The other day, I encountered the usual ‘What’s your time worth’ argument. You know the one. You don’t build wealth by penny-pinching. Because your time is more valuable than you think. Instead, what you are supposed to do is -Decide the value of an hour of your time. -Outsource any task that will cost less […]
I’m not the expert on everything — I’m the person asking the questions you’re thinking but maybe afraid to voice. I explore sustainability, climate change, and business and personal transformation from a business person’s perspective, not an academic’s. For example: 🌍Climate change and sustainability aren’t just moral imperatives—they’re business realities. But how do we navigate […]
Right now, I am visiting my 97-year-old mother-in-law. Where the outdoor temperatures are a balmy minus 25 to 30, it does not matter whether you use Fahrenheit or Celsius. It is bloody cold here. One morning this week, I asked her what she had learned and wished she had learned EARLIER in her life. […]
You’ve made it! Your revenues are north of $10 million. You’re proud of what you’ve accomplished and you’re admired in your industry. You’re on top of the world. Yet, you still don’t feel comfortable. Because the truth is, none of us are sure what Success truly is. We believe we could be more or better […]
The other week, I was chastised for using the phrase … “I refuse to give up. We CAN’T give up hope.” Apparently, according to the protagonist, the word hope is far too passive for our world now, is not what is needed these days and should be replaced with ‘love and rage.’ It’s not about […]
Business as usual is an umbrella term that covers all standard, day-to-day business operations. I really like the definitions buried in the Cambridge Dictionary. “Things are continuing as they always do despite a difficult situation. The state of continuing in the usual way.” Yesterday was the start of a new series on the podcast. I’m looking […]
I am writing this as I put the finishing touches on the 3Day plus 1 Reset exercise I told you about a few weeks back. And spending much time thinking about anxiety, angst and anger. I got angry last week at a TV producer interviewing me for a piece on his career resources production. (He […]
Did you know it is a popular myth that pearls are made from a grain of sand? To be super clear, it’s a lie! Intriguing folklore, complete without merit. Nearly all high-quality pearls come from oysters, and oysters are incredibly adept at secreting the sand that regularly gets into their shells. On the other hand, […]
Let’s talk about one idea we have about personal success. Lately, I’ve been trying to work through the different scenarios that would play out if we arbitrarily chopped the value of all homes globally by 50% to make the market more accessible. Notice I said globally. Because, in theory, there would be no impact if […]
Do you remember the early to mid-1990s? We were forced to get behind Canada’s poorly communicated reduce, reuse, recycle program. We were given no solid personal reason to do so; it was communicated in vagaries about helping the planet and doing better, and the only thing we knew for sure was the deadline to comply. […]