It’s strange. I actually have a few minutes of quiet to think. Not about accounting ratios or four frames of leadership, but about things that really matter. Things like, am I doing good job as loving husband? As a good father? A member of the church? A brother? A son? A friend? Life has gone [...]

Last night I stayed way too late at work working on some vital pieces for the rest of the team. Came home at 11:30pm I think. Another night without my family, coming home when they are fast asleep. The next morning my oldest gave me a “trusted adult” certificate. I’ll upload a copy when i [...]

Saw my youngest child, three years old dress up by himself today. My oldest won a gold medal at his gymnastics championships. My twin daughters quite often have more insight and express things more articulately than I can. In short, they are getting older, and so am I. The joy I feel to see them [...]

Co hosted a few UBC IMBA students from Shanghai today at ebisu with a fellow ptmba classmate. Spending time learning firsthand about someone else’s culture has always had some appeal for me. The more I learned the more of a desire to go to Shanghai next year. These students certainly have guts . Their English [...]

We had a wonderful opportunity to sit a few feet away from the Prophet of the Lord at the temple youth celebration! To see all the youth there and to see all the work the put in to make it happen gave me a lot of hope for the church and for the world. We’re [...]

Last Thursday, after yet another day of studying after work at the library, I get a call from my bishop. After talking about a few church-related matters he told me about how Heavenly Father loves us enough to stretch us to our very limits. He stretches us trys us and tests us help us know [...]

Funny… During the past two months of crazy busy, I told myself that when I get a chance to think that I would write, write, write about the things that I learned. The strange thing is that when I finally get some time to myself to write these down, my mind draws a blank. Probably [...]

I’m still trying. Still here. And I know that eventually, things will look up. I recently turned down the chance to pursue my dream job – Foreign Service Officer to the government. I turned down all that came with it: – guaranteed employment – guaranteed career path – generous pension – prestigious preparatory school for [...]

What an eye-opener! Recently, the beloved Jamie Oliver won the Ted prize for the opportunity to share his wish with the world: to educate our children about food. If you watch only a few videos off the internet this year, this should be the one of them. Pass it on! Comments?

It’s amazing how much some gentle and assuring words from a loved one can bring so much comfort. and its sad that I put so much energy into the negative side of my personality lately. So much time has been wasted and lost. But hopefully, no more. I’m not saying that I will be positive [...]