November 2012
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“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”—Vidal...”
Nov 26th
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Nov 24th
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“There are two rules for success. 1) Never tell everything you know.”—Roger H....”
Nov 24th
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Positive Self-Talk
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Nov 23rd
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“If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete.”—Jack Welch”
Nov 23rd
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From The CEO: Acquisition of Knowledge - The...
By Spencer Thompson People that know me well know that I love to preach about the virtues of reading. It has single-handedly done more for my personal development than anything else I’ve done. It has affected my personal relationships, my business relationships and my ability to make decisions. Almost all great leaders have the same feeling - that reading has changed their life. Why is...
Nov 22nd
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“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come...”
Nov 22nd
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“The greatest good you can do for another is not to share your riches, but to...”
Nov 21st
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“Let me tell you something. An ‘ex’ is something that has been. And a ‘spert’ is a drip. We never use that term. There’s no such thing as ‘experts’. You’re learning all the time.” Meet Steve Sunk - “The Blade Maker”  Beautiful video by Rob Norton Production 
Nov 21st
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Passion Profile: Fundraising Manager
Derek McLean What do you do? I am a Fundraising Consultant, working with not for profit charitable organizations. In that role I work with clients to help them: do Strategic Planning (particularly with respect to fundraising); develop a 12-, 24- or 36-month fundraising plan; conduct a feasibility study which tests what they believe their Case for Support is and estimates what level of possible...
Nov 20th
“Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not...”
Nov 20th
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The Opportunity of Failure
By Mark McLean When I was going through the Education program, one of the first things they told me was to take whatever plans I had and throw them out. They were right. At the moment I teach English as a Second Language, though it wasn’t what I originally intended to do. Because governments around North America have been slashing budgets for Education, it’s difficult to find stable, full-time...
Nov 19th
WatchWatch
The winter season is upon us, and snow is starting to form in the Vancouver mountains! Wednesday marked the opening day of Cypress mountain, so the development team held a vote and decided to temporarily pause Sokanu’s relentless development in favour of downhill antics. We’re proud to say that no one died this time around. The team in action: I tried to find a video to give you an...
Nov 17th
Facts About Sleep
Nov 16th
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From the CEO: The Three Types of Education
Throwback post from CEO Spencer Thompson As a nation, we have adopted a model of judging people quickly and immediately as to how successful they are. That model is education, or lack there of. Very often in business or dinner parties, conversation can quickly turn to level of education. “Where did you go to school?” one person may ask. “I am a...
Nov 16th
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“Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your...”
Nov 15th
How to be a Good Intern
“I was an intern before I started working at Sokanu. #14 is spot on - even though I sometimes feel like my questions are silly, they rarely are and I always learn something” —Renee Masur, Content Manager
Nov 14th
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6 Tips for Balancing School and Work
By Sara Halickman  Balancing work and school is a skill I’ve been honing since high school. I took on my first part-time retail job at the beginning of 11th grade, determined to save for a trip I wanted to go on. Now seven years later, I’m working at an accounting firm while taking CPA courses (and maybe still saving for some trips I’d like to go on). I think I’ve come a long way considering I’m...
Nov 12th
How Positivity Can Change Your Life
By Jeremy Newcombe  I recently had a chance to sit down and chat with an old friend of mine named Fran. I find Fran’s story to be very inspirational, and I thought it might be a good idea to share it here so that more people can benefit from his wisdom. Up to a just over a year ago Fran had spent his life working in a kitchen. He is an excellent chef. He had been working in the food industry...
Nov 11th
“The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing...”
Nov 11th