Apr 1, 2024 | Blog, Stories that Enrich
It often takes something extraordinary for us to make changes in our lives. Twenty-six centuries ago, two warring nations fought a war in what is now northern Turkey. The Lyndian Kingdom and the Median Kingdom had a long, bitter conflict that had lasted over six...
Mar 5, 2024 | Blog, Stories that Empower
This summer, Bridget and I will be celebrating our 24th wedding anniversary on the first of July. We’re not sure where the last two and a half decades have gone, but we’re finally planning to check off one of our bucket list items – a trip to Scotland. We had always...
Jan 25, 2024 | Blog, Stories that Empower
One of the oldest truisms in financial planning is that wealth doesn’t always mean cashflow. This is especially true for many business owners. As a whole, business owners tend to sink most of their money back into helping the business grow. This was very much the...
Dec 4, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Empower
My entire life I have been blessed to have developed many wonderful friendships. As a somewhat introverted person, I have a small, but much-loved group of people in my life, who mean a lot to me. We’ve all met through most of the usual methods – some I grew up with,...
Nov 9, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Inspire
Growing up in the small town of Chesley, Ontario, one of my strongest recollections was the annual Remembrance Day Service. The cenotaph in Chesley was a short distance from my school, right across from the Chesley post office, which was built about a decade before...
Oct 5, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Enrich
I’ve been writing this newsletter now for the better part of a decade, and it amazes me that month after month we can still come up with all the great stories that we’ve shared. Still, it can be quite a challenge to make things fresh! Welcome to our first ever...
Sep 6, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Enrich
It’s pretty rare for me to write twice in the same year about the same issue. I’m going to make an exception, and deviate from my usually storytelling this month, to put a spotlight on an urgent issue that will be of high concern to many of our readers. You might...
Aug 10, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Enrich
My wife’s favourite place in the whole wide world is Killarney Provincial Park. We’ve just returned from spending time hiking and back country camping over the last week of July into the Civic Holiday. If you’ve never been, it’s worth a visit. The geography is unique,...
Jul 6, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Empower
I’ve known Paul my whole life. He’s a pretty easy-going guy, but lately he’s had an emotional couple of months. In the span of a couple of weeks, Paul’s had to say goodbye to a dear friend, as well as a much-loved colleague, both of whose cancer journeys came to their...
Jun 8, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Amplify
As hard as it is for me to believe, once upon a time, I was 18 years old. In the house I grew up in, when you turned 18, it was a big deal, and we had a ritual that my dad insisted we follow. We had to open an RRSP. Yes, you’ve read that right – our right of passage...
