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 [...]

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 [...]

William Kamkwamba on building a windmill

When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book. – from TED.COM
I cried happy tears as I watched this remarkable young man make a short presentation about the windmill he built to produce [...]

Waiting for others can break your momentum!

It’s early on a Sunday morning and I am waking up with a coffee in hand taking in a wonderful sunrise. As my synapses slowly start to fire, (I am very slow to wake in the mornings) I remember that yesterday, I wrote a piece on the importance of being responsive and now find myself [...]

It’s never too late to embrace our passions

In one of my recent articles (Of skills, talents and gifts) I wrote the following:
“I don’t believe that our gifts have an expiry date. Clearly, as we get older, it is more difficult. Sadly, most of us consider the idea of re-engaging our gifts or our passions as, impractical.”
It doesn’t need to be that way!
Mitigating [...]

Going for Harmony in your lifestyle

Here we are on a long weekend in Victoria BC, which is currently boasting the world’s best weather, and I want to finish a lot of writing commitments in the next couple of days. In fact, I’ve been working at least a part of every day for what seems like weeks. My dearly [...]

Know your strengths and weaknesses

Recognizing your strengths and weaknesses is crucial to your success. Whether you are starting a business, trying to take your existing business to the next level or considering joining a company, you need to leverage your strengths and shore up your weaknesses. To do so, you need to be honest with yourself, leave your ego [...]

Jack Canfield: Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for What You Want

In the last article, Jack Canfield’s: Self-Esteem & Peak Performance, I discussed how I became aware of his set of audio tapes, Self-Esteem & Peak Performance.
I peeked around youtube to see if there were any interesting pieces by Jack Canfield and I found several.
Jack Canfield is best described as an understanding, compelling, empowering and compassionate [...]

Jack Canfield’s: Self-Esteem & Peak Performance

In the early 90’s, I found myself in a deep funk. I had no idea why. My job was going really well, I was successful and my income was as high as it had ever been. For some reason, I was just de-motivated, uninspired and seeing the world with a negative lens. My friends and [...]

Of skills, talents and gifts …

In some cultures, children are asked to consider a profound question at a very early age:
Why are you here?
The question is meant to get the child thinking about their purpose in life. I think this is a great idea and I really wish I had thought to do that when my kids were younger. As [...]

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