PG 5

As part of his philosophy of giving something back to society, Steven is a director with Unitus, a computer system dedicated to education through electronic communication. He is proud of the Dignity Fund for Microfinance that Unitus recently launched to help provide constructive solutions to global poverty.

Steven is also a founder and officer of the President's Peace Action Network chapter of the World Presidents' Organization (WPO). The Peace Action Network is a passion of Steven's that had its roots in the influence of his father. He is a founding sponsor of the Red Cross Sheldon Kennedy Foundation for Abused Children, an active participant in the Prince of Wales Foundation and the Hoover Institute, and a former director of the Canada China Business Council and Canadian Council for Unity.

Aside from his professional and charitable pursuits, Steven is a pilot, an avid snow and water skier, a fitness advocate - and he's learning to play the piano. His passion is to make a positive difference in the world in everything he does.

"I remember my father chastising me for using too much toilet paper because we were so poor," Steven recalls, "yet I never remember him turning down offering a helping hand to anyone. It was really a great way to grow up."

Steven says what he learned at the LifePilot seminar is only an extension of all the lessons he's learned from Peter over the years. "What I learned from Peter was the importance of having a focus, picking my goal and keeping goal oriented. I probably got this from the 100 or so times I ran around Stanley Park with Peter. Be goal oriented, write it down, set it out - that's what Peter's all about. What do I want to add to my list of'been there, done that? Do I want to play piano? Do I want to fly a plane? Go to France?"

What's the secret of success for Steven? "One hundred percent of the successful people I know understand how to pick a focus and take the noise out of life. If you can accomplish that with strong values, the better off you are."

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