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These decisions are generally made by people living in controlled neighbourhoods. However, areas like mine that are historically affordable for new homeowners will disappear to rental units. What these changes actually mean is that the house next to me (that is for sale) can be bought, torn down and rebuilt into a 4-unit townhouse that is no longer required to provide parking spaces. There will be no place to park on my street, no sun in my yard, and potentially 16 neighbours living 5 feet from me. I am all for more housing however, adding incentives for developers to utilize the empty lots in the city's dying areas for apartment buildings would be far more beneficial to the city, the renters and the economy while leaving older neighbourhoods to answer the ever-growing problem of unaffordable home ownership.

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The work landscape is changing fast. Some suggest that by 2030 the concept of a 9 to 5 will be extinct - perhaps it’s a bit aggressive but regardless of how many years it’s going to take - the way we work and how we work is changing. One of my beliefs is that portfolio careers are going to play a critical role within this new structure, whether you are a generalist, specialist, multihyphante or innovator the way you approach building your career will change. Personally, I find this outlook refreshing. Being confined by a straight line career ladder never felt natural to me. What are you thoughts on this view?

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Yesterday I had the privelige to attend Northwestern Mutual for their Team Gold Luncheon, where they recognized and rewarded outstanding advisors and interns for their remarkable work, efforts, and success, followed by an incredible and motivating speech presented by Paul Montello, CLU®, ChFC®, CLTC, RICP®. This opportunity was such a unique experience as someone completely outside the company getting invited to see what it’s like to be a part of an amazing company culture. I am truly blessed Chance Goff reached out to me to connect with Taylor Randol who got to know me not just as a professional but as a person as well, and shared a little bit about the company that led to this incredible opportunity. I cannot thank these folks enough for networking with me and allowing me to be a part of the company culture for a day. Paul’s speech was extremely insightful on self motivation and motivating others to succeed and improve productivity and lifestyle overall. Some key takeaways I want to incorporate in my own life and work right now are: Breakfast for Champions: The Morning Routine - 7 questions to reflect on progress and improvement The power of mentorship and how to gain a mentor. How to be relentless in pursuing learning and growth - understanding the importance in a positive/optimistic outlook - asking, “how can I provide more value?” The significance of gratitude and giving - It is more rewarding to give than to receive - A little bit of gratitude can go a long way The most influential point in his speech was how much more successful/productive you can be by taking the first 3 hours of your day seriously to knock out the big/difficult to do’s. It was an absolute honor to experience Northwestern Mutual culture and listen to Paul’s speech. In just 2 hours they were so impactful and able to show exactly how much their core values mean to them and what an amazing company they are to work for. I never imagined a company to truly care about and celebrate their employees’ success and hard work the way Northwestern Mutual does. I hope to see more of this in the future!

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