by Motivated Magazine | Sep 22, 2010 | Reflect
I’m turning forty. I like to think of it as growing into forty. It doesn’t scare me or keep me awake at night. I don’t have fears of losing my hair, gaining weight or of ill health. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. As my hair thinned, I took a proactive measure and...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 22, 2010 | Reflect
My story begins in a village in Vietnam…with a bomb and a photograph. Until June 8, 1972, the day napalm fell on Trang Bang, I was a happy child. I was nine years old; I knew nothing about war. My most serious injury had been scraping my knees when I fell off my...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 22, 2010 | Reflect
From choked up business leaders to shell-shocked sports stars and bleary-eyed Barenaked Ladies, 2008 was unquestionably the year of the apology. Faux penitents and the truly sorrowful offered mea culpas across Canada at an unprecedented rate, proving that a heartfelt...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 17, 2010 | Reflect
Most of us don’t have our dreams handed to us on a silver platter by a man dressed in black. –But, I did. On the cusp of turning forty, I was presented with my dream, perfectly packaged and ready to open. Unfortunately, I needed to walk through fear and face my worst...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 17, 2010 | Reflect
Passion is the fuel that ignites the flames of transformation and burns in the hearts of those who live authentically. A number of years ago I watched a movie called, The Never Ending Story. It’s a 1984 fantasy film based on a German novel by Michael Ende. In the...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 17, 2010 | Reflect
In life, there’s “True Wealth” and “False Wealth”. False Wealth is very seductive but has no real or lasting power. True Wealth is one of the greatest powers on earth when harnessed and employed correctly. The problem is, few people know...
