Energy + Focus + DoSay = Passion
A 7 part blog story of how the passion formula came to be and the journey to the TEDx talk. Read from the bottom up!
In the last blog post, I mentioned that there has been some 'fallout' after my TEDx talk in Chatham Kent. One of the most interesting ones was that unbeknownst to me there was another TEDx event in Russell Square (London,UK) the day before on Feb 12th where a woman named Susanna did a talk titled '5 Keys… Continue reading Mind Blown! Passion is a global topic, meet a ‘Happyologist’ from the UK!
As mentioned in the last post, as I drove down to the TEDx event I was informed that my position was to change at GE on the 10am all employee meeting just hours before the talk. I was to go and now work for the CMO in a role that would direct marketing spend for one of… Continue reading Follow the formula…follow your gut…embrace the pressure.
As I mentioned in the last post, I needed to hunker down and really prepare for this TEDx talk. I met up with Amanda and Justin in Houston for dinner. It was a great restaurant and the stars aligned for that I needed to be there for work anyways. Amanda is a licensed counselor and I… Continue reading Houston, Toronto, Paris, Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte and a lot of practice!
As I ended the last blog, on January 8th 2014 I received an email from John Lyons (twitter @hubcr8iv_john). I didn’t know John, but he was part of the organizational team putting on the TEDX event in Chatham Kent. The email from him was simple. ‘We’re so excited that you want to speak at TEDx… Continue reading OK so now it was on like donkey kong!
A Facebook share calling for speakers for a TEDx event in my hometown made me think. As I ended the last blog, I thought it would be a ‘cool challenge’ and even if I failed or just plain sucked, I'd learn something and meet some great people. It kept top of my mind for 2 weeks.… Continue reading Nothing to lose…but which idea?
Over the years I’ve visited Chicago many many times. Its a really beautiful downtown with lots of interesting places to eat, a variety of shops and the architecture always amazes me. When there in October ‘13 for a work conference, I met up with a great friend, colleague and advisor Alan at a swanky bar… Continue reading Chicago & Yanksgiving – The formula emerged
As mentioned in the last post, after I returned from Israel I didn’t think much of that ‘thought document’ in the summer. I returned to it in early September for that our daughter Tayvia was entering preschool (junior kindergarten) and with my wife and I working, Tayvia attended a home based daycare ran by Patricia… Continue reading Our Daycare lady sparked – People come to you and shape your future
So picking up where the last blog left you hanging, I trace back the ‘root’ of the Passion formula TEDx talk to a business trip I took in late April, 2013 and on a long flight home from Tel Aviv I started typing...and typing...and typing. Previous to that flight home I was on a two… Continue reading My TEDx talk ‘root’ started in Israel…Nazareth actually.
This blog is dedicated to exploring a concept that I explored as a TEDx talk on Feb 13th, 2014. This was my 'inaugural' talk on this concept after almost a year of thinking, writing and researching it with a number of colleagues, friends and family. The short synopsis or 'elevator pitch' of the concept is… Continue reading Yes, I started a blog based off my TEDx talk — First the basics.
The Passion Formula 