LifePilot Events: Marty Park talks to UVic Business Students and Mentors

Wow - what a full room we had at last Saturday's LifePilot workshop for UVic! We even had to bring in extra desks and chairs.












A big thank you to Marty Park, our newest navigator, for flying out from Calgary and volunteering his time to present to the UVic Business students and mentors. We know how busy you are managing your many business ventures and appreciated your entrepreneurial insight and excellent facilitation of the LifePilot workshop.

Also a huge thank you goes to Robin Dyke of UVic - we couldn't have brought the LifePilot University Mentorship Program to UVic without your support and dedication.

Some feedback from the event:

"I can't believe I've reached this age wihtout reflecting on the things that are really important to me. Thank you for opening my eyes. This may be the first day of my new life!"

"Fun and informative - take a friend - you'll learn something for sure!"

"Truly a life changing opportunity and program."

"What a great morning! I started to rethink about who I am, what I am going to do or will be in the future from the deepest inside me."

"Thank you for reminding me of the importance of values and inspiration."

"I thought everything was amazing - I think the only thing lacking is the amount of people that haven't had the chance to see this yet."

A Climate for Change

Fall is always a time for change. The leaves turn brown and fall off the trees, the days get cooler and shorter. As a kid, fall always brought with it a return to school. As an adult, I still find fall to be a time of year where I mentally prepare myself for change almost as a force of habit.

It was interesting then to see the interview Larry King conducted last night with recent TIME coverstory Barack Obama – a US senator with African-American roots from Illinois who has suddenly burst into the spotlight as a potential future president.

In the United States, there appears to be a ground swell of support for changing values in the political and social landscape. Everything from Guantanamo Bay incidents to political and corporate corruption (Jack Abramoff & Enron) to the continued body count in Iraq seems to be driving dissent towards a top-down, “we-know-whats-best-for-you” way of conducting government and business

Obama was recently endorsed by Oprah as her pick for president on a group interview on CNN’s Larry King Live. You may have also seen his witty interview on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart

What makes Obama special is his focus on values like co-operation, negotiation and inclusion. He speaks a great deal about past presidents like Truman and Lincoln who both led their country out of terrible wars and into new era’s of prosperity.

After 911 there was a need for certainty. The Bush administration delivered. Their tough-talking, damn-the-torpedoes approach delivered on it’s promise of vengeance and quick response.

However, with this year’s arrival of fall it feels like values are again shifting back to the pre-911 sentiments. The long-time common values of life, liberty, freedom and equality are starting to override the desire for security and certainty. It’s only a feeling, but I believe Obama’s sudden rise to public awareness is a manifestation of existing desire rather than a creator of it. Whether he becomes the next president or not, the message of community values is one that people are hungry to hear from their leadership.

LifePilot goes to San Diego & Homes of Hope

Phil and Jennifer Carroll hosted a LifePilot workshop as a gift to their family and friends last Friday at the Hyatt Islandia in San Diego – Bigsbee the Bumblebee was there too! They started out by learning about their values and goals, and then went on to build homes in Tijuana Mexico as part of the entire Homes of Hope weekend.

Thank you Phil and Jennifer for being such awesome hosts! And a big Thank You to Kathleen Tomes and Janet Lambert for helping us organize everything.

LifePilot Events - Ray Williams from PCMG talks to UBC Students

There were 55 UBC Business Students in attendance at the Renaissance Hotel Vancouver. We held the LifePilot workshop in conjunction with the EMP (Executive Mentor Program) “Kick-Off” luncheon.

Many thanks to Ray Williams of PCMG who volunteered his time to be our navigator for this event. He was a dynamic speaker that created an environment of inclusiveness with the audience.

Thanks to Adrian Pau - VP Special Events, EMP – for helping us bring the LifePilot workshop to UBC students this year.

Some feedback from the event:
"This was amazing - I am so happy that I got this priveledge - so lucky - I'm excited to get started on my goals"

"As students, we are constantly on the go. Today was an amazing opportunity to reflect on our lives and help us focus on which direction we want to head in our lives."

"As a new graduate, I feel it is important to learn more about myself and my beliefs. I enjoyed gaining a new perspective on my goals and what motivates me."

"It was an amazing way to realize the little things we can change to greatly increase the value and joy we get out of life."

"Very very good workshop because it's something that you can continue to do and remind yourself instead of one-time-only workshop that you forget in an hour"

"Great experience! I thoroughly enjoyed the speaker today. He was so captivating and engaging, yet completely non-judgmental. This workshop is a great tool for any executive looking to succeed in the often fast-paced world of business that often leaves us wondering if there could be more."