About Will: Howdy, I’m Will L, and I’m a full-time Business student from Toronto studying to become a Professional Accountant. I am also an avid runner, improviser, blogger and a survivor of “The Game” in my former deluded, empty and misguided journey in training to become a “Pick-up Artist” - back when I didn’t know about myself and was insecure around the opposite sex.

 

Since then, I’ve dropped that deeply disturbing, meaningless and empty pursuit to take on a holistic approach to growth to become self-aware of my strengths and purpose. This entailed soaking up knowledge from attending seminars, success systems and reading a slew of books on self-improvement and spirituality.

 

I have grown tremendously as an individual over the last year and dedicated myself to the philosophy of Constant and Never-Ending Improvement where I continue to grow at a blistering pace to live life to its fullest. I am currently a Major in Accounting and about to graduate from Ryerson University in October 2008 with a Bachelors of Commerce where I plan to enroll for CMA Accelerated Program for January 2009 in preparation to become a Professional Accountant in Canada.

 

I created GALVANIZD to be a public record of the challenges in my journey of constant and never-ending improvement, as well as sharing what I learned and know best in cultivating charisma, connecting with people, leadership, empowering belief systems, personal finance and self improvement for not only students, but students of life.

 

Other factoids:

 

Passions: any SickKids Foundation activities, any form of Improv, Transformers, running, working out, public speaking

Movies: American History X, Being John Malkovich, Big Trouble in Little China, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Gattaca, High Fidelity, The Matrix

Music (my most listened to): Air, Broken Social Scene, Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Depeche Mode, DJ Shadow, Justice, Oasis, The Smiths, Stars, Zero 7

 

My charity: TRANSFORMING FOR SICK KIDS Initiative

 

 

Key influences:

• Anthony Robbins
• Brian Tracy
• Eckhart Tolle
• Wayne Elise
• David Deida
• Zan Perrion
• Tim Ferriss
• Dale Carnegie
• Keith Ferrazzi
• Owen Cook aka “Tyler Durden”
• David Rake
• Steve Pavlina