often been called a melting pot. What it truly has become is a magnet. A magnet for products. A magnet for ...

Of course, donkeys!

Published on April 22, 2012

"Of course, donkeys". Ask yourself this question. "How many times have I worried and stressed and feared over something in life and it never came to pass?" Now that I have asked a question that applies to absolutely everyone, here is the truth. Fear of the unknown is one of the great thieves of life. Fear and stress steal away moments and opportunity. Health and vitality. Productivity and enjoyment. The fears we have, if viewed from a short distance can melt away under examination when compared to reality. I have an app on my I-phone called "Cool facts". While waiting ...

Now you see them, now you don't

Published on April 22, 2012

Now you see them, now you don't. I can say with full confidence that for every one of us opportunity exists everywhere. That's why they call this "the land of opportunity". Just outside of our door, down the street, across town, in another province or on the internet they are there if you look. Opportunities. Opportunities to meet new friends, to earn new clients, to discover new ideas and learn new skills. Opportunity is the seed of the oak tree. Without opportunity nothing grows. I also know that on some days they are hard to see. On the ...

The Yin and Yang of Life

Published on April 10, 2012

"The yin and yang of life". I have told the story often of the jellybeans of life. As the story goes we are all given a huge jar of red jellybeans the day we are born. Each day we get to take one out but don't have any idea what's inside because they are all red and all look exactly the same. The sad reality is that far too many people toss them away as there's no way of knowing what's inside. “I'll find out tomorrow” they say, not realizing what was inside of that jellybean is now lost ...