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Category: Personal

Catching my breath…

Every once in a while  I have one of those months where it seems I spend more time on planes than on the ground. September was one of those months for me, 34,534 kilometres to be exact. Needless to say, I’m happy to be back and adjusted to one consistent time-zone.

As I’ve written before in my post “How I learn“, one the big benefits of travelling and speaking to different industries for me is absorbing knowledge from others. Last month, in addition to holding my own seminars and workshops in various cities, I had the privilege of speaking at the following events that fell completely outside of my own industry:

As usual, whenever possible I made an effort to stick around for the day and attend as many sessions as possible. Topics ranged from sustainable resource extraction and small business micro-agriculture, to low-cost re-constructive dental surgery techniques for at-risk populations.

How I learn and stay up to date

Sleep Learning

I often get asked the following question: “How on earth do you learn and stay up to date in a field that is changing so quickly (i.e. digital engagement)”?

I thought I’d provide an answer on my blog so that I have a place to point people to that ask similar questions in the future.

First and foremost, it should be noted that I love what I do and am genuinely passionate about it. If this was not the case, I wouldn’t be taking the time to write this.

My renewal of blogging vows

As you’ve likely noticed through my horrendously inconsistent blog post schedule, I’m not exactly one to stick to a  formula for blog post frequency. I write when I feel like it. For the record, I feel like writing every day and I do write nearly every day, just not usually on here. You see, most of my writing on this topic occurs in client deliverables, especially this time of year (last fiscal quarter for our clients). It’s no excuse , I know. Plenty of great minds out there manage to find the time to pump out quality blog content non-stop, but I’ve come to realize that that’s not necessarily my role, nor is it the purpose of this blog.