Tag archives for life

  1. On Dancing, Loving, Singing and Living

    “Dance like nobody’s watching; love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s listening; live like it’s heaven on earth.” – Mark Twain If not today, when? PS: I love these types of quotes.  They’re not telling us anything we didn’t know (Carpe diem, right?).  They’re simply great reminders for us to pursue awesomeness (i.e.…

  2. Uncertainty

    What’s worse then not knowing something went wrong?  Not knowing what went wrong! When are businesses going to get it in their heads that people like things to be predictable.  Life is already incredibly uncertain, they don’t want your product or service to make it worse! Case in point: the TTC.  I used to hate…

  3. Don’t Aim High

    “Don’t ‘aim high.’ Aim very, very high.” Tom Peters, The Little Bit Things When I first started playing the guitar, my only goal was to play a handful of songs decently to impress people (i.e. the fairer sex).  I learned some chords, I picked up a few tabs and tried my hardest to learn those…

  4. The Emperor’s New Clothes

    Recently, I retold the story of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” at my Toastmasters club for one of my prepared speeches.  It’s a nice tale about how two swindlers make “magic” clothing for the emperor that is invisible to those who are unfit for their duty or exceedingly stupid.  Everyone in the kingdom is afraid that…

  5. What I Wish I Knew Now

    Looking back there’s always something that I wish I knew when I was younger.  Something that would’ve saved me from the headaches, sleepless nights and failures that are inevitable in life.  But by looking forward there’s another equally interesting thought to ponder: what I wish I knew now. It’s a hard question to answer since…