Experiencing Excellence
Body-Mind-Soul
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- A Question of ValuesA Curious Image in the News This past weekend, I came across a newspaper article featuring a picture of Mark Carney, Canada’s current unelected Liberal Prime Minister. In the image, Mr. Carney was holding a copy of his book, Value(s): Building a Better World for All. What struck me as odd was that a man… Read more: A Question of Values
- The Power of Vision: Why Organizations And Individuals Fail Without ItThe Problem of Disengagement In a perfect world, every organization would have fully engaged members dedicated to its success. Unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect world. Too often, organizations spend more time, effort, and money making excuses and propping up poor performance than it would take to investigate and correct the underlying causes. That… Read more: The Power of Vision: Why Organizations And Individuals Fail Without It
- The Battle Between Virtue and Vice: A Timeless StruggleThe Two Trees: A Choice Between Life and Death Since the beginning of time, humanity has been caught in a battle between two opposing principles: virtue and vice. In the book of Genesis, chapter 2, we find the story of two trees—the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.… Read more: The Battle Between Virtue and Vice: A Timeless Struggle
- Unity: Multiethnicity vs MulticulturalismGrowing up in a richly multiethnic small-town community in Southwestern Ontario was a privilege. The region, known for its tobacco and cash crop farming, attracted immigrants from various parts of the world—places I had only read about in geography class. Each year, new students arrived from distant countries, seeking a better life. Many of them… Read more: Unity: Multiethnicity vs Multiculturalism
- Choose to ChangeThere is Power in Choice Life is a series of choices. From the moment we wake up to the time we go to bed, we are constantly making decisions—what to eat, how to spend our time, and which goals to pursue. Some choices seem insignificant, while others hold the power to shape our future. If… Read more: Choose to Change
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Create a vision of a preferred future.
Without a guiding vision life has no clear motivating direction.
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Think holistically and systemically.
Develop healthy disciplines: mentally, emotionally, physically, socially and spiritually.
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Engage in an empowering community.
None of us is a strong as all of us. People of character contribute to and for the common good.
Why Aspire To Excellence?
We are image-bearers of our creator God and called to be good stewards of the earth and our gift of life. However we have a choice. Anything short of the best we can do, given our circumstances, is settling for less than who we are uniquely created to be by God’s grace.
My Core Belief
As a personal and professional development coach I believe in the power of holistic development. I encourage nurturing the whole person: mind, body, and soul or more specifically –
Striving for excellence in personal growth, mentally, emotionally, physically, socially and spiritually. The spiritual element that which gives life meaning, direction and purpose.
Quotes for Life
If you think you can you will –
If you think you can’t you won’t.
MY paraphrase OF HENRY FORD WHO SAID, “IF THINK YOU CaN OR YOU THINK YOU CAN’T YOU ARE RIGHT.”
The highest level of achievement through appeasement is mediocrity
Peter Drucker
If a negative thinker swallowed an egg he would be afraid to move for fear it would break and afraid to sit for fear it would hatch.
John maxwell
