"Be A Yardstick Of Quality. Some People Aren't Used To An Environment Where Excellence Is Expected."

What's the story morning glory? Up before the Sun, the cloudiness of champagne from the Pac Rim the night before notable at the forefront of my mind. Was it too much music? Too much champagne? Was the private dinner @andyfreeman99 hosted excessively kind? Was the company unduly charming? Was Roman Payne's soliloquy correct when he said: "Champagne arrived in flûtes on trays, and we emptied them with gladness in our hearts... for when feasts are laid and classical music is played, where champagne is drunk once the sun has sunk and the season of summer is alive in spicy bloom, and beautiful women fill the room, and are generous with laughter and smiles... these things fill men's hearts with joy and remind one that life’s bounty is not always fleeting but can be captured, and enjoyed. It is in writing about this scene that I relive this night in my soul." It was a great night, both ended a 0400 and began 630 with a walk down the waterfront. But first, this sunrise. #financialplanning #finance #entrepreneur #hustle #greatful #champagne #pacrim #sunrise #wine (at Coal Harbour)

"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body." -Benjamin Franklin The food at One Restaurant is so good it reminded me of family dinners over Christmas, in Edmonton, with family when I was a child. When I was looking up the quote; so as not to paraphrase, I stumbled upon a stellar quote from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. I feel it relates more to the life of an entrepreneur than most I have ever seen. Truly words to live by: "I'll never, ever be full. I'll always be hungry. Obviously, I'm not talking about food. Growing up, I had nothing for such a long time. Someone told me a long time ago, and I've never forgotten it, 'Once you've ever been hungry, really, really hungry, then you'll never, ever be full." -Dwayne Johnson #finance #financialplanning #entrepreneur #workhardplayhard #hustle #quotes #blessed #Toronto #food #travel #meals #benjaminfranklin #rock #thankful #hungry (at One Restaurant)

Sometimes networking issues, or the loss of network, cause us to take drastic action. Today I chose violence. The things we do for a home office https://www.instagram.com/p/Cns-P-hrC89ulg63w426uME4hEAYHgrG03A9780/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

So to round out pictures from the 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom Premier, I wanted to put another quote. I found a few off the beaten path ones, I'm honestly not sure my favorite: "Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway." -Warren Buffett "If a working class Englishman saw a bloke drive past in a Rolls-Royce, he'd say to himself, 'Come the social revolution and we'll take that away from you, mate.' Whereas if his American counterpart saw a bloke drive past in a Cadillac he'd say 'One day I'm going to own one of those.' To my way of thinking the first attitude is wrong. The latter is right.'" -Kerry Packer "When I bought the Rolls-Royce they thought it was leased, then I bought that new Ferrari hater rest in peace." -Meek Mill My favorite part of the car is still the actuated blinds on the rear window and back windows. It's the simple things. . . . . . . #finance #financialplanning #entrepreneur #workhardplayhard #hustle #quotes #blessed #Calgary #yyc #thankful #legacy #leader #goals #thankful #wine#legend #luxurycars #luxury #rollsroyce #phantom #wine #yacht #buffet #ferrari (at Million Air Calgary)

Happy Chinese New Year! #yearofthemonkey

Elevate ˈeləˌvāt verb 1) raise or lift (something/one) up to a higher position 2) do the right thing for others

"What makes night within us may leave stars."      -Victor Hugo Younge-Dundas Square is an oasis of light in the dark Toronto night. After the earlier festivities down in Ossington, I find an all night coffee shop/dive restaurant; the kind that serves 24/7 breakfast, and make myself at home. Staring across the street at Massey Hall, I realize there are much worse places to find myself working on spreadsheets and catching up on emails. After a meal, and a cup of rocket fuel, I decide to stop exploring for the evening, and head back to the hotel for a few moments of sleep before its time for calls and meetings. #finance #financialplanning #entrepreneur #workhardplayhard #hustle #quotes #blessed #Toronto #thankful #coffee #massey #eatoncentre #allnighter #travel #exploring (at CF Toronto Eaton Centre)

Good morning Vancouver! Hello new bird friend! #finance #financialplanning #entrepreneur #summit #goodmorning #birds (at Coal Harbour)

"The difference between art and design, is that design is all about answers, and art is about questions" -Brendan Dawes Generally I agree with that sentiment. But the centre console of the Aventador wouldn't look at all out of place on display in an art gallery, as it does in its position on the octane powered monster that it inhabits. This may be a case where design, science, and art all broke even. #finance #financialplanning #entrepreneur #workhardplayhard #hustle #quotes #lamborghini #art #design #lamborghini #luxurycars #cars #luxury (at Lamborghini Manhattan)