St Mike Chronicles

Policing sets the stage to deal with life’s day to day challenges. "Anyone looking to improve in all areas of their life can learn from this book.” Available in Print or Audiobook. amazon.ca/Esprit-Corpse-…

The easiest definition of leadership: "Positive Influencer". This reinforces the belief that everyone is inherently a leader

Success is like trying to see the forest for the trees when we look at our family, the measure is in front of us.

Knowledge is power only when it is shared.

Check out this podcast! The Art of Pivoting: Embracing Change as the Norm … iheart.com/podcast/269-el…

The secret to life is to make it as simple as possible even when it comes to a back up plan. Simply, when you get knocked down get back up as quick as you can. youtu.be/Yyd5kmngrOU (Backup Plan-Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs)

All the books, all the classes, all the mentors do not make a great leader. They are part of the equation but it is that certain "Je ne sais quoi" that makes the difference. In case you were wondering what that is, it's you.

Check out this podcast! When An Elephant Caresses Your Toe: A Guide to Courageous Conversations … iheart.com/podcast/269-el…

When is the last time you got a prescription for humour from your doctor? Next visit get him to check your level, it is probably time for a booster

Once in a while you will work with someone who is the ultimate role model, they are personable, they are quick learners and their integrity is beyond reproach. Although we love and hate them, more important, they bring the world hope to life for the rest of us.

Letting go is never an easy thing to do. In the end it does not mean a door is closed rather a few more open. youtu.be/Vku3zNk8zNg?si… (Turn this Truck Around-Jordan Davis)

Dealing from one challenge to the next with desired results will always be the goal as a leader. Falling short is never the goal but essential to success.

Getting hit in the "chiclets" certainly wakes you up in life. You wont be the first and you wont be the last but you will survive. Nine out of ten dentist recommend this.

Work is more than a "stimulus-response" situation. It is the playground for new ideas, more efficient ways to get the job done & the realization of the importance of teamwork.

We all have baggage, good and bad, we just have to decide when to let the bad go. youtu.be/DHHttQL4jDk (Baggage-Kelsea Ballerini)

"Tried and True" does not guarantee the same results. Certainly to be put in your tool box. I guess when it doesn't work is when they came up with the phrase "out of the box thinking".

If our lives were nothing more than a series of short stories you have a choice. Write your own story or become a supporting role in someone else's story. Either way make it a happy ending.

Like life, work will have peaks and valleys. Like Life, how we respond will speak to our character, our integrity regardless of whether we are in a peak or valley.

Failing to fall is failing to live. youtu.be/fO4ViYDw2l8 (The Fall-Cody Johnson)

Most leaders are nothing but messengers from above. The good ones understand that effective communication is the key to how the message is received and followed.