Significance of Tomorrow, May 17, 2011
For those who know me well, you know what happened to my family on May 17, 2001. We lost our sister, our wife, our daughter, our friend, my mom, Debbie McLeod. Tomorrow it will have been 10 years since she…
Category Thoughts
Why I Succeed – by Michael Jordan
I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that…
Having a Whole New Perspective
I’ve always been told I was positive and optimistic. I believe that people are inherently good. There was some doubts in myself based on some past experiences. Doubts about love. Doubts about my future. But there was a moment a…
“If You Ever Need to Talk…I’m a Good Listener”
How many times has a friend said that to you? If you’ve ever been through a tough time, I’m sure you’ve heard it a lot. Or if you’ve had friends going through a tough time, I’m sure you’ve said it…
Old People
I watched an episode of Penn & Teller’s Bullshit tonight on Old People and some of the opinions of the people on the show really angered me. There was a bunch of young people complaining about old people. Seriously? They…
What’s Holding You Back?
Some of the business books and cds I’ve been listening to lately have reinforced some great points and one of them which really stands out is the idea of how we tend to not spend time on something which will…
Sometimes in the Most Uncommon Places
You know when you’re watching a random movie and all of a sudden a great quote pops out? You totally didn’t expect the movie to drop such great words of wisdom? Well I’ve had that happen a few times and…
Spending Time with Family Over the Holidays
Something that is tough living so far away from home (roughly 4,500 km actually) is that I don’t really get home much and usually have to make a decision between going home in the summer (better weather and cheaper flights)…
How Poor Are You?
Not in terms of money…but in terms of life. Take this quote: The poor man is not he who is without a cent, but he who is without a dream So I ask you…what’s your wealth like?
Difference Between What You Want To Do…and What You Were Meant To Do
I watched The Rookie a few weeks ago; a movie starring Dennis Quaid. In it, Dennis plays the role of a teacher who chose a career and a family over baseball. However, years later he has another shot at playing…