Welcome To My New Website! Woohoo! I first want to publicly acknowledge and thank Robert Hubbs and Brenda Crompton. They are our friends and our IT Team, amongst other roles they play in our life…The Life Of A Professional Speaker. Marketing, Analytics, Social Media, Writing, Product Development, Sounding Boards; trust me, it’s a long list! […]
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Zoomed Out? That Was Quick!
Quick show of hands…or feet! Before March, 2020, how many used Zoom? How many never even heard of it? How many of you used a crystal ball and predicted that Zoom would replace in-person meetings forever? And, if you did, are you saying “Told Ya”! Tiny tip…nobody likes to hear “I Told You So”! Well, […]
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
So here’s the issue for today’s blog. The fallout from the 2020 American Election is incredible. I dislike immensely “time stamping” my blogs, but this one is being written when a winner of the Presidential race has yet to be confirmed! Emotions are through the roof, especially South of our Canadian border! Politics ignites an […]
The Alvin Law of Attraction
Here’s a real deep question for you: “What do you attract into your life”? Please permit me to share an actual conversation that recently occurred at the Medicine Hat, Alberta Petro Canada gas station on our way from Saskatchewan to Calgary after three months at our cottage. I was filling our Toyota 4Runner with gas. […]
Back To Class
Do you feel like you are in a Zombie Apocalypse movie? Lots of people have used “Groundhog Day” as their movie point of reference when the world shifted on its axis in March! I did too, but since then, I’ve shifted to the Zombie thought. In Groundhog Day, of course, Bill Murray plays a TV […]
Leadership Lessons…From My Dad
Where do lessons in leadership come from for you? Was it a book you read, a podcast you listen to, a scholastic experience that gave you letters behind your name? Maybe you had a mentor. I sure did. His name was Jack Law and he was my Dad. For complete transparency, I always write a […]
Delivering Solutions Instead Of Stress
Ready for some “Alvin Attitude”? This will be a short piece that was inspired by dinner last night. We ordered home delivered pizza. I know that’s not a revelation. Home delivered food from restaurants has likely saved many of them from closing their kitchens and “throwing in the towel”. Our pizza was prepared and delivered […]
Family Time
Here’s my most critical question today; “Are you feeling blessed or cursed?” Frankly, I’ve been completely fascinated by this pandemic’s effect on people’s mindset because I’ve made a career as a motivational speaker and while my talks focus on my personal story, I believe my true impact is I’m holding up a “metaphorical mirror” for […]
There’s No Such Word As Can’t…Unless?
There’s No Such Word As Can’t”! I grew up hearing that expression. It was at first inspiring, then repetitive, then condescending, then annoying and then became a key tenet of my entire being. And now, I am forced to confront my own words. Here’s a fun exercise. Make a list of all the activities or […]
Alvin’s Laws For Pandemic Peace
I promised myself I would not “react” to the insanity that has enveloped our entire planet until I realized, this is a perfect opportunity to offer some advice from the most sane person I know…me! By the way, for all of my friends and particularly my wife, Darlene, who are on the floor laughing right […]