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What Gives Life Meaning

Rob LaMorte was a millionaire by the time he was 35. After building his company, Behavioral Economics, he could “buy anything I wanted and I could do anything I wanted,” he says. And yet, “On the outside, people thought I had it all. But inside, I wasn’t at peace.” While business was booming, Rob had [...]

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Abundant Life

Although a natural salesperson and successful in business, Norm Miller never noticed how his hard-partying lifestyle had began to affect him. It was almost too late when he realized he had followed in his father’s footsteps, not just in business, but also in becoming self-centered, and alcoholic. In desperation, he cried out “God help me, [...]

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It’s A Business Marathon!

“It [leadership] is not a series of sprints, it’s a marathon.” Mark Bachman, co-founder of Better the World, once expected that a few quarters into working his position that things would slow down. They didn’t! He now recognizes the need for pacing and focusing on the big picture, as well as reserving time for himself. [...]

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Don’t Avoid your Problems

Addressing issues head-on: Not always enjoyable, but one of the responsibilities of being a leader. Gerry O’Mahoney, former COO of TD Waterhouse, explains how not being courageous enough to address problems can just lead to bigger problems. One of the responsibilities of being a leader is having the courage to tackle issues and resolve them. [...]

Success is:______. How would you fill in the blank? “That’s easy,” you might say. “Success is … for an athlete, winning the Super Bowl, the World Series, or a gold medal: for an entertainer, winning an Oscar, a Grammy, or an Emmy; for a businessperson, being a top executive with one of the Fortune 500 [...]

This self-diagnostic test will give you helpful (maybe surprising) insights into your “financial responsibility index.” Answer true or false: 1. I have no real idea of my income, expenses, or net worth. 2. I don’t have the discipline to be good with money. 3. I am near, at, or over the limit on my credit [...]

Working with men can be great – once you’ve figured them out. It doesn’t take a woman too long to realize that they are, in fact, another species altogether. Gender differences, especially with regard to communication, have been the cause for much laughter and interesting conversation where I work. Yet it has also helped me [...]

I am sitting in a hotel lobby writing these words. The atmosphere is one of dark paneled wood, comfortable lounge chairs and a view you would die for, looking out over a river sparkling with diamonds from the afternoon sun. At one end of the room over the fireplace hangs a picture of the Canadian [...]

Let’s face it—the Internet is a world of its own, and this world has gone wireless. A simple card in your desktop or laptop can instantly connect you to the World Wide Web. There is no longer a need for frustrating Internet cords and plugs. However, with every good thing, precautions and considerations must be [...]

Are leaders born or made? Can you learn superior leadership skills? No one is sure, but experts have noticed seven specific actions that successful leaders carry out, regardless of the organization or cause they lead. Effective leaders Make others feel important. If your goals and decisions are self-centred, followers will lose their enthusiasm quickly. Emphasize [...]