Alvin’s Blog
Why Some Great Ink On Wheel of Fortune Matters
A completely casual moment in our social routine at home, which is also work (anyone relate?) caught my attention this week and inspired this blog which will also have a significant reference to something called… ”Bell; Let’s Talk Day”, taking place on January 26,...
The Impressionist
I was speaking in Atlanta recently. It was for the Georgia Chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSA). I’m a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) and have been for 21 years and even a member of its Hall of Fame. I mention that...
October Is Disability Employment Awareness Month…Why?
So, a quick, cursory count of the number of International “Days” last year came in at just over 200. With 365 days in a calendar year, that sounds like a lot. Frankly, I thought there’d be more. But…that isn’t meant to sound cynical. In fact, if your life is...
Covid And Parallel Lives
I tried hard not to evoke this predictable reference but the Willie Nelson classic song, “On The Road Again” was playing in my head as I drove to the Calgary airport early on this Sunday morning in September of 2021. It’s an incredibly creepy feeling. Other than a...
Japan: Meet Alvin Law
This new blog is being written Thursday, August 26, 2021. I don’t typically time stamp my blogs but the exception is noted because I’m about to become famous…in Japan! I wanted to show the day before my life will enter yet another path I never anticipated or...
The Technology Conundrum
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...