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Luke Miller
Oct 22, 20211 min read
Embrace discomfort
There were multiple moments of terror while learning to fly my ‘new’ (1952 Piper Pacer) aircraft this week. After releasing one...
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Luke Miller
Oct 15, 20211 min read
Leadership and friendship are close siblings
I got my hackles up when a leader I know shared how many friends were lost during her rise to power. It struck me that there were two...
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Luke Miller
Oct 8, 20211 min read
Let your actions do the talking
I have a tendency of over-using the expression “Words on a wall” anytime someone (usually a leader) is using words, but failing to follow...
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Luke Miller
Oct 1, 20211 min read
WATCH ME! WATCH ME!
Day one of the new waterslide at Grandma’s pool was quite the production to behold. The level of excitement was 11 out of 10 and for an...
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Luke Miller
Sep 24, 20211 min read
Cardio Karaoke
Once the sunlight of the summer has faded, and it is dark out at 5 am, my 12km Wednesday morning run has been reassigned back to the...
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Luke Miller
Sep 17, 20211 min read
Are you pulling the wrong direction?
It is embarrassing to admit that there is a lesson that I have to relearn at least once a week while farming. It happened again today as...
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Luke Miller
Sep 10, 20211 min read
The lottery 'litmus test’
As a child it was protocol for Granny (a trained hairdresser) to cut our hair. This trend continued until there was no longer enough hair...
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Luke Miller
Sep 3, 20211 min read
Just say yes… it’s way more fun!
I miss the banter that I shared over the last two years with a theatre trained colleague. Always good natured and steeped in humour, any...
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Luke Miller
Aug 27, 20211 min read
Can they see the smile on the other end of the line?
It’s a fun game to guess who is on the other end of a cell phone call by observing the words and intonation of the receiver. Next time a...
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Luke Miller
Aug 20, 20211 min read
Use the right words
“If it’s any constellation…” I told my friend Brendan, who very swiftly laughed and replied “any set of stars...?” “Consolation, ahhh” I...
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Luke Miller
Aug 13, 20211 min read
End the email BLAH BLAH BLAHs
I am often guilty of reading only ‘topic lines’ and the initial couple sentences in emails. Peter Diamandis’ Blog this week really...
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Luke Miller
Aug 6, 20211 min read
Just get in the game!
When I saw my old sock, greyish from years of wear, sitting with a second place ribbon in the local fair this week I was a bit skeptical....
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Luke Miller
Jul 30, 20211 min read
Every failure is a communication failure
I have a working hypothesis that every failure is a communication failure. Plane crashes, broken relationships, missed deadlines,...
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Luke Miller
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Silence is rare, and golden
On a 2 hour flight to Victoria this week I was reminded of how uncomfortable many people are with silence. A loud-speaking lady, two rows...
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Luke Miller
Jul 16, 20211 min read
Replace complaints with gratitude
I noticed myself getting a bit ‘crotchety' while closing out the past teaching year. I was complaining, mostly inside my own head, but...
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Luke Miller
Jul 9, 20211 min read
Celebrate catching the glass
I watched Olive make a last minute grab of her toppling wine (juice) glass last night and observed how fun it was to celebrate the...
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Luke Miller
Jul 2, 20211 min read
Avoid the blame game
There was a bit of a mystery this week when I walked into my shop and saw my bike pump strewn across the middle of the floor. I was...
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Luke Miller
Jun 25, 20211 min read
Avoid ‘sunk cost’ decision making
While planning a mountain bike trip for the summer I was given two options for bicycles; 1- Bring my own questionably maintained, but...
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Luke Miller
Jun 18, 20211 min read
We never stop pushing limits
I was intrigued to hear a friend's story last week about following a marked RCMP vehicle on the highway at exactly the speed limit, and...
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Luke Miller
Jun 11, 20211 min read
Will this make me better?
Cleaning up my daughter’s birthday party at 10pm last Saturday, while indulging in an excess of treats and beverages, I wish I would have...
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