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TIFF: Matching Celebrities with Entrepreneurship To Create The Ultimate Experience

I was barely two years-old when Murray “Dusty” Cohl had this passionate belief that the city of Toronto could and would support a film festival. To say I could relate to what he was thinking at that point in time would be ridiculous. However I can understand Roger Ebert’s comment of Dusty when he said, [...]

Return to Pangaea: Has the Pendulum Swung Back?

Pangaea  was the super-continent that presumably existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras about 250 million years ago, before it split into the current configuration. The name was coined in the scientific discussion of Alfred Wegener’s theory of the Continental drift. Although the 6.8 people that inhabit planet earth do not live geographically on one [...]

More than Money or Fame: The Most Powerful Force on Earth

Watch this brilliant video from Professor Philip Zimbardo as he conveys how our individual perspectives of time affect our work, health and well-being with brilliant illustration from RSA Animate (www.thersa.org).

Drive: What Really Motivates Us Is Not Surprising

This video was adapted from Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA. It  illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace. Surprisingly enough, if we are able to think logically about what he’s saying, is Dan’s conclusions really that surprising? Please post comments below…

The Engaged Entreprenuer: More Profits, Clients and Time off… Really?

A week ago I attended the second annual Engage Today training event hosted by Greg Habstritt and Kourosh Assef from SimpleWealth. Upon my return home I began to tell my 2 year-old son Kian about the event. I could probably convince you that he was totally into our conversation (judging by the picture on the [...]

Searching for Destiny: Can the Canadiens Win Another Stanley Cup?

Say it ain’t so – a Canadian hockey team popular in the greater USA? According to Google’s daily list of web trends, news about the Montreal Canadiens is one the hottest topics on the web. For those of you who are wondering what all the rage is it can be summed up in what many [...]

Social Media: Is it more Popular than Profitable?

Rumor has it that you can get $50K a year to play around with social media apps like Twitter and Facebook. No joke. More and more job descriptions are requiring some sort of social media skill set. In fact, some larger companies, including over 50% of the fortune 100 companies according to Amplify.com, are keeping [...]

The Big Red X: Are You doing the Wrong Thing?

One of my favorite shows on television is The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. The show’s slogan is “Your Toolkit For Success.” On the show Donny interviews top achievers in various disciplines from athletics to business in effort to give you insight into the tools, the strategies, and the connections you need to start living [...]

Creativity: The New Leader?

A modern Renaissance may have reached us in the early 21st century, and it just may be the time for us to capitalize on our own creativity. While we can learn from mentors and model their behaviors there will truly never be another you. With the amazing influx of technology and information since the 1980s [...]

Relentless in 2010: Will it be a Successful Year for You?

With the holiday season in full bloom, and the year drawing to a close, it is a great time to shift gears from the grind of daily life and reflect on the many great things that happened over the past year. Whether we give thanks for family, good friends or our successes, the year end [...]