Live Big: Book Review

 Strategies, tips and tools shared to create your own success!
                                                                  

         Jim Pagiamtzis review
             I have used this statement many times in recent years  "Thin book yet power read" Ajit has knock it out of the ballpark by sharing powerful insight on timeless success principles that you can learn, do apply very easily. Each chapter get you involved and then make you say this "I can do that!"

           We can all Live Big in our lives and make an impact in the world. Reading a book give the insight to create the confidence you have the tools and the community to create value that leads to success.

           Highly recommend this book to anyone who has the willingness to read this book and take action to achieve results

       10 of 10 stars

                                                         


        About book:             

You have the power to accomplish goals, create an impact, and live the life you want.
The key to achieving what you set out for--in business and in life--doesn’t lie in perfectly executed strategy. The greatest tool you have is your own mindset—it determines your ability to adapt and persevere. And, like any other tool, you can employ it to your advantage.
While most aspiring entrepreneurs think the next business strategy will manifest the life they desire, successful entrepreneurs know it’s the emotional and mental “shifts” that will bring you closer to your goals.
No one is better equipped to explore these shifts than Ajit Nawalkha, cofounder of Mindvalley and one of the world’s leading entrepreneurs and business coaches. In Live Big: A Guide to Passion, Practicality, and Purpose, Nawalkha shares 25 shifts—changes in your mental, physical, emotional, or even spiritual state—that will propel you on your road to success.
Through Nawalkha’s expertise, discover how this book will:

• Bring you out of any funk or stagnant revenue cycle
• Give you the emotional, spiritual, and mental power to fight the ups and downs of business
• Show you ways to deal with everyday challenges, find comfort in them, and get past them in 20 minutes or less
• Help you cope with ‘entrepreneurial anxiety’ and find purpose, passion, and bliss in your business

Live Big is the go-to guide for business owners and entrepreneurs who want to be in a state of flow and creativity, to ensure your passion is backed by purpose and practicality. With principles and foundational thinking habits that allow you to move from a place of defeat and anxiety to one of joy and contribution to humanity, this book will serve as a compass that you can pick up and find direction to keep moving forward in today’s world of entrepreneurship. learn more

  

Raptors 905 vs Windy City Bulls; Sports Review

         Saturday January 27th

  It was my first time to see Raptors 905 game and it was an amazing experience!

  Raptors 905 start off slow and picked up momentum as the game got going.In the end they pulled out a close win against the Windy City Bulls

                

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Paramount Centre areana

Home of Raptor 905

Raptor 905 in action

                                                

The Goldthorpe Family on the scoreboard

Raptors win 102-98

Trophy Case

The Road to the Six starts here

Special event review: Acces Employment Speed Mentory event

                     Wednesday May 17,2017


                    It was evening that I will never forget.

                   I have been attending the Acces Employment event as a mentor for the past 5 years. It has been amazing experience to listen and learn from professional and entrepreneur who have aspirations to start their own buisiness in the near future

                On this night I was ready to listen and offer my advice to participants sitting across from me  As the night went on I heard ideas, potential business products and even some potential business partnerships!

               Nothing really impressive that would make my night. It was until the last mentee sat infront of me.

                When I look at him at first he looked like a biker that had just got out of prison!

              Was I way wrong, His name was Niche who had arrived from Greece earlier in the year. I started to really excited ( I am of Greek descent)

                He present me with a business plan, logo and monetary funds he had secured from government agencies and friends. Close to 90K

                    This was the WOW moment of the night!  I got up and hugged him. Everyone in the room look astonished and confused.

                    I said "This is what Greek do when they meet!"

                   The entire room laughed

                     It was great way to end the evening to see that he done his homework and was ready to execute his plan.
   
                      Fast forward to January 2018.

                    He has secured a place in the Queen and Dufferin area and is scheduled to open in mid February 2018.
     
                     Stay tuned...

                                     



                             

Jim Pagiamtzis and Niche

  

Event Review: Podcamp 2017 Feb 25th & 26th

  It was an amazing weekend of learning, sharing and socializing at Podcamp 2017 at Ryerson univeristy Communications building.

 There were numerous sessions to choose from over the course of two days.

