by Motivated Magazine | Apr 13, 2011 | Grow, Uncategorized
In the late sixteen-hundreds, the great poet Alexander Pope penned the phrase, “To err is human, to forgive divine.” The powerful truth revealed through these words has the redemptive potential for us to reclaim our humanity. Not just for ourseleves but...
by Motivated Magazine | Apr 8, 2011 | Grow, Uncategorized
We often hear of the term “dress for success” but rarely apply this to our spiritual selves – we don’t visualize ourselves leading a rewarding spiritual life. In my second book , Ask and You Shall Receive – Spiritual Strategies for Success in Work & Life, I write...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 22, 2010 | Communicate
On an old Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care t-shirt I found my favorite quote: “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Needs to Rock the Boat”. It’s a matter of fact statement that captures my perspective as a public servant, a politician and a parent....
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 17, 2010 | Lead
Leadership is a mysterious and elusive concept. What we read as history is really the creation of myths. From an ordinary person, society creates a Napoleon, or Gandhi, a Martin Luther King or Joan of Arc, someone who acquires mythic status as a shaper of destiny. We...