Category Archives: Be The Change

Oct
16
IntegrityMatters
I am about to share with you what will be the hardest post I’ve ever had to write. It is a post that makes me feel extremely vulnerable. I’m sharing it because I realize it is an important part in fulfilling my purpose of empowering communication. The intention of this post is simple, if you’re trying to prove a point, pick on yourself. Although unique in our own way we’ve all lived through similar struggles, and the best example to use for others to...
Posted in Be The Change, Leadership, Life |
Sep
26
Bipolar
  What I’m about to tell you is going to either blow your mind, or drive you crazy! We’re all bipolar. Now I already know the 2 extremes of thinking that are probably going on. “What the heck is he talking about?” “Dude this guy is nuts!” “K seriously Ryan, I think you need some help.” “I’m don’t like all this crazy talk.” On the other extreme it would be “Hmm this...
Posted in Be The Change, Leadership, Life |
Sep
18
DoGood
  If you read my ‘About Me’ section you’ll learn that in my youth I was bullied for 6 years. Throughout it all I began creating this belief that I didn’t fit in. That I didn’t belong. That something was wrong with me. To cope, I decided that to show others that I did ‘fit in’ I would always make sure I’m right… I wanted to fit in. I wanted to be normal. I wanted to ‘look good’ so people would accept...
Posted in Be The Change, Leadership, Life Lessons |
Mar
20
As Isadore Sharp, the founder of Four Seasons Hotels, said this the crowd seemed to fall into this energetic silence. In my mind it became so clear, when you follow your passion, you discover happiness. Happiness is all we ever want in this life, yet all to often we equate it to money or actions. These measurements of money & actions tend to always increase, creating this never attainable state of happiness. But why? Well it was one of the main reasons over 100 students...
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Jan
10
NoSacrificeNoVictory
I mean it seems so simple… In the movie Transformers, Sam Witwicky, put it all on the line. He jumped in a car, joined a bunch of alien robots and headed off to save the world. Sacrificing his chances of getting a job after causing billions of dollars in damages, possibly his reputation if he sucked at helping the Autobots, and potentially losing his life… it’s easy to see why he goes on to say (1:49) “No Sacrifice, No Victory” and 10 minutes later he gets to...
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Sep
1
BOSSLogo
It’s been a long time coming… but well worth the wait! It’s been over 4 months since my last post (which is pathetic really) but although not blogged about, it’s been an action packed period. At the beginning of May I started a very new chapter in my life… my first job back from Ghana AND my first job in the business world. It was no easy decision pursuing something outside the comforts of my engineering background, but I knew business was the...
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Apr
17
It’s usually very difficult to find times when good and fun coincide. Think about it… Good Grades? Comes from studying = not fun. A Good Meal? Not so much fun paying the bill at the end. Good Morning? Only if you’re the only one that enjoys waking up on Monday mornings. However, there are those rare occasions when Good and Fun cross paths. One of these such situations occurred on April 11th in the heart of downtown Toronto…     By 9pm the house was...
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Mar
22
There are fundraisers and then there are fundCHANGERS. What’s the difference? Well for one, fundraising usually goes in one direction. It is raising money to give to a good cause and help benefit the work they do. They’re great, but I struggle with the whole ‘patronizing’ aspect of them as well as the ‘give and forget’ problem it usually creates. FundCHANGERS on the other hand go both directions. What I mean by that is although money is   raised to...
Posted in Adventures, Be The Change, Ghana Volunteering, NOW...No Opportunity Wasted, Think Opportunity... Not Charity |
Nov
20
Written By: Carissa Vados As kids in a developed country such as Canada, we are taught to dream. Dream big, use our imaginations, paint a thousand pictures of what it is we want to be when we grow up. A doctor, lawyer, teacher, business owner… the possibilities are endless. I even knew a kid who wanted to become a house. We dream so big sometimes we don’t even understand when we’re out of scope. Our parents, grandparents, teachers and role models not only allow but...
Posted in Be The Change, Food For Thought, Think Opportunity... Not Charity |
Nov
19
I’M BACK!!! And this time indefinitely! As I touched down on November 15th in Toronto, I had to pinch myself; despite all that had    happened,  did I really just complete my full placement? Three months ago it was all a nightmare, but three days ago it was the beginning of a dream. Decked out in my favourite smock – which drew a lot of attention, especially from Chicago’s security – I greeted my parents and headed home, but this time on much...
Posted in Be The Change, Coolest Travel Intern |
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