Another tragedy strikes Nepal!

Another tragedy strikes Nepal!

Those who have followed this blog for any length of time, know that I have a special place in my heart for this country. Last year’s ice release that killed 16 Sherpa on Mt. Everest and shut down the mountain for the climbing season happened two days after the seventh...
Do we choose to fail?

Do we choose to fail?

Driving back from a weekend conference in Banff gave me loads of time to reflect on the event, as well as to pass the time playing CDs. The two were connected. The conference I’d attended had been about growing your business as well as yourself as a person—the two...
The entrepreneur in you

The entrepreneur in you

I love the show Dragon’s Den. Likely some of you do too. For the uninitiated, aspiring entrepreneurs, with “great” (or not) business ideas, or those with small businesses that need a shot in the arm, pitch five wealthy investors (dragons) to invest in their ideas....

Happy Easter

As I was thinking about an Easter message, I was already getting early Easter greetings from a variety of others. All of them started with the word “Happy.” And I started thinking, Why do we say “merry” at Christmas and “happy” at Easter? Are we wishing something...