Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada

The young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada (ysec.org) is an organization created by youth for youth interested in business for profit and social change.  Assaf Weisz of "ysec" gave me the lowdown of the organization and what they are looking to accomplish.



Please forward the url of this post/video to people in your communities who are looking to support or be involved with this dynamic group of "do-gooders".

Wait Times

Lots has been said about wait times in Ontario hospital emergency rooms. The debate has raged between, "way too long" and "way too long." Not much to brag about to your friends out West.

Until now. Here's our story:

On Wednesday my wife "sprained" her ankle on her way out the door. (Yes, going to work is hazardous to our health!) After calling Tele-Health soon after she took some painkillers and iced her ankle. By dinner, she was walking around. Around 11pm she was screaming in pain. After more painkillers and ice we got a hold of Tele-Health who advised us to head to the hospital for X-Rays. So we packed books and food and drinks and headed towards North York General.




We left home and were back home in less than an hour! Yes, you read that correctly. Less than an hour, door-to-door. Amazing! From parking, to registering to triage, to waiting, to x-rays, to diagnosis. No break. Just a tensor bandage. We declined the crutches that were offered.

And it doesn't end here. The X-Rays were forwarded and a "tiny tear" was found so we got a phone call the next day. doctor said nothing serious but let's take a look to see what we should do. Appointment booked for Tuesday.

No pain, no swelling.

Many people like to bash our "social medical system". Call it social or call it public. I call it a medical system that works. And I'm thankful for that.

What is your Canadian hospital success story?

(photo courtesy of citynews.ca)

What to do when business is slow.

Lots.

There are lots of things you can do when business is slow.

However, there are probably things you should do when business is slow. Today, I'm going to share with you just a few things you should be doing. So, let's get started, shall we?

1. READ. And I don't mean the daily newspaper. It's news that is over a day old and probably with nothing good to say anyways. Start reading books, articles, magazines, and even blogs about success, marketing, business and, of course, real estate. (If you're reading this and you're not in the r.e. business, then read up on stuff pertinant to your industry/profession) Why? Ideas. There may be little things these folks will suggest or present that you may not be doing right now, that maybe you should. For example, if you're thinking about having your own blog but don't know what to do then reading Chris Brogan would be a brilliant start.
2. GIVE. Your time, resources, and especially expertise. My friends, Tim Sanders and Sameer Vasta have recently talked about giving. Remember, what goes around comes around. Give and it shall be given unto you.
3. COMMUNITY. Or you can say, associate. Whatever term you use, it is more important now to seek the counsel of your manager, associate, mastermind group and/or mentor. Thousands of successful entrepreneurs have already survived and thrived through a recession. Find out what they did. Inquire about there thought process on what it takes to succeed in today's marketplace. There is strength in numbers!
4. WORK. But you knew that already, didn't you? Then why aren't you? Continue to market yourself. Continue to make phone calls. Continue to plant seeds so that you will have something to grow and harvest. Hundreds of people are leaving your industry today. There will be less competition tomorrow. It's up to you if you want to win.

Please don't consider this the extent of what you should be doing. It is far from that. However, I believe that if you follow my suggestions you will have a brighter tomorrow.

To your success!

(picture courtesy of www.musicforchange.com)