Well – it’s kind of….. Too perfect? Everywhere is spotlessly clean, extremely quiet, perfectly formed. At dinner last night, the food was magnificent and the customer service from our waiter, Jose, was faultless. But the place was largely empty – maybe we are here out of season – but the strange thing is, the car
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Sandra de Freitas arrived right on time at the Hilton this morning and, as we drove North from Toronto, she shared with me some thoughts about how her business has evolved – and also her impending vacation in South Africa, which sounds like a trip of a lifetime. I reflected on the progress that Sandra
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After my working day yesterday (mainly spent at Starbucks) I wandered off again – and found myself inexorably drawn back to the Apple shop in the Eaton Centre. Haven’t they just got one of the best brands in the world now – for anyone interested in electronics and style, this has to be the place.
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Tuesday morning and I’ve been awake since 5.30am and pottering about before starting on this week’s ezine and more business contemplation. Yesterday, I stopped work at 2.00pm local time, after hosting a telephone conference call with some of my UK dentists. The primary topic of conversation was, surprise, surprise, associate profitability and how a single-handed
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Here’s my rather splendid office on the 32nd floor of the Toronto Hilton – The Executive Lounge – and , as you can see, I’m alone up here and have been for the last hour or so. More free wireless and unlimited drinks – but no people is kind of doing my head in –
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I first woke at 2.30am local time – bugger that – and after rolling around for a while managed to fall back asleep until 5.00am local – so now I’m sat at my desk here in the Hilton and starting a true “business and personal development” session that I intend will occupy me until Wednesday.
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I’ll tell you more about my trip tomorrow – for now, it’s 23:46 pm UK time and, although I shouldn’t, I must go to sleep. Toronto is empty on a Sunday evening – and it is bitterly cold with winds up to 45 mph creating a wind-chill that takes the breath away.

…but for only a few hours. A 7-hour drive yesterday was a killer – lots of holiday traffic as the half-term school holiday comes to an end – plus numerous road works and rotten weather made for a pretty exhausting journey. Thank goodness the clocks went back last night – the extra hour in bed
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The last night in Birmingham on Wednesday was packed with people and lots of fun – something about the sense of humour in the Midlands has always attracted me. About 50 people in the room and, once again, new friends and potential new clients. I was also delighted to see one of my first ever
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So yesterday I walked out into Belfast city centre and wandered into The Crown, one of my favourite pubs, for a good lunch of Irish Stew (and a small glass of the black stuff). There I chatted with my waitress, Elaine and, commenting on her lovely smile, she was delighted to tell me that she
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