Category: Leadership

Thank You For Going The Distance

https://www.haventoronto.ca/yogi-akal   – A Note Of Thanks From Yogi Akal – Thank you for participating with me in this Walk for Health, Hope and Haven. Together we went the distance! We reached our goal of providing over 7,000 healthy meals to people who are experiencing homelessness. It’s been a wonderful 70th birthday experience, joining with…
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Age is Just a Number

For Yogi Akal, celebrating turning 70 is about going 700km in 70 days to raise $7,000 in support of Haven Toronto. The new septuagenarian is using the occasion of his birthday to give back to the community, and he is inviting the community to join him. People can participate in Yogi Akal’s Walk for Health,…
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The Art of Communication: Auditory, Kinesthetic and Visual

Communication styles vary from moment to moment, from person to person. Learn a fascinating technique to help communicate more effectively. Length of video:  07:39  

A Leader’s Barometer

Ask your Self at every turn, at every moment, in every conversation – is this progress? Do not say or do anything unless it is progress.  Is what I am about to do, or doing now advancing one and all? If so, lead the way;  if not, don’t do it – period.

How To Be Sharp

Yogi Akal shares a technique to become more focused and gain more clarity at any given moment. Length of video: 02:05 minutes  

Nation Building

I had been summoned to offer counsel for a visiting head-of-state. Their schedule was grueling, with interminable back-to-back events. By 2am, when all the demands and minutiae of diplomacy, emergencies and commerce had been met, the head of their military escorted me in. I had been invited to the inner sanctum, the end of the…
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The Real Law of Attraction

The laws of attraction are sacred and earned. They are not to be used to get a date, pull in money, or achieve fame. It is not who or what you attract, it is who or what you are attracted to. “Why do I keep attracting this kind of person, problem, success/failure?”  It is solely…
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Emotional Maturity

It’s not the life that matters, it’s the courage you bring to it. Overcoming adversity is just like a meal to be chewed, digested and turned into energy.

The Secret

The secret to life, love, liberty, success, and leadership is command – the power to command one’s own mind. Without this capacity, the qualities, values and virtues of human grace are lessened. The mind is meant to serve the human and not the other way around. This takes training, guidance, practice, and intuition. Just because…
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Take a Breath

When you feel weak, breathe. When you are angry, breathe. When you are afraid, breathe. When you are breathing, meditate. When you are meditating, become bold. When you are bold, relax. When you relax, be grateful. When you are grateful, breathe.