Scale My Life
Buttoning up a bus
I am now the proud owner of a bus. But, as most of you know, I did not come to this ownership in any normal way. This is how, with no money, extremely limited...
Sacrificing for your dreams
Sacrificing your life to strive for your dream For all my accomplishments, I am now facing the reality that I have not balanced my life very well. Like a child...
Dreams demand hustle
“It’s easy to dream about it, but much harder to execute it” – Gary Vaynerchuk Everyone has a dream, but very few people are out there...
Seeking a better way to live
What makes life worth living? “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” — Oscar Wilde Life should be a...
Crazy loves company
There are two ways to live life. You can be bound by the limitations that others put upon you, or you can go out and discover how limitless your life can be. Of...
Fighting for your dream
Lost without a dream I spent most of my life searching for my dream and always feeling incomplete without it. When I was younger, I imaged myself doing...
Beating commitment-phobia
Commitment is one of the scariest and most difficult challenges we face. The definition seems intimidating as the dictionary tells us commitment is "an...
Living an impossible life
Committing to living an impossible life I hate the idea of something being labelled impossible, which simply breeds negativity and self-defeat. It's when we...
A year's worth of life lessons
Life lessons from a year well lived This was, by far, the best year of my life. Not only has it been an incredible adventure, but I have learned so much about...
Reflections on my best year
One year ago, I set out on a journey to change my life with the crazy idea to dedicate myself to tackling a new life goal every single month. Now, a year later,...
A society of Scrooges
After years of watching A Christmas Carol, I never realized we have become a society of Scrooges. We all spend our lives striving for better jobs, bigger...
Small steps to fix the world
It's easy to look at the world and think the whole place is going to hell in a handbag. Bombs are being dropped in Syria killing thousands, both civilian...
Who inspires you?
Charity Challenge: Why I'm inspired to inspire What is it that truly inspires you? When has something special truly moved, driven or motivated you? ...
Does your life matter?
Living in a bubble Most of us live our lives inside a bubble. We construct simple, comfortable, and enjoyable lives with decent jobs, good friends, and a few...
Kick your butt into shape
5 steps to kick your ass into shape One month, that's all it takes. One month of lifting, sweating, pushing, pulling, falling, failing, flailing and dieting...
Life is worth the pain
You collapse, completely exhausted from the physical onslaught you've just endured. Your heart races, your chest is on fire and sweat pours from virtually...
Fit not fat
So you want to get into shape? Well, what exactly does that mean? The concept of fitness is as frustrating as it is noisy and confusing. Most of us have...
Fat, stressed and fed up
Why do we allow ourselves to fall into the trap of being unhealthy, unfit blobs? How do we get sucked into the cycle of being inactive, screen-staring, coach...
A doorway of words
I came to the realization recently that my world has started and stopped in my own backyard. I grew up in Canada, I have mostly Canadian friends and everything...
Language-learning tips
Learning a new language can be one of the greatest things you accomplish in your life. It's rewarding, insightful and inspiring, but if it isn't done...