  I had opportunity to do breakout session on Sunday at 12pm and blogtalk interview on Sunday at 4pm

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  Look forward to next year

Jim Pagiamtzis arriving at Podcamp 2017

open session of Podcamp 2017

left to right Tim Hodges, 2 guest, Mo Waja and Jim Pagiamtzis

Jim Pagiamtzis, Mo Waja and guest

Jim Pagiamtzis and Tim Hodges

Robin McRae session at 10:00am

Building your own digital workplace, the tools, tricks and techniques

Your work is the creation and application of knowhow and expertise and a digital workplace is both the essential infrastructure and the toolset. It’s the way to produce, manage and deliver work productively and reliably in a mobile, cloud and connected world.
Learn how an information architect, CMS consultant, content marketer and front-end developer uses a methodology of professional work that is all digital all the time.
You’ll see examples of the work flow, the modular content components and templates, the digital tools and services and the way work is organized in his digital workplace.
Blaze your own digital trail with these insights and recommendations.

Key Take Aways

• a workflow for providing consulting and other professional services
• authoring, editing and publishing tool recommendations
• how to use CSS to make work/content semantic
• ways to make your work/content findable and reusable
• integration for work and external uses (e.g., WordPress) and users (e.g., collaborators on Slack)

   feedback: not what I expected! I left and went networking

Ronald Mandziak session at 11:00am

Podcasting: debunking myths and getting started

With so many myths and misleading information, it can be hard to start or know where to go or even what equipment you need. Maybe you’ve been told you need to use this, maybe you’ve been told otherwise. What is a new podcaster to do?!
MY goal is to help you figure out:
1.Why you want to do this and what your passion is,
2. Equipment: what you need to start and make a great podcast,
3. Hosting: free vs. paid or self hosting,
4. Myths about Apple, including the New and Noteworthy section,
5.How the bumps I ran into along my road can help you figure out easier ways to podcast.
By the time we cover all this you should be ready to record your own show and take the world by storm.

Key Take Aways

• passion for starting a podcast
• tools of the trade
• Free podcasting Vs Paid
• Tips and tricks
• Debunking myths about news and Noteworthy

 Feedback: Plagued by technical issues to start with.Eventually got started Margueritte from Ryerson saved the day and got the powerpoint to work Overall session had great information on what you need to do a podcast

 Dianne Ojar Ali Session at 12:00pm

Becoming CEO of your company

What skills are needed to be the CEO of your company and how to balance the 3 skills: Entrepreneurship, Technical and Management Skills.
– How to operate and network within a budget.
– Myths of businesses why it does not work. What have you heard?
– The Digital world we live in 2017.
– How to position yourself and gain visibility and exposure
– Challenges we face everyday
– Creating a strong team

Key Take Aways

• How to start a business on a budget
• The skills needed to run your business
• The resources and tools needed
• How to gain visibility and exposure
• Be the CEO of your company

feedback. Technical glitches again with Powerpoint, I stepped in to share to delay until Margueritte came in to save the day again!  She deserves an award! Overall it great information share and great Q&A discussion happened.

Podcamp 2017 shirt for sale

hashtag sign at Meet Vibe booth

Meetvibe booth showcasing new app at the conference

     Upsana Sharma 2:00pm session        
    

The Secrets of a Successful Social Media Photo Contest

       Telling the institution/companies/ organization’s story is of the utmost importance – however, collecting and showcasing these stories in a compelling way can present some interesting challenges. At our on-campus launch of Impact: The Campaign for York University, York used a social media photo contest that allowed us to seamlessly create a bank of succinct, shareable stories by directly engaging with students (millennials and Gen Z), staff, faculty and alumni and inviting them to participate in the campaign conversation. The success of this initiative established a new, more effective strategy for telling York’s story of impact moving forward.

Key Take Aways

• Keys to a great photo contest idea
• Learn how to successfully engage your audience to share your message (or "the hustle").
• Software to use when curating and displaying content.
• Measuring the success of your photo contest.
• How to make your content last beyond the duration of the contest

 Feedback: Amazing session with great case study on thow

Upsana Sharma sharing

Upsana Sharma sharing powerpoint

   
Session at 3:00pm on Sunday by Will Spaetzel

Getting started editing Video with Final Cut Pro X

                                  

Final Cut Pro can be a very intimidating piece of software. But, once you learn your way around, it can be a very powerful, quick way to edit great videos.
I will demonstrate putting together a quick video: importing files, editing, adding titles & exporting

Key Take Aways

• Editing Video with Final Cut Pro
• Working with Multi Camera Video
• Adding titles & audio
• Shortcuts to make editing easier
• Exporting video for sharing on the web 

Feedback: Awesome session wtih example of video done within the class and answered questions from the audience.

