Top o' The Morning, Grab a cup of joe and let's go! Have you ever thought about how to shorten your refractory period of emotional reactions so that your mood doesn't turn into your temperament? And subsequently, that temperament turning into your full blown personality? I certainly hadn't... If you're struggling to pull yourself out … Continue reading Mike’s Mailbag: Why The Best Things in Life Are Backwards
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Mike’s Mailbag: The Kananaskis Revival
Gooooood Morning, I hope everyone had a patriotic Canada Day long weekend celebrating the great nation we call home. While the world and our country is flooded with all sorts of chaos and irrationality on many fronts, there still aren't many (if any) places I'd rather live. If you're an entrepreneur, thinking about starting a … Continue reading Mike’s Mailbag: The Kananaskis Revival
Mike’s Mailbag: A Cautionary Tale About Entrepreneurship
Gooooood Morning, Happy (almost) Canada Day Weekend! Over the past year, I have learned a few things about entrepreneurship, relationships, and life in general from running my own business. I decided to write about it and chronicle some of my biggest lessons learned... Driven by a thirst for entrepreneurship, I left my corporate job on … Continue reading Mike’s Mailbag: A Cautionary Tale About Entrepreneurship
Mike’s Mailbag: The Scenic Route to Alaska
Goooooood Morning, Apologies for missing last Friday, twas' a busy week so we've audibled to Monday morning. Let's put a little jump in your step to kickstart the week... DISRUPTION Magazine. This is a new, hot off the press Canadian publication and is one of the best reads to get your fix on how disruptive … Continue reading Mike’s Mailbag: The Scenic Route to Alaska
Mike’s Mailbag: The Last Refuge of the Misfit
Gooooooood Morning, Grab your morning cup of pipin' hot joe, we're going to jump right in. "In America, the professional kitchen is the last refuge of the misfit" - Anthony Bourdain. We lost a living legend this week. A man who brought people sitting on their couch around the globe through his culinary adventures and … Continue reading Mike’s Mailbag: The Last Refuge of the Misfit
Mike’s Mailbag: Back in the Saddle
Goooooood Morning, Long time no talk mis amigos! Tis' been a while since we last convened on the 'Bag... Safe to say a lot of life has been lived on both ends. What is shaking in your neck of the woods? I was recently e-introduced to someone in a semi-professional context as "quite possibly the … Continue reading Mike’s Mailbag: Back in the Saddle
Mike’s Mailbag: What Does Your Paradise Feel Like?
G'day Mates, Without further adieu... Billy Bob Thornton, known as Coach Gary Gaines in my world (Friday Night Lights), with a really raw anecdote about his life before he was rich and famous. I don't know much about Billy or pass any judgment on his personal life. Moral of the story, this clip really resonated … Continue reading Mike’s Mailbag: What Does Your Paradise Feel Like?
Mike’s Mailbag: You Can’t Multitask Presence
Greetings Muchachos! Sunday night check-in from Cape Breton after a great week caddying on the links! I spent a lot of my rest day today watching clips from Oprah's new YouTube series called Master Class. It's a pretty cool series of interviews where Oprah takes a deep dive with different celebrities on defining moments and … Continue reading Mike’s Mailbag: You Can’t Multitask Presence
An Open Letter From My Driver’s Seat
Happy Friday Morning Friends! Super excited to share my my reflection on jumping off the proverbial “corporate cliff” and landing on my feet... I’m sitting here in my 2002 Acura MDX, atop a large plateau overlooking the Northumberland Strait outside of Inverness, Nova Scotia. My odometer reads 338,814 km and the “Check Engine” light has … Continue reading An Open Letter From My Driver’s Seat
Mike’s Mailbag: A Tribute to Larry From Manitoba
What's Shaking Mailbagger's!? Its been a while since we last did this... December 12, 2016 to be exact. Well, lots of life has happened since then for all of us. Ups, downs and everything in between. As you may know, I left my corporate job on my own accord in March and have set my … Continue reading Mike’s Mailbag: A Tribute to Larry From Manitoba
