by Alvin | May 21, 2020 | Business, Gratitude, Labels, Patience, Perseverance, Resiliency
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...
by Alvin | May 6, 2020 | Gratitude
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...
by Alvin | Sep 20, 2017 | Gratitude, Ideas, Raising Your Bar, Teamwork, Thoughts
You either grasp this title or you don’t! I was so inspired by a very special weekend that I had to write a very self-indulgent blog and without attempting some cryptic messaging, the “YRHS” is the Yorkton Regional High School in Yorkton,...
by Alvin | Aug 15, 2017 | Consciousness, Diversity, Gratitude, Racism
If you are at all a follower of my blogs, you’d have noticed I haven’t written one since July 1st to celebrate Canada Day and our 150th Anniversary. Lots of people know we are at our cottage at Crystal Lake, Saskatchewan and since I can see the entire lake...
by Alvin | Jun 15, 2017 | Father's Day, Gratitude, Honour, Love, Raising Your Bar
I started the day with a plan. I promised to write a new blog as I’m trying not to let the lake distract me and give me an excuse to be a bum. I excel at being a bum, by the way. So many people who don’t know me think all I do is work, work, work! That...
by Alvin | Oct 6, 2016 | Gratitude
i have to admit, with Canadian Thanksgiving approaching, this subject was so predictable it just seemed too obvious to blog about it, but a personal experience yesterday changed my mind for me. I was invited to speak to the students of the Alberta Children’s...
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