Describe your Mission. What’s it all about for you?
My mission is to help others shine. I do this by:
- Helping others to appreciate their own brilliance
(so they can shine)
- Giving my time generously to causes with volunteering and to
individuals with mentoring
- Accepting and managing my powerful presence
- Downplaying attention as appropriate
- Looking for the light in everything: people, events and the everyday
- Burnishing my talents with discipline and continuous learning
What life lesson did you learn in your career?
"There’s a saying that goes, “Fortune comes in many disguises” and I’d say that’s my life lesson. I auditioned to do a classical flute degree in Montreal and was rejected. I applied to be in journalism school and didn’t get in. I was crushed both times. I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life so I took off on a sailboat with five men when I was 22 for two years."