Why The Spirit Of The Bear?

The spirit bear is the Kermode Bear. This bear is a unique species of the North American Black Bear in which approximatley one in every ten bears is born white of cream-coloured. The Kermode Bear represent our never-ending striving to 'make it' in our unique world. With a 1/10 probability of actually being a Kermode Bear, we are reminded that it is about the same with people. Some 'make it' while the majority don't. The question to ask ourselves now is not 'Can we make it?', but 'How can we make it?'

Studies of successful people are pretty clear; hard work does not guarantee success. Many people work long, hard hours for little return, while others do very little yet have magnificant returns. This is because achievement doesn't come from how hard you work, but from the actual work that you do. It's a product of how you invest your time.

You've probably heard of Pareto's 80/20 priniciple. It works like this. If we took 100 people and divided them into a team of 20 and a team of 80, we'd expect the team of 80 to achieve 4 times as much. Well, in this wonky world of ours, exactly the opposite typically happens. The team of 20 achieves 4 times as much as the team of 80 achieves.

You see, success comes to those who focus on the things that really make a difference, and often this success is multiple times what you would expect. The secret is to get properly focussed because when we do we invariably achieve much more even though we do less. Just look around and you'll see the 80/20 principle in action everywhere and all the time.

We are now embarking on a journey and you're invited. This journey is inspired by the Kermode Bear, adheres to Pareto's Principle as much as possible, and is to be guided by what you know is right for you ... because at the end of day, its only ever been about you!

It'll be a great ride!