Blog – The Great Traits

Exemplifying Excellence

November 16, 2019

It was a chillin’ kind of day. I lit a fire, snuggled up in a comfy chair with a good book and put on some of my favourite tunes. In the book I am reading, the protagonist is a CEO of…

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November 8, 2019

Corporate Champions Program, The Traits

I needed to have an important conversation with my new employee. She had been late for work twice this week and as her supervisor, I was obliged to say something. I have dealt with late employees before and as I stared at…

The Power of Positive Thinking

October 31, 2019

awareness, champions, corporate, courage, goalsetting, inspiration, leadership, mindfulness, positive, positive thinking

Corporate Champions Program, The Traits, Uncategorized

I’m the guy in the blue shirt. I’m frustrated. The guy in the green shirt is my problem – always saying negative things that put on the brakes and stop forward movement. Green Shirt guy would say things like, “This is hopeless,” or…

Legacy – Making a Positive and Lasting Impact

January 30, 2017

inspiration, inspire, leadership, legacy, legends, LGBT, persecution, youth

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By Mark Tewksbury – GREAT TRAITS One of my highlights of 2016 was being invited to speak at the One Young World conference in Ottawa at the end of September. At the Olympics in Rio a month earlier, I…

Visualization – What You See Is What You Get

January 10, 2017

achievement, coaching, high-performance, leadership, public speaking, visualization, visualize

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By Debbie Muir – Great Traits One of the most impactful skills that comes from the world of sport is visualization. It is common knowledge that high-performance athletes visualize to increase the likelihood of succeeding in competition. In their mind’s…