Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense regardless of how it turns out. Vaclav Havel.

These are challenging times. There is a host of pressing issues that need addressing.

There are no simple answers. No easy, quick fixes: There is the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, economic disruption and the widening disparity, racial inequality, the advance of AI and globalization. Yikes!

In spite of it all, though, as we head into 2022, we must not succumb to the siren calls of fear, doubt and pessimism.

Pessimists, by nature, are destructive, unsure of their abilities, closed to the new ideas and disrespectful of others. They foster weakness and chaos.

Optimists, on the other hand, are builders. They are clear-eyed, confident of their own abilities, inclusive, creative, caring of others and unafraid of the future.

Above all, they always remain HOPEFUL.

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What a year this has been! The list of challenges and issues is long, headed by the pandemic.

Historically, pandemics have never been easy. They disrupt everything and try the patience of mankind’s souls.

As the virus continues to mutate, as much as we would like to think so, it isn’t over yet. There is really not much left to do but mask up, get vaccinated, maintain our social distancing stance and stay hopeful.

As we all step up our plans for the holiday season and the  year end celebrations, it is good to  constantly remind ourselves that we will prevail:

Everyone, in his or her’s way, forever changed; but facing the future, armed with courage and renewed hope, pen in hand, ready  to write a new chapter in their book:

Best written, I think, as in the words attributed to T.S. Eliot, that “last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice.“

Fist raised high in the air, say HELLO to 2022!

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As the door closes on the year behind us, please accept my best wishes to you and all who you hold dear and all the best in the New Year.

Stay safe. Stay strong. Stay connected.

As always, thank you for reading me.

NOTE: This is the last post of 2021. I’m pausing for a short while. Please join me again back here in January.

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. C.S. Lewis

It isn’t easy these days to hold on to your dreams. At every turn negativity and pessimism rear their ugly heads. The world appears to be breaking into two groups. One is sure that we are all going to hell in a hand basket so don’t bother. The other says no, no no…..the future is bright if only we’re open to the new opportunities and changes that beckon.

It was always thus. No great work or extraordinary accomplishment in any field of endeavour has ever come without courage and hard work.

Whatever your dream, in order to ‘have,’ you must first ‘do’ and in order to ‘do,’ you must ‘be.’

Take action. Get out there. You know what to do.

There are only 24 hours in a day. Use them wisely.

Time goes quickly. Keep an eye on the clock…

Stay safe. Stay strong. Stay connected. 

I hope to see you back here soon. As always, thank you for reading me.

QUESTION: Do you want to step up your game and take your life to greater heights? ARE YOU READY? Read about how I conduct my approach to coaching.

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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere. Carl Sagan.

In our hyper-competitive, global business climate the competition isn’t between you and your competitors.

It’s between you and your imagination.

Sometimes it’s better to get off our digitals platforms, stop reading other peoples’ books and stories, looking for the answers.

Better to go deeper and find your own story… and just imagine.

Stay safe. Stay strong. Stay connected. 

I hope to see you back here soon.

As always, thank you for reading me.

QUESTION: Do you want to step up your game and take your life to greater heights? Read about how I conduct my approach to coaching.

Want to be a new, fresher version of yourself? Need help getting there? FOR A COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION text/call me 416.450.8867 or email drew@drewsimmie.com. Follow me on Twitter

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them. Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Following your dream is not for the faint-hearted…

Life doesn’t always go as you planned, but if your dream has real merit and adds value to others,

on those days when you wonder how you are going to make it,

throw back your shoulders, stand tall and keep walking ahead.

If it sticks to your soul, stick with it.

Stay safe. Stay strong. Stay connected. 

I hope to see you back here soon.

As always, thank you for reading me.

QUESTION: Do you want to step up your game and take your life to greater heights? Read about how I conduct my approach to coaching.

Want to be a new, fresher version of yourself? Need help getting there? FOR A COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION text/call me 416.450.8867 or email drew@drewsimmie.com. Follow me on Twitter