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It’s been a while since my last fitness update. So long story short: Read the rest of this entry →

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. – George Bernard Shaw

Last year, I had undertook a one month challenge to raise $5000 for the SickKids Foundation in conjunction with the release of the movie “Transformers” – a childhood passion of mine – on what was supposed to be released on my birthday, but released on July 3^rd instead. The end result was $4230 raised for SickKids as opposed to the original $5000, and an unforgettable and truly empowering experience. Read the rest of this entry →

Here’s another update from your friendly neighbourhood blogger. To be honest, I’ve barely touched my books with assignments coming due. I finished my presentation on “Barbie across cultures” for my Intercultural communications class, so that’s a relief. My Business Combinations Assignment is wrapping up after I help out with the bibliography.. as for my tax assignment.. oh boy.. that’ll take some work and a good amount of help.

I notice that there are a few people in my life who constantly bring up what I’m going to do after accounting. To be honest, it’s really quite draining when they ask me about my progress, and it isn’t the encouraging kind of inquisition – it almost feels like disdain or pity to prop their own situations up.

As for getting help, subconsciously, I know I have a lot of pride, but when it comes to asking for help.. how can you ask for help when you haven’t truly done the work. I can’t stand asking for help when I haven’t put in the work to do so. It’s almost as if I’m going through a subconscious backlash that is preventing me from doing what needs to be done.

I’m not one to lash out, but I feel as if I’m being stretched to the max as I come close to finishing these courses with the thought of just “passing them”. But then again, I’m still aware that I’m making a mountain out of a molehill. Perhaps I’m just being whiny about how I’m not “feeling” the material or that I’m not “passionate” about Accounting or Tax.

While this is a public journal for myself to reflect upon, I implore those who read these posts to KEEP ME ACCOUNTABLE – meaning leave me comments or anything My psychology towards my graduation isn’t the healthiest because in actuality, all I really want to do is just pass so I can move on and get into the CMA Accelerated program and actually LEARN AND REMEMBER accounting material from years ago that, for the life of me, I can’t remember.

And to those who keep on asking me about “How I’m doing with Accounting?” or “How’s the job hunt?” – I’m doing great as I’m going at my own pace and I’d just to add.. Bugger off!

- Will

For those of you who are wondering what improv classes are like, I decided to post some videos of my first performance in front of a live audience. Nerve wracking? Nah, the problem among budding improvisers is performance anxiety and getting out our heads to get to the point where we’re just “being” and feeling the “is-ness” of a scene. While it sounds a bit esoteric, as a beginner improviser each of our sketches abide by these three pillars of improv in order to drive a scene forward: Read the rest of this entry →

Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life. – Anthony Robbins

Often when we are confronted with a situation or outcome that we feel is undesirable, it’s easy to fall into a negative thought pattern. We dwell on the situation and amplify what is already perceived as “bad”, rather than accept it for what it is and move forward.

It is often a slippery slope that is hard to get off of when we are focused on only the negative and self-created ‘imminent doom’ that awaits us. However, this can all be avoided when you realize that you can instantly break that negative pattern by recognizing that we already have a ‘positivity toolkit’ containing these 12 ways to instantly change your mood. Read the rest of this entry →

With tax season upon us, the majority of Canadian post-secondary students who don’t know how or care to do their own taxes most likely decide to walk up to the local H&R Block cough up $30 to have their income tax return, compared to those fortunate enough have their parents, family member or friend do it for them.

For those of you who already know how to do your own taxes, did you know that you could file it online for free? With a partnership between UFile.ca and the Canadian Federation of Students, you can file your taxes online and on time for free can be found here. Conversely, as that promotion applies only to students, everyone else can use StudioTax found here. Read the rest of this entry →

Moving Tip #28

With the help of my good friend Malcolm over the next few days, I’ll be moving this blog over to GALVANIZD.com after signing with my new host as well as moving over to a WordPress platform. I’ll be playing around with the layout and we’ll see how that turns out.

However, my writing won’t be interrupted in the meantime. Next up… a post on my experiences with reading David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) and implementing his system of organization and productivity along with some other tricks and “tech” I’ve learned before coming across his material.

Additionally, after several failed attempts at completing a fully-fledged tempo run in the gym (something about running around in circles that drives me nuts!), I opted to run outside in the blistering cold and just got back after completing my first successful tempo run!

- Will