Energy + Focus + DoSay = Passion
Last night I was in San Francisco for business and ate at the bar of Ristorante Umbria. About 1/2 way through my meal, a guy hanging out at the bar - Giulio - introduced himself and we got chatting. We had a great discussion about football, the fact that the Lions were robbed and the… Continue reading A restaurant proprietor in San Fran…never be scared.
I recently watched the movie Noah and NO this isn’t a post about the biblical accuracy of the film or religion -- rather it’s a post of the dangers of becoming a zealot. Lets first look at the definition of ‘zealot’ ‘Zealot - a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious,… Continue reading The dangers of becoming a ‘Noah’ – be horizontal!
Many people say 'it's not about what you know, it's about who you know' and although we all know connections are great...this statement isn't always true. Perhaps passion with persistent energy spark is even better?? Why do I say this? Something happened yesterday with great friend of mine. He started a new job. I won't use his real name… Continue reading Is it really all about who you know? Be the spark!
Back in April I was at a leadership meeting in Atlanta and they brought in an outside speaker, Mike Lipkin. He is one of the best motivational speakers I've seen and although I'm simplifying a lot -- I summarize his message as 'either we become the best, or we become irrelevant. There is no middle ground.'… Continue reading Meet Mike Lipkin – The Magic of Eye Contact
I came across this article last week and thought it was good to share it. The Harvard University Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab did a study on why talking about yourself with friends can be as pleasurable as sex. Their website says 'The goal of the Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN) Lab is to contribute… Continue reading Harvard University helps prove the Passion Formula – Talking about yourself can be as pleasurable as sex…
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?
The Passion Formula 