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It’s Time We Start Talking About Adapting to Climate Change
As I sit here, evacuated from our home in West Kelowna for the last 6 days because of wildfires raging through the city, I wonder how well humanity is actually dealing with climate change. And I don't mean the long-term mitigation efforts. The big 2025, 2030, or 2050...
Specialists and Generalists
I used to think I was scattered and inconsistent. That I was less worthy because I have tried many things and didn't hyper-specialize in one thing. But now I know that's bullsh*t. The world needs specialists, and it needs generalists - here's why. The problems we face...
A Clouded Heart Can’t Change The World
A clouded heart craves happiness but will never kiss the sunAnd even the noblest intentions continue casting shadowOnly through seeing with a pure heart will one find peaceWhere the light is not sought, but radiates with ease In this, one mustn’t expel effort to...
Rise With Randomness
In the randomness we writhe And yet chaos breeds a time That we cannot merely run from But can actually build our home on. When we run from disorder We forget the chance to be the sorter, To be the one who surfs with the waves Instead of the drown one, we can save....
Why I Switched from Notion to Roam Research (and now to Obsidian
I definitely didn't think I would move out of Notion, it's so powerful, simple to look at, fun to use, integrated with everything, and had so many possibilities. But more me was the definition of beating around the bush. But it's not so easy to give up the holy grail...
My Love Hate Relationship with Audiobooks
Am I striving for exposure to new ideas - and lots of them? Or am I hoping to go deep on a subject and really absorb the content? Or am I hoping to spark new ideas that will be jumping off points for content and future thoughts? There are so many reasons to consume...
Why Write?
To write is to look for yourself in a mirror. Sometimes the mirror starts covered in dust, paint, or sometimes it’s shattered. To write is to build, clean, and polish that mirror. Because when you’re done, you find yourself staring back. And while you thought the...
Turning Excess Inventory Into Cash Donations with Dave Rolleston – Episode 021
Subscribe on: iTunes | Stitcher | Google Play | Spotify Pallet loads, truckloads, warehouse loads full of excess inventory get thrown out or liquidated every day. After 20 years brokering liquidation deals, Dave Rolleston was looking for more - more than squeezing the...
We Weren’t Designed for This Much Empathy
What is one of the most common past-times of the last 20 years? Checking social media. Or consuming media in general. How much? Many hours a day. What do we so often come across in the media? Tragedy, conflict, and danger. When we’re faced with this type of content...
How to Create Impact Online with Leah Coss – Episode 020
Subscribe on: iTunes | Stitcher | Google Play | Spotify Moving from a corporate career to founding a nonprofit is not an easy feat. However, moving an in-person nonprofit or business solely online in a matter of months is even harder. Leah Coss is the co-founder of...
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