Passion and Purpose

What if you were a professor and you were asked to hypothetically give your last lecture? What would you say to your students? Would you treat it as any other lecture? Would you tell them a story? What life lessons would you live them with? What if this wasn't hypothetically your last lecture, but it was actually your last lecture?

Sometimes as an entrepreneur, we need to be reminded about why we do what we do. That we can and are making a difference in peoples lives. And that sometimes we just need think like a kid again, and forget about what we can't do, and only think about the possibilities.

Here's a video that reminds us that each one of us can change the world:

I just came back from one of the most magical events of my life, called West Fest. It was an event celebrate the launch of Free the Children in BC. It was an action packed night full of tons of positive energy and excitement, featuring:

• Craig Kielburger (a true inspiration in my life)
• MTV's Jessi Cruickshank
• Marianas Trench (proud to say guys from my old high school Magee Secondary)
• Carly Rae Jepsen
• Louise Kent

Here's a video I put together a couple of years ago about my experience on exchange in Thailand. I'll let the video do all the talking:

This past October, I had the chance to see Tony Robbins speak live at Unleash the Power Within in Vancouver. It was an event that changed my life. That weekend, I walked on fire, I cheered and danced like I was at a Stanley Cup Game (and the Canucks actually won) for three days straight, I met amazing people from all around the world who were fired up to make a difference in this world. 

I thought I would share Tony Robbin's talk at TED, a conference I one day hope I get to go to and a site that everyone should go to see more inspiring videos and talks. Be sure to check out his little interaction with Al Gore.