Leveraging Social Media to Enact Positive Change
[George]: What makes you happy? In life? [John]: When I have all my necessities, and not having overly high expectations - to the point where you make life more difficult than it should be. For example, people feeling like they have to borrow money to impress others, I mean who are you going to impress? …
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I was on a plane heading to Vancouver for work with no entertainment i.e. no book, no working movie screen...nothing to occupy my distracted mind. I asked for a coffee and began jotting down ideas on the napkin it came with. "An app that has something to do with books" - that's the first thing …
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I started my podcast Let's Grab Coffee a little less than a year ago now with the goal to interview successful people in different industries. I essentially wanted to share my network of awesome people to the community and build a platform that showcases stories of success, failures, lessons, and experiences. I've had 22 guests …
I was sitting at the kitchen table having a cup of coffee with my mom on Sunday morning when she suddenly asked me “can you explain to me what a stock exchange actually is/does?”. I could have easily gave the formal, templated response of "an exchange is where stock brokers and traders can buy and sell securities, such as shares of stock and bonds and …
In my last article, I highlighted the first misconception I believe exists around entrepreneurship - age. Misconception #2: LOCATION The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting - Walt Disney "I have to go to the Valley to raise money", "you can't be successful if you're not located in the big cities", …
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"I don't give a sh*t if you're 19 or 91 - if you can deliver the results I'm looking for, we're good." - Angel Investor Misconception #1: AGE It's either you're too young, or you're too old. Some people feel like they're not old enough (or experienced) to start something and other people feel like …
I woke up around 5:30 am to do morning cardio. I made a decision to get back on the grind - because I've been slacking off. My workout was 20 min of treadmill (speed 5), 20 min of elliptical, and 5 min of rowing, followed by stretching to end it off. I'll hit weights tonight. …
See that cover photo above? I literally had the same expression when I woke up on Friday morning knowing that I'll be attending my first-ever TEDx event. I was way too excited. But take a closer look. Who do you see? In between Jamie Clarke and Catherine Reitman. You guessed it, that's me! Now I …
This week, I had the privilege to attend Canada's national AI conference run by the Digital Finance Institute. The conference uncovers topics like Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Machine Learning, Self-Driving Cars, Innovation, Financial Intelligence, AI Law, Chatbots, the Future of Banking with AI, etc. Here are my 'polished' notes from the full day: The first …
For those of you who don't know, Conor McGregor is an Irish professional mixed martial artist who is currently the UFC Lightweight Champion and Featherweight Champion. Before Conor's fame and success as a professional fighter, he became an apprentice plumber in his late teens - which to his family at the time, seemed like a …
