by Mark Kawabe | Dec 6, 2020 | All Blog Posts
For people who have been here before, you might notice a few changes. For everyone else who hasn’t been here before, welcome to the new Niagara Guide 🙂 It’s not much to look at right now, but it’ll change soon enough. There were lots of things that...
by Mark Kawabe | Jul 20, 2020 | All Blog Posts, Niagara Cycling
I was chatting with my friend Dave and said I’d been getting on the bike more. He whimsically suggested we go for a ride. Of course, I said “Yeah, we should”. That set the wheels in motion for a visit from Dave and his wife Vanessa. Dave grew up in Fonthill but...
by Mark Kawabe | Jul 16, 2020 | All Blog Posts
Most people consider death to be permanent. That’s one reason we consider it so important when someone dies. When it comes to statistics though, a focus on death is often not the most helpful when it comes to understanding the full impact of things that lead to...
by Mark Kawabe | Jul 14, 2020 | All Blog Posts
Ontario saw its first Covid-19 case on January 22, 2020. March 17 was when the government called a state of emergency and within short order, schools, places of worship, bars & restaurants, and non-essential businesses were shut down. It’s been a challenging...
by Mark Kawabe | Apr 16, 2020 | All Blog Posts
If ever there was a time to look for silver linings, it is now. The measures in place to minimize the impacts of Covid-19 on society are drastic. Most of us have never been through anything like this. Even though the situation is challenging, there are things we can...
by Mark Kawabe | Mar 17, 2020 | All Blog Posts
Well, it’s an interesting time. We all knew there was going to be a pandemic someday. That day is now here. As Niagara shuts down and the challenges mount, we are being asked to be socially responsible and avoid unnecessary contact with other people. This...
by Mark Kawabe | Nov 13, 2019 | All Blog Posts
IdeaShare Niagara is similar to a Napoleon Hill mastermind group. It is a group where members actively participate in sharing and providing feedback to assist each other in growing as leaders and overcoming challenges they face in their businesses. Members value each...
by Mark Kawabe | Nov 13, 2019 | All Blog Posts
Here we are, after the first major snowfall in Niagara, and everything looks white, shiny, and new. Of course, little in this world is. We have our challenges, that’s for sure. What might be helpful though is to look at them with new eyes. Someone called this...
by Mark Kawabe | Oct 31, 2019 | All Blog Posts
Well, it’s here again. Halloween. Not my favourite societal event for a number of reasons, but what the heck, it’s here. Like most parents, I did my parental duty and let my kids drag me around every year in the dark and cold. From house to house we...
by Mark Kawabe | Oct 11, 2019 | All Blog Posts
Well, here we are again at Thanksgiving. I’ve been out of the country for a few weeks and had a chance to see how other people around the world live. After that experience, I’m even more grateful for everything we have here in Canada. As we come up to a...
