A film crew has moved in to the bottom of our road to shoot some scenes for a movie – something related to aliens invading! Actually the town where I live, Dundas, is quite often used for locations – in the last year we have had three episodes of West Wing and numerous major movies shoot here – sometimes taking over the centre of town. The movie business is an… Read More »The Aliens Have Arrived!
My goal is to get a weekly copy of Innukshuk out there and a week day entry to my blog and I have been getting withdrawl symptoms because it is almost 3 weeks since the last issue. The funny thing is that once you get out of the daily and weekly flow its hard to get back in to the groove of writing again and the same can be said… Read More »Its Been a While
Just getting a chance now to post anything on the blog – this week has flown by and tomorrow I am out again so very little chance once i have played catch up to post any 'words of wisdom' – sometimes you have to let things slip! Nice to see the weather doing something decent – at last!
It was interesting to note that this past weekend when we were in Pennsylvania each time we ate at a restaurant and the children invariably left some food that they might eat later, when we asked for the rest 'to go' the wait staff always bought a box or carton to the table for us to do it. My wife and I could only come to the assumption that the… Read More »Would You Sue A Restaurant For The Wrong Doggy Bag?
My latest weekly newsletter went out today and I received a slightly amusing request to myself to subscribe – except someone had entered my e-mail address and changed my name to Ass Hole! Obviously someone out there does not want to receive my newsletter anymore and has gone a long way about making a point, I assume for their own and a little bit of my amusement – it brightened… Read More »Please, Please, Please – Unsunscribe – Ass Hole!
"If we wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If we don't wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes" – African proverb 5 Important Lessons 1 – First Important Lesson – Cleaning Lady. During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the… Read More »A Thought For The Start Of The Year
"People are the brand" – William Arruda Last week I was fortunate to attend the International Coach Federation conference in Quebec City and get the opportunity to meet for the first time my personal brand coach William Arruda and to hear him speak. My wife was incredibly understanding having just had the house fire 36 hours earlier still letting me go to Quebec and I have promised to take her… Read More »Meeting the Personal Branding Guru
Remember, remember the 5th of November,Gunpowder, treason and plot.I see no reason, why gunpowder treasonShould ever be forgot – Anon A very unusual English tradition falls on November 5th every year which we have chosen to carry on here in Canada. Guy Fawkes was an early terrorist who tried to blow up the English parliament in 1605, he was caught executed and each year the English celebrate by burning effigies… Read More »Remember, remember the 5th of November.
"No matter what the level of your ability, you have more potential thanyou can ever develop in a lifetime." – James T. McCay Last week I returned from my retreat up north, a few days spent a long way up -over 500 kms north of Toronto. I spent some of the time relaxing with family and friends, a great cottage on the Montreal River and then some time away each… Read More »Reflections of a Retreat
"Talent is only the starting point." – Irving Berlin Early in September will be the two year anniversary of the launch of Square Peg which to say the least have been exciting, inspiring, scary and above all the best thing I have ever done!At the end of August I shall be taking a few days away on a business planning retreat to set some very clear focus on the next… Read More »A New Beginning