I received a nice note from Kim Voisin, the President of the Human Resources Professional Association of West Toronto. This was the HR group I presented my diversity talk to last week. Being human resources professionals, this group more or less 'valida ...
Interracial Relationships More Tolerated In Diverse Cities
I answered a reporter's query about the tolerance of interracial relationships in North America since I'm a diversity speaker and one of the things I talk about in my presentations is such change in acceptance of interracial dating as well as media exposu ...
Motivation To Save Money On Pet Medications Was Stronger
Like many other pet owners out there, I've started to use an online pet pharmacy to save money on pet medications for my two dogs. Of course, one of the roadblocks was that I had to obtain a written prescription from my vet. This would result in lost in ...
Don’t Lose Momentum On Your New Year Resolutions
Now that we are three weeks into the New Year, don't lose your momentum on your New Year resolutions. Maybe revisit them this weekend and make them into more active and accountable plans so you can be successful. Reread my New Year Resolutions article t ...
Diversity Training Talk A Hit With Human Resources Audience
Perhaps one of the ultimate test audiences from the corporate world is the Human Resources professionals. I presented my Kick Down Diversity Barriers For Success talk to an all HR audience from different companies during their annual general meeting dinn ...
How To Deal With Negative People Or Naysayers This Year
I hope you are off to a great start for 2010 and gave great plans for success. Of course, there will still be negative people or naysayers out there who might try to stop you. Don't let them get in your way. To help you, here are numerous tips on deali ...
People Skills Article Published In Career Advisor Blog
My article on people skills or soft skills as they are sometimes known was recently published in a Career Advisor blog. These sets of skills are among the most important career related skills that you can develop these days. See the People Skills articl ...
Confirmed As Guest Speaker At Andrew Skelly’s 3 Day Event In March
I've just been confirmed as a guest motivational speaker at Andrew Skelly's three day seminar event March 5-6-7/10. This will be my first appearance as a speaker at such a multi-day seminar or bootcamp event. It will be in the Toronto area and much more ...
Important To Expand Your Network For Success
To maximize your success in life, it's very important to expand your network so that you will be connected to people who can help you in various stages of your career and life in general. Now that we have social media, it's to your advantage to use the d ...
First Dose Of Motivation Audio Podcast Is Up
The first Dose of Motivation audio podcast for 2010 is up and running! It sets a positive tone of motivation for the entire year but to really stir your curiosity, the example described has something to do with a tuna salad. What does tuna salad have to ...