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Donna Harper
- Mar 24, 2022
- 2 min
Transformational Leadership
Disruption: A disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or process; Radical change to an existing industry or market due to technological innovation. Source Most people by now are aware we’re living in an era of disruption with no end in sight. And all around us we see leadership struggling to cope with the new challenges. For examples, see how COVID created an immediate need for working from home and workers delivered. See how executives are making the ca
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Donna Harper
- Mar 10, 2022
- 4 min
Karma Explained
Karma: “Fate or destiny resulting from one's previous actions.” Source A context needs to be provided to fully understand the broadness of karma. We are spiritual beings having a physical experience in the material world. Our purpose is to not only experience the physical plane but remember the spiritual realm that we originated from. Infrastructure is set up so we have forgotten and fully enjoy the pleasures of the physical realm. But that experience has come with some haz
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Donna Harper
- Feb 15, 2022
- 1 min
Free Speech & Censorship
I write this in light of the Joe Rogan controversy and book banning in 2022. Russell makes some valid points and it best serves us to have the conversations. Russell Brand discusses the changes in our knowledge on Covid. Same goes with books. The discussions are important to teach critical thinking especially in this age of fake news. Why book banning is back Read the Books That Schools Want to Ban At the end of day, I believe conversations must be protected. Conversations
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Donna Harper
- Feb 14, 2022
- 2 min
Legalizing Cannabis
There is so much to unpack here in the context of the esoteric. I’m blessed to live in Canada where we have legalized it. I wasn’t always an advocate of cannabis. In fact I was quite the opposite back in the day when I lived in the Prairies. When I moved out to BC I was shocked at how open the usage of it was. It wasn’t until I got a cancer scare in 2015 that I was open to trying it and got motivated to research the health benefits. It is amazing how perspective changes and
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Donna Harper
- Jan 23, 2022
- 1 min
No Farmers No Food
The crux of the issue: “...nearly 60 per cent of Indians depend on small-scale agriculture for their livelihoods. What’s “absolutely bonkers” is that the Modi government did not get farmers’ input on the reforms, said Sandhu. “Farmers have been calling for reforms for decades. The issue is that the reforms the national government is bringing is not the reforms farmers have been calling for and doesn’t solve the issues that have been plaguing farming.” These issues include wid
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Donna Harper
- Oct 17, 2021
- 2 min
Side Hustles
Side hustle: "A side hustle is a means of making money alongside one’s main form of employment or income." Source Did you know that in Canada it is legal for employers to demand that you have no other job or side hustle? Hard to believe that in today’s world, that is a thing. If you live in Vancouver or Toronto, most know the cost of living is astronomical so two jobs are common and so is picking up extra work when it is available. I am stunned that companies have the audaci
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Donna Harper
- May 18, 2021
- 2 min
Be A Clock Watcher
clock-watch·er noun plural noun: clock-watchers; plural noun: clock watchers an employee who is overly strict or zealous about not working more than the required hours. Source Have you ever heard a manager or a CEO use this term in a derogatory manner about their employees? I have and it always surprises me. Many professions bill for time and hold strict to billing minutes, for instance, design, lawyers, etc. It is an issue of value and time. The manager and CEO value their
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