Toronto, July 19 2010 Watch the video Listen to the Podcast 2010 is halfway gone. We’re deep into the relaxing warmth of summer. It’s time to kick back and chill out. It’s also the perfect time to think about what happens next. As your work winds down (and I hope it does) your planning should be gearing up. It’s time to dream, not do. The quality of your fall and winter depends on what you see this summer. So take…
Read moreHow To Become a One-Percenter
Be The Surprise That Others Want To Have
Toronto, 12pm, May 25 2010 Watch the video Listen to the Podcast It’s almost summer. The days are bright. The sun is warm. The foliage is full. Winter is over, and so is the recession. Or is it? The Canadian and the US economies will grow at over 3% this year? Or will they really? The stock market will rise by double digits this year. Or will it really? Have you noticed that just when you think you’re there, you’re…
Read moreIn Hesitant Times, Be Vital
Toronto, 3pm, April 12 2010 Watch the video Listen to the Podcast I’m back. Literally. I went to my native South Africa for three weeks to connect with close family, friends and trusted advisors. Sometimes, even the motivator needs to be motivated. It takes a village not just to raise a child, but to sustain an adult. We’re only as good as the relationships we build with the most valuable people in our lives. Sometimes we forget that truth. We…
Read moreHow To Achieve Career Nirvana in 2010
Toronto, 10pm, February 4 2010 Watch the video Listen to the Podcast Hi this is Mike Lipkin and I hope that February is flowing well for you, especially if you’re a Pisces or an Aquarius. From everything I see around me, we’re definitely going to need help from above. 2010 is going to be another year of crises, opportunities, chaos, and change. In other words, it’s going to be exactly the same as 2009. It’s also going to be exactly…
Read moreWelcome to the Year of The Tiger: If you want to win, you have to live dangerously.
Orlando, Florida, January 9 2010, 11pm Watch the video Listen to the Podcast Happy New You, no matter how old you are! Congratulations! You made it through 2009. Take a bow. I’m serious. I want to give you props. You endured a cataclysmic year. You rolled with the punches. You came back from the brink. You kept your faith. You’re ready for another year of drama, excitement, tragedy, comedy, wonder, discovery, contribution, heartache, loss, profit, pain and pleasure. The purpose…
Read moreLessons of 2009: What this magnificent savage of a year has taught me.
We’re almost at the finish line. That gorgeous Christmas break is just a few short weeks away. I can smell the holly. I’m exhausted. No I’m not. I’m excited. No I’m not. I’m happy. No I’m not. I’m doing my best work. No I’m not. I’m anxious about the future. No I’m not. I’m healthy. No I’m not. I’m loved and appreciated. No I’m not. I’m a Champion. No I’m not. I’m going to win. No I’m not.
Read moreBe a Personal Alchemist: Create the Chemistry of Success.
Motivational Speaker Mike Lipkin, introduces his new program Personal Alchemy – Ten Steps to Creating the Chemistry for Success in Brutal Times.
Read moreGravity is your friend. Zero Resistance will kill you.
Toronto, 5.21pm, Sunday, August 23 2009 Watch the Video It’s always hard conjuring up the right thoughts to enable my readers to be remarkable. No matter how often I write these blogs, it never gets easier. The blank screen is always an intimidating sight. Finding the relevant words and organising them into compelling sentences and paragraphs gets more difficult every time. Surely, it should be simple by now? Surely, the words should just flow? Surely, the process of writing should be…
Read moreIt’s summer time and we’re heading for a Great Fall.
7.10am, Friday, August 7 2009 We’re into the Dog Days of August. Long, slow, humid, hot days washed down by cold beers is the way it’s supposed to be. This is a time for languid movement and luxurious reflection. It’s summer time and the living is easy. It’s the hiatus before the storm as we prepare for the action that explodes after Labour Day. Or is it? August is the new September. All around me I see the signs of…
Read moreI Want To Be Like Paul
Toronto, July 16 11.20pm Last weekend, I attended the Paul McCartney concert in Halifax as a guest of my friend, Barb Stegemann. From 9.00pm to about midnight, McCartney wowed the audience of 50,000 people. He looked lean, fit and tanned. He is 67 years old but he looks younger than me at 51. For three hours, he sang, chatted and charmed his way through almost five decades of hits. He didn’t rest, he didn’t pass off the load to anyone…
Read more
