Toronto, April 13 2009, 10.20pm I won’t lie to you, it’s been a tough few weeks. I’ve questioned myself. I’ve questioned my power. I’ve questioned my business model. I’ve questioned my future. Although about 6.5 billion other people are being impacted by the global economic meltdown, it doesn’t make it any easier for me to…
Read moreI see my light come shining (with credit to Bob Dylan)…
Lipkin’s Top Ten Ways To Win in 2009
Toronto, Monday March 30 2009, 9.00am Watch me talk about this blog post on YouTube Listen to me speak more about this blog post on my podcast It’s been one heck of a month. In March, I spoke to almost 10 000 people in Europe, America, South Africa, UK and Canada. All of them are…
Read moreWhen Nothing Is The Safest Option, Luck Favours The Brave
Toronto, March 18, 10.13pm The Call To Inaction is growing louder by the day. “When in doubt, do nothing” is the new mantra. Hesitation, equivocation, indecision, fence-sitting, hedging, and avoidance are becoming habitual responses to the Economic Crisis. Survival Instincts are smothering bold initiatives. Wherever I go (and I go to a lot of places)…
Read moreTake the Right Path by following the Signs: Lipkin’s Seven Omens that will shape your success in 2009
Toronto, March 1 2009, 11.00pm The Ides of March are almost upon us. January and February 2009 are already history. How did the heck did that happen? A week is the new day. They just flash by. And that’s great news. It means that the gathering of the bears will soon morph into the running…
Read moreCreate Happiness. Protect people from fear by putting yourself at risk. They will reciprocate.
Toronto, 11.30am, Sunday, February 15 2009 Life is good. It’s a gorgeous, sunny day. I’ve just taken my two terrier/poodle mongrels for a walk. My wife made me a delicious brunch of cheddar-cheese omelette on freshly baked wholewheat bread washed down with a bold Starbucks blend. I’m about to attend a coaching session by an…
Read moreIn The New Intensity, Unleash your Personal Intensity To Win
Toronto, Wednesday, February 4, 8.14pm It’s been a wild week. Last Wednesday I was in Vegas speaking to 500 Limousine company owners. Then I flew to Nassau to talk to 350 Franchisees and General Managers from Harvey’s. Then, this morning, I spoke to 200 trainers and staff from the Cambridge Group of Health Clubs in…
Read moreThe Great Bifurcation (a forking into two paths): Are you rich or are you poor?
Toronto, January 25, 8.45pm Last Friday, I spent the morning with the staff of the Yonge Street Mission in downtown Toronto. Their calling is to “demonstrate God’s love, peace and justice to people living in economic, social and spiritual poverty in Toronto”. As we shared ideas with each other, it occurred to me that many…
Read moreDeclare Your Interdependence. Band Together To Face The Rising Storm
January 15 2009. Toronto, Canada To help you plan for the Best Year of Your Career, I’m delighted to share with you the key findings from the Environics 2008 Social Values Monitor. The Social values monitor is Environics flagship syndicated research study. It has been conducted annually in Canada since 1983. 87 social values trends…
Read moreI wish you a quintessential 2009! It’s all about the Kwan.
Toronto, January 3 2009, 7.34pm Here’s my one-word mantra for 2009: Quintessence I’m writing this blog in a hybrid state of fear and fascination. I’m afraid of how I’m going to reinvent myself in 2009 and I’m fascinated by how I’m going to do it. The revolution that began in 2008 (see https://www.mikelipkin.com//reinvent_yourself.html) will accelerate…
Read moreIn A Strange New World, Discover Your Personal Code
I opened the Globe and Mail this morning to read that Mark Carney, Governor of The Bank of Canada, is imploring the banks to lend money. Isn’t that what banks do? Then I read about the “paradox of thrift” which means that while saving money is good for individuals, it’s bad for the economy…
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