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Being an ‘A’ Player

By Lewis ⋅ December 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Soaring with Eagles A friend of mine has always had great ‘luck’ in her career. She was recruited early, ended up as a leader in her group, was re-recruited for a new leadership position and then promoted again. Next, came the transfer to a higher position and now is regularly meeting amongst some of her [...]

What’s Your Peak Time?

By Lewis ⋅ May 12, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

My career is a pretty standard 9-5 (which usually goes 7-5) with some flexibility in my weekly schedule. I usually work from my home office once per week and have an offsite client meeting once a week as well. The problem is that this is not an ideal schedule for me to produce in my [...]

Taking Time to Think

By Lewis ⋅ May 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve been re-reading The 4-Hour Work Week and I realized that I’ve spent the last few years rushing through life and not really taking time to think! Although 2008 to 2011 have been my best years ever, I really feel like I have drained my energy and have sometimes left very little for myself (personal [...]

Dow to hit 10,000. Why?

By Lewis ⋅ September 24, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

As I’ve watched the markets claw their way back from the brink of disaster I’ve begun to wonder what’s causing the market to rise. As I posted yesterday, the true US unemployment rate may be as high as 20%, the credit markets are almost non-existent, mortgage defaults increasing and (although I think it’s a great [...]

I’m a Red

By Lewis ⋅ July 3, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

I found out that my personality color is red. Basically there are five main things you need to know when communicating with me (according to the 23 page profile): Move swiftly from topic to topic Be straightforward, fast, efficient and to the point Be ready to ignore his seemingly arrogant behavior Recognize his personal drive [...]

Starting a New Journey in Piapot

By Lewis ⋅ April 20, 2008 ⋅ 7 comments

Recently, a colleague of mine decided to close one part of his life and move on to another. He left the city and a number of different IT consulting jobs to open a hotel/bar in a small Saskatchewan, Canada town. His mid-life career change made me think about my own situation. I have recently begun [...]

Procrastination (The Comic Version)

By Lewis ⋅ February 28, 2008 ⋅ 6 comments

I need to thank Debohobo.com for showing me the cartoon and creator below. These are absolutely great! In my previous post Never Give Up, I asked what was holding you back from achieving your goals. Does this cartoon fit anyone out there? Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your [...]

Selling Junk

By Lewis ⋅ February 23, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

I went to an investment seminar last week that had a host of different companies trying to sell me their investment tools, property etc. I was bombarded by pamphlets and statistics showing how well they had done in the past and were very proud of the future. Why has society come to this? People out [...]

Inspiring Words

By Lewis ⋅ February 21, 2008 ⋅ One comment

A colleague of mine handed me an excerpt from a book he was reading. The quote said, “Are you taking the opportunity to inspire those around you through each interaction you have?” It was an interesting idea that made me wonder if it was possible to achieve such a lofty goal. Can you truly inspire [...]

What Do I Want To Do With My Life?

By Lewis ⋅ February 8, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Have you ever had one of those months? Everything at work seems to be going slow or even badly? As you can imagine, I’m in the middle of one of those… I’d like a little advice from people on this one. How do you handle people who are difficult to work with or do not [...]

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