Internal Conflict

Some great comments from the Dalai Lama in Melbourne yesterday; far too many gems to cover here.

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Glass Half Full

Margo and I are on our way to Australia right now (writing this from Auckland airport) and experiencing lots on hands on examples of perspective.

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Proprietary Information

I spent yesterday in a meeting with one of Canada’s leading oil companies (I was the keynote speaker). Like most companies on the planet, the hot topic of conversation is “How do we deal with the retirement of the boomers…

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Angles of Perception

We all know that we don’t all see the world in the same way. We know it, but do we truly get it? Do we truly understand how deep the rabbit hole goes?

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Creativity

We all know that we don’t all see the world in the same way. We know it, but do we truly get it? Do we truly understand how deep the rabbit hole goes?

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The Real Dirt on Farmer John

You know you’re in for a treat with the “dirt eating” opening scene…

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A Time Comes

Well worth watching even though it runs for almost 20 minutes.

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Slow Learners

As someone often referred to as a “motivational speaker”, my job is to get you thinking. To inspire, to educate; both good things. This morning though I want to challenge you.

learning, perspective, inspirational speaker, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldJanuary 21, 2015educate, farm land shortage, investing in foreign farmlandComment

On your Bike…

Could any of you have ever imagines a bike could be ridden in this way, say, 20 years ago? I don’t think so.

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Food Inc.

You’ve head me talk about the disconnect between us and what we eat many times, and those reading for a while will know I’m a huge fan of Michael Pollan’s books The Omnivores Dilemma and In defense of Food.

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Welcome to China

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So much beauty…

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Change or Perish

Here’s an example of what happens when we become complacent and fail to adapt to change.

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Giving vs. Receiving

Service. What does the word “service” mean? Yes, it can be sued to describe a positive or negative experience in a restaurant or store; that’s one example.

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Somebody called me a Motivational Speaker…

Somebody called me a motivational speaker the other day. Frankly, I couldn’t have been more insulted. Sure, I kind of motivate people…

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