Posted in Relationships, Sarkari Speaks on Feb 14th, 2010
There are so many opinions about Valentine’s Day. It is too commercialized, too many expectations, its beautiful, there is a lot of love, it’s not real…
Valentines should be what you and your loved ones like it to be. That is all that matters. If it is important to her than it should be important to [...]
Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Marketing and Branding, Sarkari Speaks on Feb 7th, 2010
I recently discovered that I had made one of the biggest errors one can make when forecasting any strategy for your product or service.
When it comes to our products or services, we are more attached to the value of them then our own clients are. That being said there are times that there is [...]
Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Marketing and Branding, Sales on Jan 27th, 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 and an [...]
Posted in Relationships, Sarkari Speaks on Jan 9th, 2010
Here I am in Florida thinking I was going to enjoy the heat and they seem to have a cold front not seen since the 70’s.
Instead of starting my runs and swimming during my spare time, I was perfecting my coffee drinking at different Cafe’s.
Today I was at the Panera Bread, a place [...]
Posted in Business, Inspirational, Relationships, Sarkari Speaks on Jan 1st, 2010
This year my Christmas Eve was filled with more adventure than I ever expected. Infact, this is my 4th year spending Christmas Eve on the streets and it has always been the greatest life lessons but never have I faced such adventures.
My last great awareness experience taught me the valuable lesson of respect in our [...]
Posted in Inspirational, Sarkari Speaks on Dec 18th, 2009
Everywhere I turn I hear Christmas music. At first it seemed like a shock to my system and before I knew it I not only expected it but looked forward to it as it got me into the Christmas Spirit.
This is the time of the year where we feel it has snuck up on us, [...]
Posted in Business, Leadership, Sarkari Speaks on Dec 10th, 2009
One of the most critical elements of growing a business for the long term is knowing how to strategically plan for or make decisions about the future.
Igor Ansoff born 1918 in Russia is considered the grandfather of Corporate Strategy.
Igor identified 4 standard types of Corporate Decisions – Which I believe stand the test of time [...]
Posted in Business, Inspirational, Relationships, Sarkari Speaks on Nov 30th, 2009
What a perfect moment I experienced today.
We were sitting on our surfboards waiting for the next magical wave as the sun was blaring on our sore muscles. Just as I thought to myself of jumping into the water to cool my body off, we started to experience sun showers. And than there it was the [...]
Posted in Marketing and Branding on Oct 3rd, 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 bombard [...]
Posted in Business, Relationships, Sales on Sep 29th, 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 in [...]
Posted in Health, Sarkari Speaks on Aug 28th, 2009
I can now see why they say the Apple Triathlon is the most respected Olympic Distance triathlon in all of Canada, where even our world class OLYMPIC Athletes come to race at this event. Simon Whitfield, kyle Jones, Paul Tichelarr, Lauren Groves, Kathy Tremblay.
Karina Clark, 3 time world champion triathlete, said it best “Of the 30+ [...]
Posted in Children/Youth, Inspirational, Sales on Aug 25th, 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 fall [...]
Posted in Children/Youth, Inspirational, Sarkari Speaks, Spiritual Awareness on Aug 19th, 2009
I was taking a break having a coffee and reading a book at Good Earth in beautiful Kelowna.
That is where I saw a sight that put a tear in my eye.
A mother telling her child about the importance of always taking the time to look pretty before you walk out of the house.
Imagine the difference [...]
Posted in Presentation Skills, Sales on Aug 14th, 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 relay?
• Second, does your [...]
Posted in Sarkari Speaks, Spiritual Awareness on Jul 16th, 2009
We are all in the state of struggle. Struggle to learn, to become aware, revolt, find who we are, what is our purpose?
We are at times intelligent with our words that we not only give the perception that we have all the answers but more so we start believing the lie that we do.
As soon [...]
Posted in Inspirational, Sarkari Speaks on Jul 6th, 2009
A day does not go by where we are not in conflict with two of the most powerful influencers in our life. Every decision we make is influenced at some level by these two living “Organs”.
I was recently asked a very critical question:
“So which is more important to pay attention too your heart or head?”
We [...]
Posted in Sarkari Speaks on Jun 21st, 2009
Mr. T’s Turtle Head Triathlon. This was one of the most humbling experiences for me in a very long time. It was a great adventure from drinking margaritas the day before to getting 3 hours of sleep the night prior. Thinking I was going to drown at one point, heavy rain fall prior to the [...]
Posted in Sarkari Speaks on Jun 15th, 2009
Why do women put on make up everyday even though they do not like the process?
I had some friends over from out of town last weekend. One evening prior to going out one of the ladies was putting on make up, but during the entire time she was complaining about how she did not like [...]
Posted in Health on May 25th, 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 to do anything [...]
Posted in Children/Youth on May 21st, 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 our [...]