Do what you can, with what you’ve got (take two).

After a year of rehab, I finally found out last week that the shoulder injury I’ve been dealing with isn’t really an injury. That is, it’s not something that can be fixed, with surgery or without, but is simply “worn out”.

learning, positive thinking, inspiration, Warren Macdonald blog, sportsWarren MacdonaldMarch 30, 2015doing what you can, injury, physio, handcycle, rehabComment

Perception: Your first step towards building Resilience and Overcoming Adversity

It never ceases to amaze me how deep the rabbit hole goes when it comes to perception. To how, what and why we see what we see…

positive thinking, learningWarren MacdonaldMarch 26, 2015pessimist, optimist, perception, changing perception, resilience, fear of heightsComment

Inspired by Nature

I spent a few days in Toronto recently, and while I loved the energy of being in a big city, something interesting happened when I took a shortcut through a tiny park beside St James’ Church.

inspiration, learning, positive thinking, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldMarch 24, 2015balance, nature, connectionComment

The Call to Lead a Kick Ass Life

Every now and then, the stars align in a way that make things clearer for me that they were before. When that happens, I like to share.

inspiration, learning, positive thinking, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldMarch 23, 2015stars align, The Kick Ass Life, personal development, Dan Adams, big dreamsComment

Creating through Crisis: Finding Opportunity in Adversity

If you fly as much as I do I’m sure you’ll be with me on this. From the time I leave for the airport, I just want to get the show on the road. Once I’m on the plane, I don’t want to hear about the hockey. I don’t want to overhear the last minute calls making sure the goldfish gets fed.

positive thinking, learning, inspiration, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldMarch 22, 2015Canmore flood, crisis, make something happenComment

Fearless

In a world filled with uncertainty, Joe Glickman’s newly released book Fearless could be the most important book you read in 2013.

inspiration, learning, positive thinking, Warren Macdonald blog, sportsWarren MacdonaldMarch 21, 2015Fearless, Joe Glickman, Freya Hoffmeister, kayakComment

Risky is the new Safe: The Rules have Changed…

With Christmas bearing down on us like a train, I wanted to share a great book with you that you might want to consider gifting to a friend. Actually, do yourself a favour and gift it to yourself first…

learning, inspiration, positive thinking, books, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldMarch 20, 2015Risky is the new Safe, Randy Gage, prosperity, choicesComment

Simplicity is the New Black

Everywhere I’ve turned over the past few weeks I run into an article, book or blog about Simplicity. Is it just me, or has that been your experience also?

learning, positive thinking, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldMarch 19, 2015simplicity complicated, Solution Revolution, perspectiveComment

So you want to be a professional speaker?

I’ve been speaking for over a decade now. Longer actually when you consider that words first started coming out of my mouth in 1966, but I mean speaking professionally.

learning, inspiration, motivational speaker, keynote speaker, inspirational speaker, positive thinking, books, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldFebruary 20, 2015The Wealthy Speaker, Jane Atkinson, speaker, how to become a proffesional speakerComment

Amps are at it again!

Amps are at it again; this time with Frenchman Philippe Croizon, a quadruple amputee following an electrical accident, swimming across the English Channel in a very respectable 13 1/2 hours.

inspiration, Warren Macdonald blog, positive thinking, sportsWarren MacdonaldFebruary 17, 2015Philippe Croizon, quadruple amputee, swimming across the English Channel, amputeeComment

Bill Phillips’ Transformation

The name Bill Phillips will be familiar to many as the author of the bestselling Body for Life, the New York Times bestseller first released in 1999. Body for Life has helped over one million people all over the world take control of their bodies…

learning, positive thinking, inspiration, Warren Macdonald blog, booksWarren MacdonaldFebruary 13, 2015Bill Phillips, exercise and nutrition, transformation, Transformation: The Mindset You Need. The Body You Want. The Life You Deserve, consciousness and spiritualityComment

Sink or Swim

We often come up with excuses as to why we’re not participating fully in life. “I can’t do this because of that.” “I can’t do x until y happens.”

learning, inspiration, perspective, Warren Macdonald blog, positive thinkingWarren MacdonaldFebruary 12, 2015no excuses, sink or swim, TaHay Tha, no arms or legsComment

Share a Secret…

I want to share a little secret with you.
You’re in charge.

positive thinking, learning, inspiration, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldFebruary 11, 2015you’re in charge, up to youComment

Where is your focus?

Being focused and paying attention isn’t automatic; at least not for me. It takes work and it takes constant vigilance.

perspective, inspiration, learning, positive thinking, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldFebruary 6, 2015being focused, United’s Red Carpet Lounge, customer service, focused on the problem or solutionComment

MBA or MBI?

Great article in Mondays’ Globe and Mail by Harvey Schachter on futurist Jim Caroll’s call to replace the MBA with the MBI - Master in Business Imagination.

positive thinking, learning, keynote speaker, perspective, Warren Macdonald blogWarren MacdonaldFebruary 4, 2015Master in Business Imagination, see things differently, focus on opportunity, perceptionComment