I will be flying out on an overseas trip to Europe today for one and a half weeks. I will have some travel down time during this trip and I intend to use the time efficiently by developing my full length motivational speech. My goal is to come out and r ...
Toastmasters Leadership Workshop Probably In Brampton
The Toastmasters leadership workshop I talked about yesterday will likely be held in Brampton, Ontario. More details to come soon.
Northwest Native American Art Inspiring
Some time ago, I interviewed some Northwest Native American artists and they all told me that it takes years in order to get good at their craft, particularly the wood carvers. When one sees the wonderful artwork they produce, it's quite inspiring becaus ...
Motivation and Martial Arts Weapons
One of the props that I use during my motivational speech is a martial arts weapon called a bo staff. It is a karate weapon and I use it to illustrate the process of expanding one's comfort zone in order to take on new skills in life. To see a video of ...
Injured Canadian Soldier Now Para-Olympic Athlete
Something on CBC News caught my attention last night. They profiled an ex Canadian paratrooper soldier who served in the Balkans, Afghanistan and other war zones. He was injured during a paratrooping exercise and became paralyzed from the waist down. H ...
Eskimo Art Book Was My First
I am aiming to start my new book on motivation this month. Good thing that I have some experience in writing books already since I have a few under my belt. My first one was a small project on Eskimo Art of Canada since I am a big fan of such artwork. ...
Northwest Indian Art Very Distinctive
Yesterday, one of my Toastmasters friends came by for a visit and I showed him my collection of Northwest Indian art. As he was admiring the different carvings and art prints I had, he commented how distinctive this style of Indian art it was as it could ...