My 5 Secrets to Happiness - Secret #5
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Loading ...My 5th secret to happiness (but certainly not my last) is this… Whenever you approach a situation always start by asking “How can I help you?” I find that no matter what situation you are in, if you approach the situation with an other’s first mentality then the experience will be a much more positive one. This can be applied to everyday common courtesy such holding a door open for a stranger, giving up one’s seat on the bus (for those of us who take buses), letting someone merge into one’s lane (for those of us who drive), or saying please and thank you. ... Read more »
My 5 Secrets to Happiness - Secret #4
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Each of us has the potential to effect others in our community in a positive way. Since I was in school I have always enjoyed volunteering with local community groups. Whether it was collecting cans for the annual hamper drive at my school or volunteering with the YMCA as a fitness instructor or Youth Leadership Facilitator, being an active community participant has always been a cornerstone of my life. There was a period of time when I was very focused on my career that I lost sight of this and I realized after I started volunteering again just how much I enjoyed the social aspects of being... Read more »
My 5 Secrets to Happiness - Secret #3
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Karma is a powerful force in the universe whether you choose to believe in it or not. I’m a big believer in Karma because I believe that Karma is really all about the long term implications of decisions that are made in the present. In the same way ripples extend out from the point a pebble impacts the pond, the effect that a decision has on those around us extends outwards beyond our comprehension. I think this is the same reasoning that fueled the creation of the ethic of reciprocity or “The Golden Rule” which is a fundamental moral principle found in virtually all major... Read more »
My 5 Secrets to Happiness - Secret #2
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...My second secret to happiness is one that I learned while I was doing my flight training. I realized that there are a lot of things in one’s life that one can control, however, there are an equal if not greater number of elements that simply cannot be controlled; one of these elements is the weather. There were many days when I would get so anxious and, in some cases, angry at the fact that I couldn’t fly because of the weather. One of the courses that I took as part of my commercial pilot training was “Human Factors”. The course discussed the psychological factors... Read more »
My 5 Secrets to Happiness - Secret #1
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...So you’re probably asking yourself how a 35 year old could possibly hold the five secrets to happiness. First of all let me qualify that these are MY secrets to happiness and may not work for everyone, but I’ve discovered I’m a pretty average guy so I figure what works for me probably works for a bunch of other people as well. Heck, one of my favorite sayings is… “In China, if you are a one in million kind of guy, there’s still 1,800 of you!” So, here we go… My first secret to happiness is… drum roll please… “Let go of the past” What... Read more »
People still appreciate common courtesy
(1 votes, average: 1 out of 5) Loading ...I was at my favorite salon the other day for my very overdue bi-weekly trimming. The waiting area consists of four seats and when I sat down there were two men waiting for haircuts already, so I occupied one of the remaining two seats. About ten minutes after I sat down, an elderly couple walked into the salon. The wife sat in the last available seat while the husband approached the counter to tell the girl that he had an appointment for a haircut. As he was on his way back to his wife I asked “Excuse me Sir, would you like to sit down?” and offered up my seat to him. He politely... Read more »
A Marketing Culture Based on Helping
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I’ve been learning recently that marketing isn’t just about getting people to recognize your brand, it is about feeling good about promoting your product. At the beginning of the year we were focused on a direct marketing strategy that involved sourcing and calling local tour operators in an effort to convert them into users. We found over a few months that the conversion ratio was very low and that the likelihood of the user to convert into a paid subscriber let alone use the system for its free services was very low. But the thing we noticed most about this strategy is that it... Read more »
A Marketing Culture Based on Helping
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I’ve been learning recently that marketing isn’t just about getting people to recognize your brand, it is about feeling good about promoting your product. At the beginning of the year we were focused on a direct marketing strategy that involved sourcing and calling local tour operators in an effort to convert them into users. We found over a few months that the conversion ratio was very low and that the likelihood of the user to convert into a paid subscriber let alone use the system for its free services was very low. But the thing we noticed most about this strategy is that it... Read more »
My Karma Exchange Badge
(1 votes, average: 1 out of 5) Loading ...Here is my Karma Exchange badge so you can see my Karma’ness. If you’re a member of the Karma Exchange you can show the World your Karma’ness too Sphere: Related Content Read More →
The Karma Exchange is here!
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Yesterday we launched the Karma Exchange at the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Connections Simplified breakfast. It was a hit! We had a turn out of 57 people and we were able to combine the business introduction portion with a real life Karma Exchange simulation. Each person in the group stood up and gave their intro and then had to say one nice thing about the person on their right. It was a great little exercise in positive thinking because, I think, the media has trained us to look at the flaws in people first. The overall reaction has been positive from all the people that were there.... Read more »
