I love when I read an inspiring blog post like this great one over at Law 21 today. Like Jordan, I’m Canadian so I didn’t vote yesterday (but I did vote in the recent Canadian election!!) I did watch CNN a lot last night though and I really enjoyed Obama’s speech. That man is a powerful and inspiring speaker! I think I value inspiration so much because sometimes this “change” thing is hard, really hard.  I know for...

This week I’d like to suggest that if you need to save time, and realize that even a few minutes here and there really adds up – try this: Do things at off-peak hours Going to the bank at 2pm often is much quicker than going at opening or at lunch time.  Going to the grocery store just after lunch on a weekday or first thing on a Sunday morning is much less time consuming than going on a Saturday afternoon. Commute times can be...

This week’s time tip is very simple, but truly powerful.  It involves two parts: Every Sunday morning spend 15 minutes reviewing your calendar for the next 2 weeks.  Make sure you have no conflicts and that you know how much free time you have. Now that you’ve reviewed your schedule make sure you add something to it – time for yourself!  Even if it’s just one 15 minute block during each day, it’s very important...

I mean political payoff in a positive way of course!  It’s election time soon (yes, here in Canada too!) and while I always follow some of the issues and make a point of voting, I never have given much thought to volunteering in any way.  Then I read this great post over at Counsel to Counsel and realized there could be so many benefits to getting involved in politics. For one, I can show my kids how important it is to take action. I...

Did that title catch your attention? I sure hope so, because it’s the inspiration for this post, which I’m writing to submit to the Killer Title project over at Problogger. You can check out the contest results on Friday and also check back at my blog on Friday, as I’ll be taking Darren up on his suggestion to post a list of my favorite titles/posts from the competition. I might have been inspired by the contest, but the...

I’m going to try and not work too much this weekend, we’re taking the kiddos to a waterpark and I need to finish getting organized for back to school (Sept 2!!) There’s always time for a little linksurfing and twittering though!! Here are some links to peruse if you get a chance this weekend – and have a wonderful one! From MasterMaq – where do we want free Wifi in Edmonton Ooooh – just found this Alberta...