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Gil has been writing music, lyrics and poetry since he was a youngster. Throughout his career, he has also written many management, sales and marketing pieces for the corporations he has worked for as well as his own companies. Spurred on by his friends and family (his daughter Robin in particular), in January of 2009, Gil started writing motivational and inspirational articles at his blog synaptici.com. Along with his duties as President and CEO at Life As A Human, he will be contributing articles as often as possible.
I Had A Lion
Many, many (many) decades later, Gil discovers that his birth was honoured with the gift of a lion. [Read more]
The Sting of Self Doubt
If you are relying on the destination to provide you with that happiness, you will ultimately be disappointed and often feel the sting of self-doubt. [Read more]
Joshua Klein on the Intelligence of Crows
Hacker and writer Joshua Klein is fascinated by crows. (Notice the gleam of intelligence in their little black eyes?) After a long amateur study of corvid behavior, he’s come up with an elegant machine that may form a new bond between animal and... [Read more]
Can You Recognize the Many Faces of Courage?
We have at our fingertips a way to communicate almost instantly with anyone we know. We have no excuse not to reach out to encourage others. [Read more]
It’s Never Too Late to Embrace Our Passions
In one of my recent articles (Of skills, talents and gifts) I wrote the following: “I don’t believe that our gifts have an expiry date. Clearly, as we get older, it is more difficult. Sadly, most of us consider the idea of re-engaging our gifts or... [Read more]
Tweet, Stumble and Ping: Driving Traffic with Social Media
At one time, ‘hip’ humans learned to shake, rattle and roll; now we learn to tweet, stumble and ping our way through life. That’s because if you want to have a successful blog or website in today’s internet, you absolutely must leverage... [Read more]
Who Was Your First Valentine?
I love you. I wonder, how many of us say that every day? It’s such a short sentence. Then again, it is perhaps the longest sentence ever written. It’s so easy to say those three words but it is another thing entirely to demonstrate it every day of... [Read more]
Humbled by an Angel
As we move through our lives, we meet people whom we sometimes judge too quickly. I believe some of these people are angels sent to teach us valuable lessons. [Read more]
The ContainerArt Project: ‘In the Box’ Means ‘Out of the Box’
When we put out the call to action to local artists, we also told them they could leave no visible mark after their installation was removed. No holes, or glue or painting could be done on the actual container. So the whole thing was themed on “No Visible Mark.” [Read more]
It’s Not Wise To Upset Boxing Kangaroos
People are hopping mad that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants the Aussies to take down the boxing kangaroo flag at their athletes’ village. [Read more]
