Hi friend, While mapping out the route and researching archives for our upcoming ExperienceTO: New Toronto Historical Tour, I discovered a piece of local history that offers a deeply practical lesson for our day-to-day lives. It is the story of a local legend named Gus Ryder. Long before modern sports were defined by multi-million dollar indoor training complexes, … [Read more...] about Lesson 82: You don’t need the perfect setup to start building something great.
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Lesson 59: Build where you are
Hi friend, What if success looked less like movement and more like staying put?What if wisdom sometimes meant building slowly instead of chasing the next opportunity? This is the story of Sarah Ashbridge. In the late 1700s, Sarah Ashbridge was a Quaker widow living in Pennsylvania.She had lost her husband and was responsible for a large extended family.They came from … [Read more...] about Lesson 59: Build where you are
Lesson 47: What Marilyn Bell’s Swim Teaches Us About Courage and Finishing What You Start
Hi friend, What would make a 16-year-old dive into Lake Ontario at night, swim for nearly 21 hours through cold waves and darkness, and refuse to give up when almost no one thought she could make it? That’s what Marilyn Bell did in 1954. She wasn’t famous.She wasn’t the favourite, as other swimmers included a world-famous long distance swimmer from another country.She … [Read more...] about Lesson 47: What Marilyn Bell’s Swim Teaches Us About Courage and Finishing What You Start