The Forest Service has a great motto: “Caring for the Land and Serving the People.” This is a powerful foundation for building national programs. In 2015 we were asked to help out with the US Forest Service’s National Saw Program. They had been...

Individual change is difficult and very complex on its own. Everyone has a reason for digging into their entrenched points of view. As an outsider it might look irrational and even childish at times but if given the opportunity there is usually a powerful story fuelling...

Do you believe that people can actually change? And if you hold out a glimmer of hope for the seemingly “unchangeable” what modality, theory or strategy would you employ? Very early in Switchback...

How did Switchback come into existence and why was it needed?” In 2005 the BC forest industry basically broke the record book with 41 fatalities. Western Forest Products (WFP), one of the big coastal forestry companies, was deeply impacted and was proactively...

Managing margin is more important today than ever.  Below are four powerful disruptors of your personal and business margin (or the ability to stay in the black versus ending up in the...

Joe Rogan is currently the undisputed most watched podcast/YouTube channel on earth. His influence and reach dwarfs some mainstream media outlets. Rogan’s show comes...

I have a question for all of us. Do your beliefs, thinking and lives mirror a fiat money system or a gold standard? Defining the...

Like many of you a part of my daily diet is staying connected to the developments in the Ukrainian war. I was drawn to an interview with a family run modern grain farmer. Ukraine farmers are on the cusp...

It’s spring on Vancouver Island and so the old orange lawn tractor and my new green lawn tractor have come out of winter hibernation. Good old “Orangey” no longer has a cutting deck and is used to...

I grew up next to the Pacific Ocean and with that came all the folklore and stories. As a kid I could answer the 3 big questions. 1.How fast can the weather change? … 20 minutes 2. How many minutes can you survive overboard before hypothermia starts...

On Vancouver Island we enjoy one of the most prolific and elusive deer varieties, the Black Tail. In my family growing up it was almost expected that any new car would be christened, like a swinging champagne bottle on a ship, with the imprint of a Black Tail...

I’m currently reading through the historical documentation of the founding members of a global moment. The message and the movement have passed the test of time which means for you...

Could you imagine a football coach in his pre-game speech going on and on about how big, strong and undefeated the opponent is and then ending with “Good luck, try not to get hurt.” We would think his sports psychology is completely broken. Is it broken? He...

This weekend I told a story to some out of town guests about one of my college friendships and after I thought, what a mistake. The story carried a negative tone, had no redeeming qualities and was so old it had no current relevance. So why did I tell the story? When I reflect...

It’s a midsummer camping trip. The sun has set, the kids are tucked away after a big day at the beach and you and your good friends slowly return to the fire for some adult conversation. The target...