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The Power Within Edmonton – The Power Of The Moment

What an amazing two days it has been in Edmonton at The Power Within.
Last night, I walked over and checked out the venue with Chuck Martin. Martin is best known for his books Tough Management and the business fable, Coffee at Luna’s. He was also a big wig over at IBM. Martin is an easy going and passionate guy. He really helped me keep focus on having fun and enjoying the moment when I get up there.
At the venue we ran into Craig and Marc Kielburger. I thought I had a lot of community experience. These guys – both in their mid-twenties – are extraordinary. They are the founders of Free The Children and work tirelessly to make our world a better place. They work closely with people like Oprah and have three nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. There are a real dynamic duo.
This morning, as I was making my way through the hotel lobby, I ran into Jim Fannin. Fannin authored the book, S.C.O.R.E. For Life, and is best known as being one of the leading coaches who helps people get in the Zone. We spoke briefly and he immediately became a personal performance coach for me. We instantly clicked and Fannin is certainly someone you’ll be reading a lot more about in this Blog.
I arrived at the venue just as Mike Lipkin was hitting the stage. Nobody does it better. Lipkin is a consummate expert orator. He consistently delivers powerful presentations that change lives (mine included). He has startling presence and passion when he talks. I’m a fan.
It truly was a tremendous day and the staff at The Power Within deserve tons of kudos. You could feel the effect that all of the speakers had on the 5000 plus people who attended.
Another massive day of change, growth and personal betterment.
Dr. Phil was great. His intro is total rock star. He brings a candor and energy to the stage that you don’t see on his TV show. Dr. Phil talks mostly about relationships, but he stylishly slips into the concepts of personal greatness and our capacity to do more.
We’re off tonight to check out Rick Bronson‘s The Comic Strip club. Rick is an old friend from Montreal who moved out here years ago. He’s also one of the funniest guys I know. Bronson goes over well as the host for The Power Within, so I’m looking forward to seeing him onstage where he can really let loose.
What an experience today has been.

Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel lives at the intersection of technology, business transformation and consumer culture. He is the Executive Director of Next Era Institute, a strategic intelligence platform helping leaders understand the forces reshaping business, technology, culture and society. The Institute identifies which shifts matter, explores their wider significance and translates them into strategic direction and momentum. Mitch is also a globally recognized keynote speaker. He has delivered thousands of presentations across both B2B and B2C industries to organizations including Google, Walmart, LEGO, Shopify, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Strategy Magazine has called him “one of North America’s leading visionaries.” Mitch built his career by working directly inside the waves of change that reshaped modern business. He founded and built a digital marketing agency that worked with some of the world’s largest brands and was later acquired by WPP, where he served as President of a firm operating in 25 countries with almost 3,000 employees. Mitch is the bestselling author of Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete, and the host of Thinking With Mitch Joel, one of the longest-running business podcasts in the world. His writing and commentary appear in outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Inc. Magazine. He is a member of Dr. Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and was named to the Thinkers50 Radar. Mitch also hosts Groove – The No Treble Podcast, documenting the oral history of electric bass players. Mitch is also Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, a platform that enables companies to bring personalized thought leadership from world-class experts into meetings, events and off-sites in focused 15-minute bursts.