Alvin’s Blog
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...
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...
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...
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,...
You Cant Order Resiliency Online
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...