Month: June 2013

Napoleon Hill – Think And Grow Rich

I had a meeting in Ottawa, ON with my mentor and fellow Mount Allison Alumni Isaac Goodine a few months ago, halfway into our conversation he in-trusted and handed me his personal copy of a book called Think and Grow Rich written by Napoleon Hill originally published in 1937. The copy in my hand was a 30th anniversary edition that was re-published in 1967. The book was in frail condition but well intact and over the next few weeks I would begin to learn more about this amazing person who helped inspire a generation to live with more purpose and conviction in their life.

Napoleon Hill in Later Years.

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We Become, What We Think.

This was a random and inspired post that was driven by a need to share a positive message. Messages of floods, criminal activities, political mischief etc. I find these constant negative messages drain my energy, and through a verity of mediums, Twitter, Facebook, Google Search, On-line News Publications, not to mention old fashion Television. I figured this could be a nice switch up and so I created this post . The production and visual content is not the most amazing, however the content and message is more than worthy of a listen.

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Analytica Advisors: Open Letter Canadian Cleantech Sector

Dear Jerome,

Last week the Globe and Mail reported that Mark Carney, in his final speech as Governor of the Bank of Canada, said that faster economic growth will depend on business investment and export growth. He stated that exports should be $130 billion higher now if the trajectory of previous recessions is a guide, and that the central bank expects business investment to remain below average.investment to remain below average.

CleanTech

In the previous Spotlight on Cleantech we discussed the contributions of small and medium-sized enterprises to as was the case before the disappearance of liquidity during the global financial crisis and the loss of more than 10 years of export gains by SMEs, including rising exports during the appreciation of the Canadian dollar starting in 2003.Canada’s exports. Canadian SMEs have proven that they can deliver $84 billion on non-resources exports annually [i],

Canadian clean technology companies are accomplished exporters, with 48% of industry revenues being derived from exports and 44% of these exports being to countries other than the US. Estimated exports for the clean technology industry were $5.2 billion in 2011, approximately 9% of 2010 SME non-resources-related exports. We forecast that the industry will deliver between $10.6 and $17.5 billion in exports by 2015, a doubling or tripling of 2011 exports. Continue reading →

Rules for Dealing with Police

Billy Murphy talks about how to deal with the police. He’s been a judge, but he’s best known as a criminal defence lawyer. He knows how the law works and he knows that for many people the law sometimes doesn’t work. He’s going to show you how to make the law work for you. The choices you make can have a massive impact in the outcomes of your police encounters, even if, and especially if, you’ve done nothing wrong.

There are lots of good police officers out there doing what needs to be done and there are also few too many cops who don’t respect the basic rights of innocent people. But you don’t get to chose who you’re dealing with. And even the nicest cop will use your mistakes against you. That’s precisely why every citizen must possess the tools to confidently assert their rights if they have to. Continue reading →

Canadian Health Report: Intimate Partner Abuse Against Men

Introduction

Domestic abuse of women has been in the public eye for many years. Many studies have examined its nature and extent, shelters for abused women have been set up, and legislation and police charging policies have evolved in response to the growing appreciation of the extent of the problem. The extent of the comparable issue of domestic abuse of men is not as well known and understood by the general public. However, recent findings have become available that contribute to a better understanding of domestic or intimate partner abuse of men.

Statistics Canada first collected data on intimate partner abuse of both men and women through its 1999 General Social Survey (GSS). Respondents were asked 10 questions concerning abuse by their current and/or previous spouses and common-law partners during the 12-month and 5-year periods preceding the telephone interview.¹According to their responses, almost equal proportions of men and women (7% and 8% respectively) had been the victims of intimate partner physical and psychological abuse (18% and 19% respectively). These findings were consistent with several earlier studies which reported equal rates of abuse by women and men in intimate relationships.^2-16

Some scholars suggest that the motives for intimate partner abuse against men by women may differ from those for abuse against women by men,¹⁷and that women suffer more severe injuries than men.¹⁸Nonetheless, the occurrence of abuse by women against men, and its consequences, warrant attention. It is important for the victims of abuse, whether they be men or women, to know that they are not alone –that is, that such experience is not unique to their personal situation. It is also important for the perpetrators of intimate partner abuse – men or women – to recognize that violence in any form is both morally and legally wrong.

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