Sunday, November 25, 2012

Michael St.-vilien the best Haitian Interpreter

The best interpreter in Haiti. Michael has been my interpreter on several trips to Haiti. Michael is a true professional. I would highly recommend him to any groups heading to Haiti. Michael does an amazing job of keeping me safe and well informed. I now take my kids to Haiti with me if I know Michael can interpret for me, this is the highest recommendation I can give Michael. The easiest way to contact Michael is to message him through Facebook.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Michael St-Vilien

Thank you!

Once again you kept me safe. Today you also protected my kids. Thank you

Blake Woockman

Thank You

Inspirational YOUTUBE videos


I am stuck in a traffic jam in Haiti.  I have been thinking about youtube videos that inspire me.


1)  Hans Rosling: Stats that reshape your world-view





2)  Derek Sivers: How to start a movement







3)  Simon Sinek: Start with Why



4)  How to live before you die - Steve Job explains




5)  Barry Schwartz: The paradox of choice




6)  Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams






7) 1989

8)  Cure for Alcoholism



9) One Red Paper Clip

10)Abundance 

Tap-Tap is moving!!

This is a Haitian "Tap-Tap"




Thursday, November 15, 2012

Homeless

One bad thing about being homeless is my clothes are always wrong. Yesterday when I left Sioux Falls I was trying to fix a frozen sewage pipe. Stayed in the airport last night.

Today it feels like a hundred degrees in Port-au-prince and I'm wearing a black turtle neck.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Wendy Rost

Have you ever had the joy of working with somebody that has a service heart? Service heart is a definition used in customer service: Serve them with a heart to satisfy their needs. Wendy is the personification of service heart.

I have had the misfortune of working with several realtors in my life. I have always thought of realtors as a necessary evil.

Wendy completely changed my mind about the whole profession. Not once did I doubt that she had my family's best interest at heart.

Wendy not only helped us through the tough choices she did not second-guess us when our decisions did not match her counsel. In my previous experiences with realtors I had always been urged to except the offer. No matter how ridiculous the offer was.

Thank you, Wendy for a fantastic experience.

Wendy Rost is the best Realtor in Sioux Falls South Dakota.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

I Believe!

I believe everything can be done better.

I believe that everything we do should be challenging the Status quo. How can we do this better? Why has it always be done that way? Why does it matter that that is the way it has always been done? What is the purpose? What is your motivation for doing that?  Are you getting the desired result?

I believe that every situation, individual, idea should be treated as the unique potential that they possess.
I believe that "U + I  > 2"

I have been told that I should never talk about:

1)Sex: as far as I can tell the reason for living
2)Religion: The purpose for living
3) Politics: Which I have just found out is more important than breathing.


Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Great quote

"I try not to confuse motion with progress," the six million dollar man.