12 August 2010
Going to the doctor can be stressful, full of uncertainties and vague possibilities. It’s hard because most of us go to the doctor to find out things we can’t figure out on our own. We have to put our faith completely in the doctor, trusting our very health to his/her expertise and knowledge. My recent [...]
Posted in Business, Health, Leadership, Relationships2 Comments
27 January 2010
What is the difference in creating a brand like Coca-Cola and one for your everyday entrepreneur? My parents moved into a new community just prior to me visiting them during this holiday season. Every time we walked by a new neighbor, my mom would introduce me. “This is my son, he is an inspirational speaker [...]
Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Marketing and Branding, Sales6 Comments
13 December 2009
Thank you to all those that helped us raise $945.00 for the Women Shelter here in Kelowna. Thank you to Valley First and Cabana Grille for supporting me on this venture. Help Raise Money For The Women Shelter By Reading A book and Eating An Appetizer. WAIT! It’s not over yet! We still have the [...]
Posted in Inspirational13 Comments
03 October 2009
Before you spend any time or money on your marketing, you have to be aware of the most critical element that either makes your marketing effective or just blends in with all the other useless data dump. We are in the Information Age, where the average person thinks 60,000 thoughts every day. 30,000 pieces of advertisement [...]
Posted in Marketing and Branding5 Comments
29 September 2009
Losing weight is easy! The perfect diet is here –The Bucket Diet. We have created a culture in our environment that consists of quick fixes, lack of delayed gratification and lack of awareness of the long term impact towards our health choices. I was having a conversation with a good friend of mine that is highly [...]
Posted in Health19 Comments
29 September 2009
There are so many networking events in Kelowna that one can easily get lost within them all. It almost becomes a habit of showing up, meeting people, changing cards having some appetizers and then forgetting it all until the next one. Last week I experienced what networking is all about. I attended the OBRG event [...]
Posted in Business, Relationships, Sales3 Comments
25 August 2009
This man has more courage in his heart in these 3 minutes than most of us do in a lifetime. There are times when we hit the ground so hard that we wonder if we will ever have the courage to get back up again. After watching this 3 minute video, I cannot wait to [...]
Posted in Children/Youth, Inspirational, Sales6 Comments
14 August 2009
“Present with the passion of a child and your audience will transform them selves from their seats to the playground.” Fred Sarkari (Coming Soon) Just like with any successful communication, when you deliver a presentation you should keep two variables in mind: • First, what is the message that you as a speaker are trying to [...]
Posted in Presentation Skills, Sales2 Comments
10 July 2009
JAMES LARTER March 4th 1976 – July 6 2009 The times I had the pleasure of meeting James it was evident that he was a gift to all those that were in his life. RIP James, your spirit will live within all of us. Statement by John Larter, father of James Larter “My family and [...]
Posted in Inspirational2 Comments
28 June 2009
Oh my god! Can it get any more confusing? Eat this, don’t eat that, carb’s give you energy but they shoot your insulin level up, meat is bad for you, meat is good for you, eat eggs, eggs are bad for you. What the (*&%^&^*)*(, no wonder people fall off the “eating well” wagon. This fast [...]
Posted in Health3 Comments
01 June 2009
She send me a message that said, “Thank you for a great afternoon, we will remember it for a long time to come.” I had a small house warming yesterday and it was the perfect day. A beautiful sunny day, almost 30 deg. cel. What made it perfect was being surrounded by great people [...]
Posted in Children/Youth, Relationships2 Comments
25 May 2009
I was asked this question the other day by Andrea Thatcher, a fitness and health consultant. Is your eyeball made out of a McDonald Big Mac or a Certified Organic food? Andrea went to explain the complexity of our cellular regeneration in the most simplest terms: When you cut your hand, do you need [...]
Posted in Health4 Comments
21 May 2009
Whether you are a future or an existing parent, we always wonder how effective of a job we are doing? Are we bringing up the leaders of tomorrow? will my child live a happy life? will they go down the wrong path? will they impact this world in a positive way? How can we protect [...]
Posted in Children/Youth7 Comments
20 May 2009
We have all experienced those moments in our lives. The moment that freezes all of reality in front of us, everything we thought we knew and understood about ourselves, the essence of our awareness. When she asked me that critical question, it was like I was caught in a big lie trying to muffle my [...]
Posted in Spiritual Awareness9 Comments
19 May 2009
I just got lectured by a little bird. We were sitting on the patio on a beautiful day in Scottsdale Arizona having lunch. Actually it was about 104 deg. but the water misters were right above us so it felt like the perfect day. During the end of our lunch we started noticing a few [...]
Posted in Business5 Comments
02 May 2009
How often do we hear knowledge is power. We are in the information age, knowledge is nothing but clutter in our minds. Its what we do with the knowledge that makes us effective. That is the same with networking events, they honestly are nothing but clutter in our lives due to the quantity of them [...]
Posted in Sales9 Comments
30 March 2009
Queen of Spain wrote a very touching and to the point post on her blog. Simple yet so relevant to the importance of clarity in children’s lives. Children have a keen ability to see life’s situation for what they truly are. They are honest about their feelings and they understand the true power of their emotions. The are passionate [...]
Posted in Children/Youth0 Comments
27 March 2009
Rocky takes on the battle of his life – the spirit of his son! This 2 minute speech he gives his son reminds me of this crazy market we have all faced. Sorry 0 it seems to have been disabled. Here is the link that you can cut and copy into the browser. [...]
Posted in Inspirational Quotes1 Comment
24 March 2009
“If your mind is not open, an opportunity can hit you on the side of the head and all you would do is complain about the pain.” Fred Sarkari From the best selling book: How The Top 5% Think! – Principles of Great Leaders. …
Posted in Inspirational Quotes0 Comments
23 March 2009
I have a friend that came off a long term relationship. She is going through obvious emotions that are overwhelming her every moment of the day. One of the greatest tortures a human can go through is the feeling of being alone and loneliness. That is not to say people cannot find peace being alone in their own [...]
Posted in Relationships4 Comments
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