February’s Weekly Spark’s theme is The Importance of Systems and the last weekly Spark was Do You Have The Systems You Need?. Today’s topic is Identifying Your Systems. No matter what business you are in you follow systems. One key element to business success is having solid repeatable systems in place that allow you to be […]
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Monday Morning Moment: Fog
“Beyond the fog lies clarity” – Anonymous The idea of “fog” came to me because several events at the Sochi Winter Olympics were delayed or cancelled today due to fog. I can only image how stressful this is on an athlete mentally. They put everything into getting ready for their event and now they have to […]
The True Spirit of the Olympics
Two things happened at the Olympics over the last two days that really show the spirit of the Olympics and make me proud of our Canada Team. The first was when Russia’s Anton Gafarov crashed and broke a ski during a semifinal heat in the men’s cross-country sprint. He tried to continue skiing on but was […]
Is Your Business Resilience?
I’ve already shared that I’m a bit of a Winter Olympic junkie. Winter athletes are faced with so many variables in their sports particularly the outdoor events. The temperature, the amount of wind, the amount of light, and the quality of the snow and/or ice. They have to train to and build in strategies to handle […]
Weekly Spark: Do You Have The Systems You Need?
February’s Weekly Spark theme is The Importance of Systems. Every business, small or large, follows systems whether they realize it or not. Thinking about systems may not be the most exciting part of your business, but ultimately it is one of the most important secrets to create a successful, sustainable business. Here’s the problem. Systems don’t work […]
My Tooth Fell Out
Yup, that how I started last week, eating breakfast and felt something hard in my egg. Lo and behold there is my lovely 10 year old cap. Rushed to the dentist to find out that my tooth had fractured and I need to get the whole thing redone – post in the tooth and new […]