A celebrator is someone that we all want to be around because she or he is miraculous. My definition of miraculous is: delightfully unexpected, or amazingly pleasurable, or fabulously beautiful, or heartwarmingly friendly or marvelously useful, or reassuringly consistent.

We all need to act like the next storm is coming. That doesn’t mean running scared. It means being super-prepared. It means being so prepared that others turn to us for guidance and safety. So what does that take? Read on…

Anything is obvious once it’s been thought of. The most successful breakthroughs always appear to be self-evident once they’ve been introduced. The Stars have conditioned themselves to do three things as a matter of habit.

One of the questions that I’m asked most often is: should leaders be friends with the people they lead? Or should they maintain a distance that prevents sentiment getting in the way of judgment?

  Watch the video Listen to the Podcast Toronto, July 15, 2012 It’s the season to step back from the edge. It’s time to relax, think, talk, share, read, drink, barbecue, swim, and vacation. It’s also time to explore, recharge, and renew yourself. It’s time to look around you but also to look inside you and like what you see. Summer and Urgent don’t belong in the same sentence. Summer and Important do. Important means it really matters. It means…

Watch the video Listen to the Podcast Toronto, May 21 2012 Boredom is when we feel fatigued, or annoyed by someone or something. Somewhere we lost it or it lost us. Boredom can be instant. Or it can dull us down as others wear us out. There is a reason why the alternate definition of “bore” is to make or enlarge a hole. Interest is fleeting at the best of times. Once it’s gone, it rarely returns. But people who…

  Watch the video Listen to the Podcast Toronto, April 10 2012 I’m excited to talk to you about a tool that will help you frame your future and focus your energy for maximum impact. This is big. So be ready. It’s about Your Core Axes: the lines around which your world turns; the lines directing the forward motion of your life; the series of points that define your mental and emotional equilibrium. Context is everything. The trends will sweep…

  Watch the video Listen to the Podcast Toronto, March 15 2012 Hi This is Mike Lipkin and I’m inspired to be with you today. Since 2008, I have created over a 100 blogs, videos and podcasts. And yet every time, I create a new one, I marvel at the reach and impact I can have.  It’s miraculous. There are so many resources competing for your attention and yet here we are, interacting with each other. It’s a beautiful thing.…

  Watch the video Listen to the Podcast Toronto, February 29 2012 It’s Leap Year Day. Ever wondered why we need it? Leap Years keep the calendar in alignment with the Earth’s revolutions around the sun. It takes the Earth 365.242 days to circle once around the Sun. If we didn’t add a day on February 29 every 4 years, we would lose six hours every year. After 100 years, the calendar would be off by 24 days. So what’s…

Watch the video Listen to the Podcast Hi this is Mike Lipkin. It’s January 1 2012 and I’m in Toronto. Welcome to the Year of the Dragon. Specifically, welcome to the year of the Water Dragon. According to the Chinese Zodiac, the year of the Water Dragon comes once every sixty years. And unlike the wicked, fire-breathing dragons of Western mythology, China’s celestial dragon symbolizes bold and benevolent power. Dragons are ancient, majestic, wise, and intelligent. Dragon years are considered…