 Day 2 on Sunday Feb 26th

Mark Evans session at 11:00am

Creating Compelling Stories in Ultra-Competitive World

There is a growing appreciation of brand storytelling. But how do brand create stories that resonate with target audiences? What are the keys to crafting stories that drive connections? This presentation will provide people with a framework that lets brands tell stories that make an impact. It includes real-world examples, as well as interactivity, to help people understand what’s involved in good storytelling and how they can create stories that make a difference.

Key Take Aways

• the value of storytelling
• how to create stories,
• a storytelling framework
• real-world examples of storytelling in action
• how to create their own brand stories.

       Feedback, An amaizng session with insights on storytelling and case studies to share the power of stories

Mark Evans sharing at podcamp 2017

    Breakout Session at 12:00pm

    There was a room available for breakout session so I took the opporutnity to share insight on Get Connectd 21st Century online and offline strategies that work. Talk about the power of putting a program together to teaching clients and individuals on any topic

Jim pagiamtzis shairing insigth at Breakout session

 Session at 1:00pm with Natalia Kantor and Jan Keck

Look F*cking Amazing on Camera – How to be charismatic on video

No matter what you look like or how much money you have, charisma gives you the ability to captivate absolutely anyone – a sort of magnetism that inspires confidence and adoration. Charisma is not something you have to be born with – you can cultivate it. The surest way to develop effective communication known as charisma is by being on video.
We combined the best body language practices and voice techniques, with neuro linguistic programming methodology to help you develop confidence, charisma and perform flawlessly on camera, so you can build instant connection with your audience. Plus we’ll share our 3 proven steps to overcome performance anxiety, so you can make an impact with your voice and message.

Key Take Aways

• How to overcome the fear of video
• 3 proven steps to overcome performance anxiety
• How to build instant connection with your audience in 3 easy ways
• Learn body language tricks that make you look very confident

 Feedback: Awesmone session that was interactive and educational.

bonue: I got to share my expereince taking their course in December 2016

Natalia Kantor Sharing

 Session at 2:00pm with Rashni Bindra

Social Media and Fashion is the New Eye Candy

Pearls & Sequence is a strategic project coordination company that focuses on social media for start-ups and small businesses.
In this session, we will cover how bloggers now are considered to have higher market value than exclusive fashion industry professionals, and why top brands prefer to work with those influencers. Social media has changed how fashion weeks are presented, how their collections are sold and why the industry is in a bit of a chaos. This session will help industry specialists go the extra mile. We will cover in-depth on how fashion brands demonstrate substantial success with the use of social media channels. These strategies have allowed them to establish a more personal relationship with their consumers than ever before. Such brands such as Burberry, Tiffany & Co., DKNY, Michael Kors and Nike have used social media to change the way brands interact with their clients.
You will learn about the many social media tools and platforms to achieve social media success while identifying what is suitable for your fashion brand. Furthermore, you will learn that you don’t just have to be a blogger to be a person of influence in the fashion industry, you will learn all the fundamental tools. If you do decide to take the path of wanting social media success in a highly competitive industry, you will learn to become a role model in this session.

Key Take Aways

• To be a Fashion Influence
• Enhance your Brand Image
• Master in Becoming Visually Creative
• How to dominate your industry with these platforms
• Become More Reputable and Respected in Global Fashion Industry

 Feedback, Great sessionon strategies and stories from the fashion world. She also shared insight on have a great looking business card

            

Get Connected 21st Century Success Skills shared with Podcamp group live! at the Imperial Pub with great audience.

 Thanks to Tim Hodges for the interview Listen to show 

                              

Business Review: Northspace Coworking

            It was amazing experience to visit Northspace coworking a short trip via subway north of the ciy. At a recent event in Downtown Toronto recently I met one of the cofounders who invited me to visit the space.

       On Tuesday Feb 21st I took a quick subway ride to the location new Sheppard and Downsview area.

      From the minute I open the door and walked up the motivational steps I was impressed!

     Awesome open space concept with hotdesk, coffee area and private offices

    The big area I enjoyed was the Marvel Comis superb!

