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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 profoundly impacted by what the “day” […]

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 quick flight to Montreal and home in […]

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 could have ever predicted. It seems like the […]

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! […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]