by Motivated Magazine | Jan 8, 2013 | Dream
How one expeditioner embarked on a 30-year journey to realize his true dream My dream began nearly four decades ago in what was then the whirling mind of a panic-stricken youngster. It was a Friday night in the winter of 1975 and the city of Montreal was in the throws...
by Motivated Magazine | Aug 29, 2011 | Grow
Audacious. If somebody called me audacious, I’d have to pause and consider if it was a compliment or not. To exude audacity – well that’s just a little loud, even brazen! Canadians have mixed feelings about big ideas and bold, audacious ways of living. Dreaming big is...
by Motivated Magazine | Jul 5, 2011 | Grow, Uncategorized
Sitting in a coffin-tight bobsled waiting for the crew to push me off, my chest tightens. They give me a shove and suddenly I’m flying. The first part of the concrete track covered with ice is straight, and in a sport that’s recorded in the hundredths of...
by Motivated Magazine | Jan 21, 2011 | From Within
Whenever I need to clarify my vision I race to water; I race, because it quite simply, feeds my soul. It doesn’t matter if I float on the water gently maneuvering my kayak, bearing witness to the early morning mist. Or, if I sit on the very edge of a dock listening...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 22, 2010 | Grow
I’ve spent most of my life hitting people for a living. I’ve risen to the highest ranks in my profession. I’ve tasted fame, courted fortune, and even watched myself on the big screen in an award-winning movie based on my life. I’ve won far more than I’ve lost. But...