    Highly recommend check out this awsome coworking space.              

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       and then these Marvelous posters from comic of yesteryear

                                         

Discover Your Personal Brand 2015 in Toronto Aug 14-15

                                                                                      

                                                             

Canada's Biggest Personal Branding Conference

Build and inspire purposeful leaders and learn powerful personal branding strategies.

At DYPB ‘15, you will be spending a day and a half with some of the most insightful and passionate personal branding leaders in the industry. They will be sharing their personal stories and key insights and tools on how you can set yourself apart, become a valued leader, and connect to a deeper purpose and drive within yourself.
Have you ever felt 'lost' as a leader? Are you trying to find a corporate career path that makes sense for you? Are you an entrepreneur who is looking to find your voice? Are you a student who wants to make sure you have chosen the right academic path?

                                                                           Learn more

Camaraderie Coworking #mystory

                                                    

Jim Pagiamtzis at Camaraderie Coworking

In March 2013 had the great opportunity to join Camaraderie Coworking as a Host and Community Manager below is #my story

It's been an  amazing year being part of Camaraderie Coworking community. Our slogan say's it all

                                          "Work independently and not alone"

Being a speaker,author and entrepreneur in this amazing city of Toronto has been an great journey of success. Joining the Camaraderie Community has giving me the following experience and resources below

- be able to share insights on business, life and success other members
- challenged and empowered by community to think differently and act up ideas
- hold education seminar on social media, networking and marketing
- participating in various events from potlucks, success by fellow community members.


Have had members attend and share their stories. Huge thanks to Steve Dolson from 2social and Lyndon Johnson Founder of Think Differenlty

Lastly thanks to Rachel Young Founder of Camaraderie Coworking  for the opportunity to be part of this amazing group of professionals and entrepreneurs. Look forward to exciting 2014 and beyond!
 

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  Jim Pagiamtzis sharing 100 days at Camaraderie Coworking
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Spotlight: David Gargaro

As a Consulting Editor, I provide writing, editing, consulting and project management services. My goal is to ensure the accuracy, clarity and integrity of your message.

1^st  How did you get started and why?

When I first graduated from the University of Toronto in 1992, my goal was to become an actuary. However, I was finding it difficult to get my foot in the door, as the job market was rather tight and opportunities for new graduates without experience were scarce. So, I started looking for other ways to earn income, and that led me to a freelance proofreading position with a publisher of law resources.

This experience gave me the experience to get other freelance editing assignments, which included editing math textbooks for an educational publisher. I found that I had a skill for copy editing, and I truly enjoyed working on different materials every day. After working as a freelance editor for several years, I had the opportunity to take on full-time employment with a major publisher. However, I discovered that I preferred the freedom and variety offered by working as a freelance editor, so I returned to freelance editing and have not looked back.

Over the course of nearly 20 years, I have had the opportunity to write and edit a wide variety of materials for many different companies in various industries. I cannot imagine doing anything else except what I am doing today.

2^nd  What tips would you give to business professionals on editing their own writing?

First, revise the content and organization. Rearrange the order of your information such that it would make the most sense to your reader. Add new main ideas or develop existing ideas more thoroughly to make sure that your message is clear, interesting and complete. Remove any unnecessary or duplicate information to make your writing more focused and applicable to the reader. Make sure that all information is accurate and current. Look at the introduction and the conclusion to make sure that they are fulfilling their roles. The introduction should capture your reader’s attention and clearly indicate the point of the document. The conclusion should summarize your main points and effectively conclude your argument. Consider the tone of your message; it should be consistent throughout your document and appeal to your audience.

Second, revise paragraphs and individual sentences. Each paragraph should contain an identifiable topic sentence, and all sentences within that paragraph should support the topic. Your opening paragraph should contain a well-defined thesis statement. Of course, all paragraphs and sentences should be grammatically correct, contain the proper language and tone, and be consistent in tone and tense. Each sentence should contain a single thought that supports the content of the paragraph. 

Finally, perform an effective edit of the entire document. Editing involves correcting errors in word choice, spelling and punctuation. Remove unnecessary words, jargon and clichés to make sure that all words are effectively used. Check all spelling to make sure that it is consistent throughout, and verify the proper use of punctuation. Have someone else read your document to get a fresh perspective and help with catching overlooked errors.

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