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“Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti”

My wife turned on Christian radio this morning while we were driving my younger sisters-in-law to school. I cringed, expecting “Come To The Lord, Hallelujah, Amen!”–but we got something totally different.

As a sales trainer, I’m always on the lookout for new-to-me perspectives on communication, relationships and understanding others. This morning we were lucky enough [...]

What’s the Matter with Education

With four new sisters-in-law of school age, I’ve recently been reintroduced to the primary and secondary education system. I’ve been away from it since 1992. Things are quite different from when I was in high school: no homework is assigned; they don’t have to take tests on a given day if they don’t feel like [...]

Why is Haiti Still Waiting for Help?

Something is bugging me.

It seems like every time there’s a disaster in the world, help takes forever to arrive. Why?

Don’t we have people trained in what to do, and supplies ready to go for these kinds of events?

I did a quick check around with some US and Canadian contacts and the [...]

My Heart Bleeds for Brutus

I’ll admit it: I’ve always been a nut for the Fall of the Roman Republic. Anyone who’s seen the two brilliant (and outrageously luxurious) two seasons of HBO’s Rome and doesn’t have an apoplectic fit every time a boob appears on camera will probably agree it’s a great story. At any rate, it brought the [...]

A Case For Writing Things Down

OK this is an “idea” post. Comment, disagree, whatever. Participate!

There’s a guy named L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (I don’t think we should hold that against him, though I do wonder why you’d choose to be a published author who goes by his initials–”What do I call you, Le ?”) I’ve read exactly two books [...]

What Is This?

Hi. I’m Jason Kanigan, consultative sales trainer, persuasive writer and jobsearch expert based in North Vancouver, BC, and this is my Web presence. It’s going to change often, so make sure you come back to check out the new and cool stuff.

I’m a guy who has worked in a number of different fields, from [...]