As I mentioned in my last blog post, in order for this country to move forward and forgive, each one of us has to start with him or herself. And I’m starting with me. I’ve started reading Dr. Fred Luskin’s book, Forgive For Good. Dr. Luskin has a PhD in counselling and health psychology, and [...] [...more]
You know there’s nothing like a crisis to prove the strength of a country – and it’s people. We’ve just gone through what is probably this country’s worse national crisis, and there already several initiatives focused on healing the wounds in our society. I know of at least five, and am personally involved in one. [...] [...more]
It’s sitting right on my desk as I write. It’s my wife’s (Alia Almoayed) latest book – I WANT A HEALTHY PREGNANCY! Fresh out of the printers. I got the first copy! This book has been in the making for more than two years. She wrote it while she was pregnant, and then fixed it [...] [...more]
I thought I you might find this interesting. The chart above shows the number of hours I trained per week in 2010. There are few noteworthy points to share about the chart, and my workout philosophy in general: Only trained more than 4 hours once You’ll notice that I only exceeded the 4-hour mark once. [...] [...more]
I was asked this question several times in the last few weeks. It was asked mainly in the context of entrepreneurship, but I’ll answer it in as general a way as I can. First, for non entrepreneurs In a nutshell, yes, I think it’s important for a career person to love what he or she [...] [...more]
The day before yesterday I was hosting a mentorship dinner table for Global Entrepreneurship Week, and one of the questions I got from a participant was about education. I admit, my views on education are a bit extreme, because I think -- formal -- education as a factor of success is extremely overrated. I explained [...] [...more]
Here’s my last Krazy Kevin interview. You’ll hear me share 6 ways to increase your child’s self-esteem. You’ll also hear me explain the difference between self-esteem and confidence. I think this audio post is quite pertinent, considering the topic of my last post. I’ve been so busy and overwhelmed recently that I just don’t have [...] [...more]
This week’s interview is a follow up from last week, where Kevin and I spoke about preparing CV’s. This week we’ve turned the tables; you’ll hear me talking about how to hire great people. I have to admit, I think this is the messiest Krazy Kevin interview I’ve ever done, because I was really tired [...] [...more]
Here’s last week’s Krazy Kevin radio interview. Having seen hundreds of bad CV’s over the years, I thought I’d make it the topic of the call, so that people can avoid some of the common mistakes I’ve noticed. Hope you like it. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] [...more]
“What I’m telling you is the truth Sensei!” This statement is made by the Zen-Do instructor sitting in front of me. It’s April 2009, and I’m trying to solve a dispute between some of our Team Members. It seems there’s a huge perception gap, and it’s pretty clear that the guilty person sitting in front [...] [...more]