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Speaking Archives

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Oct 23, 2016

Conscious Accounting

I was invited by Xero, a cloud-based accounting software company, to be their global keynote speaker for their annual Xerocon event. Subsequently, I gave keynotes in San Francisco and Brisbane, Australia, titled "Conscious Accounting". The keynote was based on the premise that we only have a finite amount of energy each day but most people never evaluate who and what they should invest that finit...

Feb 10, 2016 Speaking

DC entrepreneurs Learn Unwavering Focus

It was my first ever visit to Washington DC and I loved my brief 24 hours in the country's capital. One of my hosts was gracious enough to spend the afternoon showing me around some of the memorials. My favorite and the one I had been wanting to see for a while was the Lincoln Me
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Nov 10, 2015 Speaking

Meditating, starting a business, falling in love and other how-tos

It's been six whole months since I have blogged. That was the longest hiatus I have taken since I started blogging shortly after leaving the monastery 7 years ago. In that time lots have happened. One of the biggest developments is that I have a brand new website. You're looking
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Aug 23, 2015 Speaking

Adelaide's progressive accounting company turns inward

Adelaide, South Australia. On August 24th this year I was invited to Adelaide by Altitude Advisory to conduct a full day workshop to its team and clients. Altitude Advisory is an accounting firm based in South Australia's capital that provide consultation on profitability, cashfl
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Aug 17, 2015 Speaking

A Retreat for Entrepreneurs

I conduct workshops and retreats regularly for a range of people, organizations and companies around the world but I have to say that I love working with EO (Entrepreneurs' Organization) forum groups. EO Forums consists of 7 to 10 entrepreneurs that meet monthly to offer one anot
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Apr 20, 2015 Speaking

The Art of Balancing Life with EO Los Angeles

Last week I had the great pleasure of conducting a half day workshop with Los Angeles chapter of the Entrepreneur's Organization (EO). The event was held at the beautiful Mountain Mermaid Inn in the hills of Topanga north of Los Angeles. The setting was simply perfect for an even
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Oct 15, 2014 Speaking

The Art of Charm: Monk with a Macbook

I recently did an interesting interview with Jordan Harbinger of “The Art of Charm.” I spoke a bit about my journey to becoming a monk, life in the monastery and then we had a great discussion about relationships, energy and the importance of knowing your path in life. I expla
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