One evening I decided to get a new kettlebell since my sons have hijacked mine! It was getting to the point that I could not throw my kettlebell in the back of my car to use on the road. So I went shopping! I walked into the local Fitness Depot. A very friendly and fit [...]
June 22nd, 2010 by Jonathan
Today is Father’s Day. It is mainly good for a soap on a rope or two, some cologne and a bit of business for Hallmark. Now even though this is a blog on leadership and not some mushy post on family values, I want to say something about fathers as leaders. I am grateful to [...]
June 20th, 2010 by Jonathan
Hockey fans here in Canada love hearing the rock band Queen sing “We will, we will ROCK YOU”. I am sure you soccer fans love it too! You may not agree with the song or its meaning but the title “WE WILL ROCK YOU” always gets me. Any self respecting and successful company or individual [...]
January 29th, 2010 by Jonathan
One of my dearest friends told me this story. A while ago, he asked his three kids what was the hardest thing in life? Each of the older ones had something very profound to say but not to be outdone their little sister, a little spark of joy if ever there was one, had something [...]
October 26th, 2009 by Jonathan
My Mum had many occassions to call me “A silly goose” and rightly so. As years have passed by I have learned more about “caring for the goose”! In the old fable, a poor farmer’s goose began laying a solid gold egg every day, and the farmer soon became rich. He soon became greedy and [...]
September 28th, 2009 by Jonathan
Your brain is like a muscle. If you don’t use it, you start to lose it! Every time you engage in learning, your brain makes a new neural connection. Learning increases blood flow and the activity of the brain. Neglecting your learning means you start to lose some of the connections in the brain and [...]
April 2nd, 2009 by Jonathan
