1. Kayaking Alouette Lake 2008
(Column/Editor's Column)

... first I was concerned about what would happen if any of us were to tip over with so much gear on board, but in the end my fears were not realized.  We passed the site where we camped last year, ...

2. Super Villans
(Articles/Personal Development)

A few years back, my car got stolen. In the trunk were all sorts of goal setting books and audio programs that I used in my coaching business. I wondered what would happen if the criminal(s) who stole ...

3. Hybrid Car
(Articles/Miscelaneous Articles)

... other manufacturers such as Honda and Ford have come out with hybrid cars. While all this was happening, I was sitting on the fence and thinking to myself that one day I will get a hybrid car. I was waiting ...

4. Weight Loss
(Articles/Personal Development)

... calendar first, and then any left over time is for the other things. What happens usually is that exercise is scheduled last, and by then there is no room left. Diet Of course exercise ...

5. New Year's Switch
(Articles/Personal Development)

... water had got in from the top by running down the wire, and I wanted to stop that happening. We made sure also that the switch box and cover plate are grounded as they should be, so that any leak, if it ...

6. New Year 2007
(Articles/Personal Development)

... 10pm to remind me, but you work out the best approach that works for you. Drink water, it does a body good and it is cheap too. If you drink too much, you will feel like vomiting. If that happens ...

7. Are You Talking To A 3?
(Articles/Personal Development)

... like a nail. He got limited results and probably did not understand why. Techniques alone are not enough. In Mash, do you remember what happens when they have incoming wounded? – They performed ...

8. Elastic Band Theory
(Articles/Personal Development)

...  If you want to change your reality, change your thinking. You will experience the tension as the elastic band is stretched between your thoughts and reality. Then one of two things will happen: ...

9. Cascading Opportunities
(Articles/Personal Development)

... what they will bring, or when and where they will materialize next? I cannot even consider what opportunities will happen as a result of what I do today. I do know my actions will cause something to ...

10. Customer Service
(Articles/Business Topics)

... Books Customers For Life Customer Service for Dummies Raving Fans Exceptional Customer Service Super Service Things happen, and where you can really shine with a customer ...

11. Worrying
(Articles/Personal Development)

... in life? When you worry about future events, your attention is literally pulled into the future. The scary thing is that as you focus on what may come, you may be inadvertently causing it to happen. That ...

12. Visa Cheques
(Column/Editor's Column)

This is a true story that happened to me. I have a Visa card, like many people do. And from time to time, the Visa company sends in the mail, some promotional cheques. The cheques are tied to your Visa ...

13. Mouse Trouble
(Column/Editor's Column)

... act up and vice versa. It only happened when we both used the mice at the same time. So imagine this scenario if you will: We are both working away, and she leans over and says "My mouse is not ...

14. Mentoring: Building the Stars
(Articles/Business Topics)

...  projects. A star is a kind of person who will make magic happen and brings the project through to a successful completion. Without a star, a project ...

15. Managing Customer Expectations
(Articles/Business Topics)

... and you make sure your staff can have it done by then. Handling Changes In Plans Often stuff happens. You need to keep the customer informed. You can’t get it in blue, but you can get red or ...

16. Nice Dice
(Articles/Personal Development)

...  Rather than leave the outcome of your life to fate, or seemingly random happenings, in closing, may I suggest you look upon each event that occurs in one and only one of two ways:  ...

17. Don't Worry, Be Happy
(Articles/Personal Development)

... and may not even happen. You burn energy on a work of fiction, and you can literally make yourself ill with such activity. This life only happens once, and if you waste it on such pursuits, you get no ...

18. Role Models
(Articles/Personal Development)

... observe and learn from you. It doesn't take long either. You could be an older brother, and your younger sibling will observe you and learn from you. Often this will happen without your consent or even ...

19. Three Tools for Goal Setting
(Articles/Personal Development)

... lose 100 pounds, know that it won’t take place within a week or two.  It may take several months.  The danger of setting an unrealistic time frame is that when it doesn’t happen in the short ...

20. Points of Contact
(Articles/Business Topics)

... An audible is where the quarterback can call a change in the play, based on what is happening out on the field. It is a way to respond to the changing situations. So in business, it is important to map ...