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First off, Happy Canada Day (July 1) to my Canadian kindred... and Happy Independence Day (July 4) to my American neighbors.  Such days of celebration can and should be a place to reflect on, sharpen and celebrate our collective identities; who we decide to be. With...

Decisiveness and better decision making is a capacity that strengthens our walk, and talk. Today, July 2 2016, marks 5 years since I made probably the most misguided (though well intended) decision of my life.  Without going into particulars, not only was the decision...

Seth Godin has something to say about bigger and better; a quick and thought provoking read.  Indeed, the theme of his message speaks loudly to what is already becoming more clear to me with a new 60 Day Challenge I commenced as of yesterday... with 5 videos already...

On Monday, we posted this on Assertiveness on LINKEDIN.  Before that, we shared this post on action over mindset.  With both, the message centered on Assertiveness, the Virtue. The Virtue, for Me... and Us As a virtue, Assertiveness is pre-existent, regardless of our...

First off, I invite you to experience this video.  And this.  Oh, and this too.  Besides a seemingly common theme of black and white imagery and music, they each evoke for me thoughts around Assertiveness and its power to enable our voices.  That is the power of...

This month, with our third Leader ToC™ Blog Post, we interview Hugh Culver.  Leader ToC™ (Thoughts on Character) is our monthly series engaging leaders around the world on character, leadership and more. Hugh Culver is based out of British Columbia, Canada.  From...

I am dedicating this post to Linda Kavelin-Popov and her work in creating and building The Virtues Project™ and her new book, A Scent of Sage. I see the dance in all of her work. Consider This Before getting underway, I invite you to consider the following.  Recently,...

From dictionary.com on DETERMINATION. noun 1. the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose. 2. ascertainment, as after observation or investigation: determination of a ship's latitude. 3. the information ascertained; solution. 4. the settlement...

I love these words of Baha'u'llah.  Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.  They speak to the need to avoid knocking ourselves down and limiting our capacities to serve... and the call to set our best...

A couple of weeks back, we focused on the Virtue that is Creativity.  We explored it with three posts and perspectives, including: Creativity and Buying Bewilderment Creative Spaces and Leaders Creativity: Sing It, Shout It Creativity is a Virtue.  We often think of...

I read this post on LINKEDIN this morning... around Critical Things Organized and Productive People Do Every Day by Dr. Travis Bradberry.  I suggest that you have your own read.  It is worth the time.  It begins with... "We often confuse being productive with working...

The broadCAST™ is a monthly weigh in by members of The CAST™ of Epic Engage™.  Independent experts in their own right, members of The CAST™  are asked to answer a question of simple but possibly profound nature.  We wholeheartedly encourage you to connect with these...