Life As A Human – Has Begun!

On July 19th of last year at about 11:30PM, an idea was born. That idea was to build a place, this website, which would present excellent writing across a wide range of topics. A place that would not feature sensationalism, but that would always strive to be sensational. A place that would endeavor to provide [...]

Mushroom Man

Recently, I had the great pleasure to meet Bill Weaver from Across Borders Media. Bill has won many awards for his outstanding work often focusing on stories for a sustainable future. He sent me the following clip. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Not far from the shores of Cortes Island, there [...]

Merry Christmas!

To all of my readers and visitors …
Whatever your faith or belief system may be,
I want to wish you all great joy and health always!
May your new year be filled with many blessings!

All of my very best wishes and hopes!
Be safe &
HAVE FUN!

Gil

 

Tomorrow, we’ll have orange sandwiches!

In my last article, I suggested that when someone says something you don’t understand, don’t be afraid to say so and to ask for clarification. Shortly after posting this little nugget of wisdom, my friend Eric called me to see if I had time for a chat over a coffee. I had not seen him [...]

What are they talking about?

If you have ever started your own business, you will most likely have had to deal with various agreements and documents that are difficult to read, much less fully understand on a first go through. I am referring here to things like shareholder’s agreements, incorporation documents and the various legal and financial contracts that may [...]

The Chandler Family Reunion

I don’t usually post videos or news stories from mainstream media sources  at synaptici. However, Jan Wall sent this to me in an e-mail and it is truly inspirational so I just had to share it with you.
Steve Hartman revisits the Chandler Family Reunion, 30 years after Charles Kuralt, who found this story one of [...]

Life As A Human dot com!

In the last synaptici update a few weeks ago, I wrote that I would be making an announcement about the new entity that was mentioned in the article “Know your strengths and weaknesses”.
By now, you have likely noticed the large banner in the right sidebar.

So, what exactly is Life As A Human?

I don’t know but I’ll find out!

Entering the corporate world in my 20’s was an interesting and eye-opening experience. Having owned a few businesses already, I had an entrepreneurial approach that was extremely helpful to me, but often clashed with what some of my managers expected from me. One of those clashes involved a manager telling me this:
Never ever, say to [...]

Colin Lewis – making a difference in the lives of children!

Recently, Bob Burg honored me by writing about one of my recent articles, Humbled by an angel at his Go-Giver blog. While I was there, I noticed a post by Bob about Colin Lewis titled, Go-Giving Wisdom (and the Proceeds Go to Orphans).
Colin’s passion is to help others achieve their potential. For years, he has [...]

Jazz Dog!

In the article There is much to learn from dogs, I featured some photos of our new Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Jazz. About a month later, I took Jazz to the Beaver Lake Ponds for a swim and took some pictures of him having a great time. I posted a page with these pictures at Synaptic [...]

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