Current Events Archives – Page 3 of 7

7 Jun 2012

Power of Gratitude For Healing

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:38:05-06:00June 7th, 2012|Categories: Current Events, Doug's Blog, Mindset and Motivation|

Note: This post will deviate a bit from the normal business and personal development focus. I make no apologies. I write for myself just as much as I do for my readers, and I needed to write this even though it was hard, really hard.

The Hidden Event At The Go Giver Retreat

As I mentioned in my prior posts I went to The Go Giver Retreat in West Palm Beach in April 2012. The first day of the event was fanstastic. The speakers were awesome, I had the opportunity to connect with speakers and participants, and things were great.

I went for […]

2 Nov 2011

Zumba Party with a Cause

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:43:10-06:00November 2nd, 2011|Categories: Current Events, Doug's Blog|

This event has been cancelled due unforeseen circumstances. I encourage everyone to consider a donation to the Food Bank anyways.

'cause it is good for you and helps the Calgary Inter-faith Food Bank help others.

Have you been feasting on leftover Halloween candies and want to wear off some of those calories? Want to try Zumba? Don't know what Zumba is but want to have fun?

Bring some of your excess food and donate it to the Calgary Food Bank; join Dance Through Life and instructors Deborah Mandzuk and Paula Callihoo for […]

31 Aug 2011

Zumba – Do the Pause Entry

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:44:29-06:00August 31st, 2011|Categories: Current Events, Doug's Blog|

My wife recently decided to get some of her Zumba friends together and enter the Zumba "Do the Pause Contest". I ended up (long story) being part of the camera crew, director and video editor. There is enough involved in this process for a blog entry or two.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the resulting entry. (Note: Sadly, you need to log into Facebook to view the video.)

27 Jun 2011

The End Is Near!

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:45:01-06:00June 27th, 2011|Categories: Current Events, Doug's Blog, Mindset and Motivation|

The forecast for today is fire. If we make it through that the rest of the week looks pretty good.

Are you accomplishing your most important work?

We are on our count-down to our product launch. We just need to make it through the next few weeks and focus on our most important work.

For us, the end is near… then things get going for real.

23 Jun 2011

Happy 11th Anniversary Sunwapta Solutions!

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:45:09-06:00June 23rd, 2011|Categories: Business Strategy, Current Events, Doug's Blog|

Wow, 11 years.

As they say, I wish I knew then what I know now.

We started out as a software development consulting firm. We moved into building and managing hosted applications for our customers and their clients. Over 150,000 employees have had access to tools we have built at companies with pretty impressive credentials.

Then we built and sold our first hosted application (PenForms) obtaining well over 40% of the available market. Near as we can tell, we have the largest market share out of our competitors, largely because we had a good product and good customer service. The biggest thing we got […]

3 Jun 2011

Achieving Your Full Potential Starts With Health

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:45:29-06:00June 3rd, 2011|Categories: Current Events, Doug's Blog, Mindset and Motivation|

I just went through one of those smack in the side the head reminders. Actually I am still going through it.

Like many busy professionals and business owners, I was finding myself grabbing lunch and/or dinner out. In this section of downtown, there don't seem to be a lot of healthy choices for food. I made the mistake of stopping at Tim Horton's for their chili combo.

I ended up spending the night regretting that decision immensely. The regret continued into the following day and well into the next. I still regret it. I won't get graphic so let's leave it at bad chili.

I really feel sorry […]

1 Apr 2011

Science Proves It – Calgarians Are More “Manly”

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:46:37-06:00April 1st, 2011|Categories: Books and Courses, Current Events, Doug's Blog|

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I was recently reading an article in the Okotoks Western Wheel titled "Alberta's fish are on drugs". When put together with other information I have come across I came to a startling realization.

Calgarians (actually western Albertans) are manlier for a scientific reason; and it has nothing to do with the Calgary Stampede.

The Facts About Fish

People take birth control pills and other medications in large quantities. Our kidneys are very efficient at removing these chemicals from our bodies. People then use the um, ah, well facilities and […]

17 Feb 2011

Creativity Just Doesn’t Work Like That

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:47:33-06:00February 17th, 2011|Categories: Current Events, Doug's Blog, Leadership|

I went to the hockey game this evening with my business partner (really good tickets courtesy of a very generous friend of ours). Al was telling her that I would probably write a blog post about the game and somehow blend in some business lessons from the game.

But my first reaction was, "Hey, I write about what I want when it comes to me. Creativity doesn't work like that." Telling me to write about something actually blocks the creative process; you can't force it.

I am sure he was thinking that here are two teams (Calgary Flames and the other guys) fighting for playoff spots, Doug […]

19 Oct 2010

Butting Heads In Rutting Season

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:50:49-06:00October 19th, 2010|Categories: Current Events, Doug's Blog, Mindset and Motivation|

Recently we went out into our yard to discover a bunch of our trees and shrubs had been hacked and slashed to bits and the bark shredded off. There were branchs strewn all over the ground and several fairly large trunks were snapped off at the base.

We had just planted them in the last year and it was a lot of work; so this was very disappointing

Upon looking closer, we determined the culprits were deer. We were thinking venison might be an option.

Apparently, male deer get their antlers in the fall and fueled by testosterone, they attack small trees and […]

8 Oct 2010

Calgary Businesses Giving Back – Zumba Party in Pink

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:50:58-06:00October 8th, 2010|Categories: Business Strategy, Current Events, Doug's Blog|

A friend of mine owns a dance studio geared towards getting adults to go from watching dancers on "Dancing with the Stars" and "So You Think You Can Dance" to actually taking the plunge and taking lessons. Yes, if I can learn to do Step Dancing at my age and abilities… there is a course for you and you can learn to dance too.

Paula Callihoo is the owner and director of Calgary's one and only "Dance Through Life" dance studio. She is into her second year of keeping everything running and teaching lots of classes to boot.

You read a […]