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In this post: Contest Winner announced. 5th Christmas with the homeless on the streets of Hawaii. 8 lessons I learned in 2011 that will change me for ever. 4 critical questions for you to know where you are? Christmas has always been one of the times that takes me through a roller coaster of mixed [...]

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Check out the video of the kids plastering whip cream all over my face.  And some great pictures of my birthday with them in Cancun. I knew this was coming, but was it ever fun to let them just enjoy themselves plaster the whip cream all over my face. Then there was redemption. My sister [...]

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  I am giving away the following 4 prizes: 1. Ipad             2. $100 Pen from Cross           3. 10 books – “Mortgaged Millionaire” From Nolan Matthias             4. 25 of the new book that will be released with your quote [...]

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“Total Office has outfitted me with a perfect office to keep me happy and efficient so I thought I would post a video blog with tips and tricks on office efficiency and give you a bonus of some other tips that I like to follow as well.”

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Some are saying he was one of the greatest technology leaders we have ever seen.  Even though he very well may be – my curiosity is, ‘What made him so?’ The world has fallen in love with Steve Jobs.  If you ask me, most have no idea why except of the fact that he is [...]

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Today I had the distinct pleasure of speaking to 100 of the most amazing and inspiring women – The Women Of Whistler, or as they are appropriately known, WOW!   The evening at the Fairmont Whistler started with amazing appetizers, wine, and most importantly, some great conversations.   Then moved on to what they called [...]

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As some of you know I recently returned from a trip to Nicaragua.  What you may not know is that I came back with a bad concussion from trying to surf waves I had no business tackling.   Nicaragua was the perfect opportunity for me to get some work done and start my professional surfing [...]

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I remember those words ringing in my ear for days.  No one had ever spoken to me as such.  Little did I know that from this day on I would never look at life situations the same way again. As a child I never had the fortune to have mentors I could look up to [...]

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  Imagine this, a hand in a bucket of water.  As you pull the hand out the space it once occupied is filled instantly.  That my friends, is how fast most people “that space” can be replaced by their so called ‘loyal’ clients.           People want to connect to those they [...]

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For me life is a series of lessons put in front of us – our learning comes from looking back at how we reacted and responded to them.  It is very easy to blow things out of proportion in our daily lives. As many of you know I just finished the launch of my new [...]

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I feel so blessed with all of you sharing your good deeds.  We often feel strange about patting ourselves on the back. Posting your good deeds is not bragging and there is nothing wrong with taking pride in doing good things. It is actually inspiring to others and ignites positive action within others as well. [...]

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This time we have a very unique watch giveaway with a unique contest. I had such a blast doing a video interview today on intimacy and authentic relationships. Video to come out soon. One of the things we talked about was the importance of taking the time to do the little things in our relationships. [...]

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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A ZOROASTRIAN I felt a tear flow down my face as I sat there in the second row of the Chan Center. Vista Trethewey was singing Believe with a group of adorable Zoroastrian children as her back up singers. It was not only the moment I realized what it meant [...]

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Thank you to everyone for joining in and having fun with me on this contest. The winner for the ipad 2 is below.  She is holding her brand new ipad 2.  Covering her face a little as she requested not to have her face plastered all over the internet.       Congratulations Sarah from [...]

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Wow! is all I can say.  What a great experience it has been.  Working with so many partners in order to spread the word for this amazing charity. I have learned so much and made some great friends along the way. For me, the most precious thing was how so many of you opened up [...]

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One of the hardest things for us to do is to give something up.  Heck we have a hard time getting rid of things we do not even want or care for let alone the things we enjoy. It was not easy to lock up my road bike and not ride at all this year.  [...]

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Sorry to be so graphic – As I was standing there in yoga doing a Tree Pose, my stomach tensed as I felt my breakfast come up my throat, and as it hit the back of my mouth… It all started last night when I was driving back from Vancouver after having a phenomenal session [...]

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I went to my first Moksha Yoga class here in Kelowna.  I am not too sure how I really liked it as yet compared to the hot bikrham yoga, but I am committed to going for the next 30 days. I did find it not as uncomfortably hot as the Hot Bikhram Yoga.  When I [...]

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  Yoga is truly testing my will of perseverance lately.   Today I had to leave class for a while and the instructor with a smile on her face said.  “Fred, if you are walking out for a break you better not come back without throwing up.” To which I mentally responsed, “That will not [...]

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Today was my 8th class at the Bikram Yoga. I think, I do say, I just think that today might have been the day. I finally started feeling a sense of progression.  (In my mind this was the pose I was doing.  In reality you do not want to know.) The amazing thing is not [...]

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