TEDxRoppongi 2016 Takeaways

TEDxRoppongi 2016 “Thinking about Thinking” Takeaways

While Japan’s gender gap is massive, with only 11% of managerial roles filled by women, who are making 30% less than their male counterparts, the awareness of these “wasted opportunities” (in Japanese: mottainai) is growing. Here’s how to get in the action: Be brave. Join the conversation. Ask questions. Seek to be understood. Encourage our daughters…

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Sep 03 0

Oooh my… that’s sour!

Umeboshi! The Japanese pickled plums that packs a sour-salty sweet punch. Incredibly healthy, samurai warriors would eat one daily to combat fatigue and aging. Their powerful acidity has a paradoxical alkalinizing effect on the body, neutralizing fatigue, stimulating the digestion, and promoting the elimination of toxins. This is the Far Eastern equivalent to both aspirin and…

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Nov 10 0

Zen and the Art of Changing A Tire

I had the lucky chance to get a flat tire while riding my bike to the bank this evening which led to the following three Lightfooted Lessons:   1. See the Forrest for the Trees Before I took off from work, I made a quick mental assessment: I was late for a meeting with my financial advisor.…

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May 22 0

3 Lightfooted Lessons: Paddle boarding for the First Time!

I tried stand-up paddle boarding for the first time on the weekend and fell completely in love. This was after several summers scoffing as paddlers in beachwear became a common feature dotting the shoreline, disregarding it as neither exercise nor sport nor transportation. The weekend was the first camping trip of the summer up at Alice…

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May 17 0

3 Lightfooted Lessons: Running a Race When You Haven’t Trained

The 2014 BMO Vancouver half-marathon snuck up on me like a final exam sneaks up on a truant student. I hadn’t run more than once or twice a week in the previous months, and those were just social runs, ways to catch up with friends and enjoy the beauty of the UBC trails at the same time. I hadn’t created…

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May 05 0

The Runner’s High

Returning to inspirational thoughts: sometimes the best motivation is you from a previous time… I found this old blog post hidden away today: Friday, November, 2007; Toronto: It all started the first week of September, in reaction to being relegated indoors after a summer of being active outdoors, teaching kids how to bike. I plotted…

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Oct 05 0