by Leesa Barnes on September 29, 2011
Maria Gamb
Yesterday, I had a wonderful conversation with Maria Gamb, author of Healing the Corporate World. I shared my unhappiness about my business structure. While I’m well versed in the matters of marketing (especially internet marketing), I feel as if I’m going through a reset that’s lasting a good year or more and I’m getting impatient with all this waiting.
God places certain people in my life at certain times and my conversation with Maria was no accident. She listened to me and after I finished she asked:
“In all that you shared with me, can you see what your role is on this earth?”
Defeated, I said no. She then said:
“You’re a catalyst for other catalysts.”
Yes, of course! That’s what Nancy Marmolejo helped me realize in SpotlightU. I’m a visionary, an influencer, a Brand Evangelist (check out SpotlightU for more).
As soon as I hung up the phone, I felt an overwhelming urge to remove things from my life that have been holding me back and cluttering up my perspective.
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by Leesa Barnes on August 22, 2011
Jack Layton
I was saddened to hear that Jack Layton died following a year long battle against cancer. He just turned 61 a few weeks before his death.
I first became aware of Jack Layton in 1998 when I moved to Toronto. I moved to the Broadview & Danforth area in what is known as Greektown. Because I respect what my ancestors sacrificed to allow me the freedom to cast a ballot, I’m extremely interested in politics and took an interest in learning more about the politicians that represent me.
The Toronto city councillor who represented me in the Broadview & Danforth area was Jack Layton. On the political spectrum, he’s on the left. Although my own politics is still evolving (am I right of center or just center? Am I a Tory or a Red Tory?), what I do know is that I’m not left of center. Not at all.
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by Leesa Barnes on May 10, 2011
An National Hockey League agent, Todd Reynolds, recently tweeted the following from the @uptownhockey twitter account:
When Todd started to see the negative reaction to his tweet, he followed up with the one below just a few minutes later:
While I’m sure social media experts will pick apart the error of tweeting such an inflammatory comment from a business account, I’m saddened by the hateful response Todd received. People attacked hate with hate – even when it was under the guise of understanding and love.
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