Walking The Walk

So some have been writing asking where I've been over the last month.

The answer is "following a new path that has led to a new fork in the road and a new path to follow moving forward. A new opportunity that will lead to a new direction in my life - one filled with awesome opportunity and a real chance to make a difference."

I'm excited about this new opportunity.

While it's not something I had thought about two months ago, I am filled with ideas and energy that had been missing for a while. It's also going to change the content and direction of this blog.

Blog's are, regardless of topic, designed as an outlet or an escape for those who have more to say and need to get those thoughts and ideas out. For me it has been an internal examination through my external journey. I've looked at who I am and what type of person I want to be for myself, my family and the community at large.

In rereading many of my former entries, I realize that the time has come for me to stop talking the talk and start walking the walk.

From this point forward, this blog becomes "Lessons in Leadership - and other things I've learned along the way."

Instead of being critical of our elected leaders, I will begin to examine myself, my actions and the impact I am making on others. This will become more self analytical and less externally critical.

A new direction in life requires new actions and new thoughts. A new opportunity requires at least a review of the way I approach leadership and the leader I aspire to be.

If you'd like to follow me on the journey you're more than welcome. If you're looking for continued thoughts on elected leaders, our political system and the need for social change - I might suggest http://weblogs.macleans.ca/paulwells/. Paul's an amazing writing with a great inside look at what's happening at the very epicenter of Canadian politics.

For those who will move on from this blog - thanks for reading and writing -your comments have been insightful.

For those who will continue on the new journey - fasten your seatbelts... It's going to be one hell of a ride!!

Good Advice

Life's Journey

Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.It is because we are different that each of us is special.

Do not set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart.

Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.Do not let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past nor for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all of the days of your life.Do not give up when you still have something to give.Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.It is a fragile thread that binds us to each other.
Do not be afraid to encounter risks.It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.Do not shut love out of your life by saying it is impossible to find.The quickest way to receive love is to give love.The fastest way to lose love is too hold it too tightly.In addition, the best way to keep love is to give it wings

Do not dismiss your dreams.To be without dreams is to be without hope.To be without hope is to be without purpose.Do not run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way