There are no evidence that the men and women who have the intitiative, passion, work ethic and drive to build small Businesses are appreciated by the media and Politicians. Indeed Michael feels they demonize those who produce, subsidize those who refuse to produce and Canonize those who complain. More below: 

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Andrew Ruhland is a wealth management professional based in Calgary who applies a holistic and comprehensive approach to his client’s financial well-being. At our recent Calgary Investment Conference we asked Andrew to step out from his traditional market analysis to delve into the “right brain” side of his philosophy. I hope you enjoy this presentation from our very own “Mindful Advisor”.

– Mike

Resource Material and Interesting Reads

This list below provide references to some of the research sources that were integrated into my presentation. For best results, please listen to the presentation as many times as you want and then click on some of the links below to explore each subject.

This will take some time, but happiness isn’t instant. Have fun on your journey…happiness is what this is all about.

Andrew

http://integratedwealthmanagement.ca/mindful-wealth-management/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/wisdom/
http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_killingsworth_want_to_be_happier_stay_in_the_moment.html
http://blog.ted.com/2013/01/11/4-scientific-studies-on-how-meditation-can-affect-your-heart-brain-and-creativity/
http://theintentionexperiment.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8dKcvROnl4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdneZ4fIIHE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4mDcvOsBDY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s933iZce6M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4FaDMak-TQ I have not taken externally-produced DMT nor do I endorse it…this is just interesting stuff.
http://www.heartmath.org/
http://www.ted.com/playlists/4/what_makes_us_happy.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdulFAR0-Aw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjj0xVM4x1I
http://www.sulishealing.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAvzsjcBtx8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEV5AFFcZ-s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwJxKbgz9ss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQlSPmuL74Y some sharp edges (vulgarity) on this one
http://www.ted.com/playlists/4/what_makes_us_happy.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong.html
http://intentionalworkplace.com/2012/05/17/reprise-10-ways-to-bring-more-mindfulness-to-your-work-day/
http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_thurman_on_compassion.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_on_flow.html
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/alpha-consumer/2012/02/16/the-secret-to-a-long-and-happy-life
http://sharnegetic.ca/ How Andrew lost his lifetime sweet tooth and 24 pounds in 5 months without feeling “deprived”
http://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work.html
http://www.thehappymovie.com/
http://jamespawelski.com/2008/06/28/what-does-positive-psychology-mean-by-positive/

Michael gives his opinion on both the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada’s recent decisions not to raise rates, and how that is a strong indication that now is not the time to be complacent about your finances. Further, Canada’s natural resources were a powerful reason that Canadians did not experience as strong a downturn as we might have. 

Much more below in this  audio:

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Michael focuses on the remark that former Central Banker Alan Greenspan made, and the implications that it has on your life. 

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We’d all better start demanding an environment that rewards and encourages one thing that every positive change in our lives comes from.

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