march, MARCH!!

Since I was just on the light subject of death,  let's turn to the only other certainty: Taxes.

Wait, don't hit the back button yet! Just know this:

In Canada, businesses don't pay HST. If you run expenses through someone's business you can get your HST back, and the business gets a deduction from their income.
Just make sure the expense is related enough to the business to keep it legal.

Tax fraud is wrong and I do not condone it


Ok, are you bored yet? Let's talk about something interesting: explicit vs implicit leadership.

I've encountered many people who demand respect based on superficial attributes such as job title or wealth. This is absurd,

Respect is one of the only things in the world that you cannot buy or steal.

Respect is earned through positive associations with others. Be your best at all times and people will look up to you. I've met many humble people who don't wear a mask of power that I can admire, and I learn from them through osmosis. These are the implied leaders, they leave an impression through their every day actions and so you seek to acquire their admirable attributes.



Then there are the explicit leaders. They get to lead because they have some power of others, power which was given to them by money or physical threat. They can be toxic to people's minds. They make people feel worthless for not being like them, even though the people that they attempt to control have a natural rejection for their behaviour. Over time they finish chipping away at their victims, giving them another tool to attain their ends.




Reject the desire to be an explicit leader. Be an implied leader, you can start right now. Have a positive impact on everyone you meet and build each other up. We're all in this together!

Share what you know and learn from others. Earn respect by being respectable.