Bitcoin To Give Financial Rights to the Unbanked – Should the Banks be Worried?

Welcome! The purpose of this blog is to help people be on the right side of change Fringe No More! A New Financial System is Arising! This blog post is to review a YouTube Video interviewing Jack Mallers, the CEO of Strike. Strike is an app and a company that is aiming to disrupt the financial system in a MAJOR way. This interview blew my mind. The Highlights Here are some key points: Strike allows you to send money to anyone anywhere in the world for free. (or minimal fee) Contrast this also with Western Union – 1 week and … Continue reading Bitcoin To Give Financial Rights to the Unbanked – Should the Banks be Worried?

How the Lightning Network Will Give Power Back to the People! –≥ YouTube Content Creators

The internet has changed the world in extraordinary ways! It allows for independent content creators to create videos in their homes, and share with millions of people online. This created a new sector of the economy called the “Creator Economy” … Continue reading How the Lightning Network Will Give Power Back to the People! –≥ YouTube Content Creators

SMARTer than a SMART Goal

Many of us have heard of SMART goals! (If not check out this link) and how they are the superior goal setting method In this post, I offer what I believe to be a superior and more meaningful alternative to SMART goals. Here’s a quick breakdown: SMART is good however we all know that our life isn’t just about the head, it’s also about the heart (and the soul). RIGHT goals take that into account. Curious? Keep  reading! WHAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU? I think there’s a lot of noise out there. And really there is only one true compass : … Continue reading SMARTer than a SMART Goal

How To Add 10+ to Your Life

Age is mind over matter. If you don’t mind then it don’t matter – Satchel Paige Click bait title, I know. But read on! Is Retirement is A “Number” We Make Up? So I recently listened to one of my fave podcasts “Exponential thinking”. http://podcast.diamandis.com Hosts Dan and Peter  talk about how all of us have a “number” in our head that we (un)consciously think we’ll die at.  I’m paraphrasing the process Dan Sullivan uses to unlock 10+ extra years: First: ask yourself “What age do you think you’re going to die? “ Answer for yourself. Let’s say the answer is … Continue reading How To Add 10+ to Your Life

Canada C3 – Overview of an epic expedition

Canada C3 – Overview of an epic expedition For those who don’t know, I’m off on an epic sailing/learning adventure up above the Arctic Circle, around the Coast of Alaska called Canada C3. This blog post is to give a bit more context on what I’m doing! What is Canada C3? The Canada C3 project (www.canadac3.ca) is a Canada 150 initiative. It has a ship called the “Polar Prince”. It consists of a 150-day sailing voyage around Canada from Toronto to Victoria, through the Canadian North. The journey is divided into 15 legs, and each leg has different participants. The … Continue reading Canada C3 – Overview of an epic expedition

A Simple Tool to Build Trust in Any Relationship

I would like to share a practical real-life experience in building trust. This is something I’ve experimented with my roommate and good friend Anouk. It’s called the “No-are-you-sure” rule*.   In short, it involves trusting someone else’s word by eliminating the words  “Are you sure?” when someone offers you something.   What do I mean by that? Here are some common examples of use-cases where one could reply “Are you sure?”: “I would rather go to Chinese food, but I’d love to go to Mexican food if that’s your preference.” “Sure, I can lend you my car. I would have needed … Continue reading A Simple Tool to Build Trust in Any Relationship

Why I am Never Busy – Reframing Our So-Called “Busy-ness”!

Why I am Never Busy – Reframing Our So-Called “Busy-ness”! I’ve never liked the term “I am too busy”; it felt fake or dishonest. “Busy” for me implies a loss of power and responsibility. “Busy” feels like something that happens to you.   So… what if this whole time, you never were busy? What if this whole time, you were making choices relative to your time?   I recently started experimenting using a different wording: “I am choosing to use my time in …” or “I have allocated a lot of time towards these activities.” This gentle reframing is empowering: … Continue reading Why I am Never Busy – Reframing Our So-Called “Busy-ness”!

How to reduce your voicemails to (almost) zero

This is a blog in a continuing series of posts to find ways to simplify, improve and streamline your life. We live in a world where we are bombarded by communications/messages/notifications.  In this day and age, the voicemail is one of the least efficient, and probably most annoying ways of communicating (I would argue outdated). There are so many steps: click the notification, wait for the thing, press the one, wait for the message, listen to it, press 7, wait for the thing, etc. etc. and on it goes. Today's post will share my experiment in reducing voice mail down to … Continue reading How to reduce your voicemails to (almost) zero

Fun and Fulfillment: the return of the blog

Hello dear friends, It’s been a while. I stopped writing about a year ago for a variety of reasons (struggles of varying kinds), I know I have some faithful readers, and I’ve always kept you in mind, preparing this comeback. So thanks for your supportive comments. So the blog is back, with a rebrand, and an updated “about us” page. Here is the new stated purpose “My goal is to help as many people (including myself) have fun, be fulfilled in their lives and to do what matters most to them.” This blog will seek to do so by doing some … Continue reading Fun and Fulfillment: the return of the blog