Since I’ve been a motivational speaker and writer for decades, I’ve seen all the “trendy” terms and words come and go. One of the new ones that seemed to accompany “millennials” is “Resilience”, and not in a complimentary fashion. Of course, nothing is “absolute” so not “all” millennials struggle with mental health and self-confidence and […]
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At NASA We All Pee The Same Colour
There is a line from one of our favourite movies, “Hidden Figures” that I believe may be one of the best quotes ever! It’s delivered by Al Harrison, played by Kevin Costner. The movie itself is based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book of the same name, and is the true story of three black women, […]
Caves Are For Bears Not Humans
I have never ordered a meal from “Skip The Dishes”, “Grub Hub”, “Uber Eats” or the disturbingly increasing number of these services. Okay, we get pizzas delivered and for a treat, Chinese Food. But before you call me a hypocrite, I’d like to point out what concerns me. The Internet promised a whole new world. […]
Free Speech Isn’t Free
Talk about a loaded title for a blog! This subject is timeless, but the high beams have lit up social and mainstream media about this for the last few weeks. I started to write about my take on the idea a few weeks ago after Canadian celebrity and polarizing sports figure, Don Cherry got fired […]
Pulling Back The Curtain On Leadership
My Dad was an avid golfer. He was also a great man who I vividly remember mellowing with age. He was a service manager for a large farm implement and industrial truck dealership under the International Harvester brand. My Mom told me how much my coming into their home changed him from a gruff, sometimes […]
Overcoming Obstacles with Alvin on SpeakerLuncher
Had the great joy of joining my friend Jane Atkinson on her Podcast.
Journey through the world’s expectations
So incredibly excited to post a new video about my life on “Goalcast”! Please share and get the news out that our planet is not dying! It’s full of life and hope and stories that are essential to the most powerful emotion I ever learned…Hope! Namaste🙏👣Alvin On Goalcast
Workplace Diversity: Much More Than Politics
“Southeast Asian and Chinese companies with more women on their boards delivered better financial results then those dominated by men, according to a study by International Finance Corp.” Bloomberg News I live a fascinating profession. Yes, I said that correctly. I had a remarkable observation last week while […]
Goalcast…Live The Impossible
Any organization, whether a huge one, small one, for profit, non-profit, volunteer absolutely needs a mission statement and clarity surrounding its reason for being. It’s a cultural climate that allows for the best environment to, yes, “work”, but more important, every level of Leadership need to improve their relationships with their people because they are […]
Labels Are For Jars!
My Mom had a great line when I was a little boy and people called me “Crippled” or “Freak”. She reminded me; “Labels Are For Jars, Son” It’s almost funny to me, and I do mean the essence of irony. In 1981, my yet to be recognized “life path” took me from an FM Radio […]