March 2010

Invest in Interactions

by Julie

People don’t just buy things any more. Nope. We buy ideas, relationships, and feelings attached to products or services. I don’t get my hair done at just ANY salon. I trim my long locks by going to see Sam – the one hair dresser who I feel understands my personal style and therefore my hair. [...]

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Notable and Quotable

by Julie

Last week I had the incredible experience of attending the Canadian Special Events & Meeting Expo educational sessions and seminars hosted by some of the top event producers known in the industry today. There were some fantastic quotes which I wanted to log via this blog for our mutual reference and on-going benefit. Even if [...]

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The Choice is Yours

by Julie

“You have three choices in life: Give up, Give in , or Give it your all! To me there is only one choice. What’s your choice today?” Tony Robbins Every day is full of choices. You can choose to: Wake up and start your day or roll over and go back to sleep. Just put [...]

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Rags to Riches

by Julie

Image via Wikipedia Hands down, one of my favorite television shows of all time is CBC’s The Dragon’s Den. I love watching fellow Canadian entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to dragons (aka self-made millionaires and billionaires) Kevin, Brett, Arlene, Robert and Jim. What a fantastic concept! Go on the show, present your idea, gain free publicity [...]

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“I can’t” and the Defeatist Mentality

by Julie

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re probably right.” – Henry Ford A little piece of me died inside yesterday when I heard a mother say to her (very talented) teenage daughter: “You can’t make art your career because it’s too competitive.” Sigh. I honestly can’t think of a worse dream-crushing [...]

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If it ain’t broke – fix it anyway!

by Julie

The problem with routine is just that – it’s a routine! The old saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is true in some situations and in certain circumstances. There are many benefits to having a routine, or a personal list of goals (similar to the list you had last year), or a process [...]

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Us and Them

by Julie

Image via Wikipedia I am grateful to have had the chance to vacation in the Caribbean last week. What an eye-opening experience. Without going into specifics, to get to the resort which we were staying at, from the airport we had to drive an hour and a half in a state-of-the-art tour bus through several [...]

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“Average” Isn’t Good Enough

by Julie

Mediocre, in the middle, so so, average… It’s time for a change. How was your day today? If you answered “fine” or “alright I guess” it’s time to consider how you can make your day “great” or “fabulous” (not in a superficial way, but in a deep-down, sincere and meaningful way). This is possible, but [...]

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The Importance of Failure and Imagination

by Julie

In the spirit of giving, this video was sent to me by a very dear friend, and I couldn’t wait to pay it forward to share with you. This is super-star author J.K. Rowling giving an address to a group of Harvard graduates on their convocation day. It is certainly worth twenty-minutes of your time. [...]

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It’s “Not Personal”

by Julie

“It’s not personal, it’s business.” How many times have you heard this line? As an entrepreneur I hear this constantly, and I even believed it until recently. Well guess what? It turns out that it is personal after all. One thing that I’ve learned about running a business is that you must be passionate about [...]

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You’ve Got to Work!

by Julie

When we talk about “work ethic” what comes to mind? Typically, we are groomed to punch in at 9:00 AM and punch out at 5:00 PM. That’s convention. That’s what’s expected – no more, no less. BORING! Can you honestly think of an example of a person who has achieved great things by just going [...]

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