James Shearer

Sheena Lyengar gives a fascinating discussion on the differing cultural perspective on choices. View here
Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices - and how we feel about the choices we make. At TEDGlobal, she talks about both trivial choices (Coke v. Pepsi) and profound ones, and shares her groundbreaking research that has uncovered some surprising […]

I’m staying in a beautiful rural resort hotel which has all the amenities, facilities, top chefs, great food, comfy beds, all the good stuff. But do you know what is the greatest thing about this hotel…. ever?
Answer: “Good Morning”.
Every where you go, each smiling staff member always greets you with a “good morning”. Of course, […]

For this you will need (per person):
1 lamb burger (home made is best, ask for my recipe)
1 slice of provole cheese
2 slices of prosciutto
2 tea spoons of basil pesto (regular green coloured pesto)
2 tea spoons of finely diced sun dried tomatoes (soft - soak in olive oil/water)
a hand sized bit of chard, diced, leaf and […]

After a tweetup last night I thought I better do some tweeting of my own and update my twitter page.

Falling asleep to the sound of gunfire is not uncommon in Churchill, Manitoba. The members of polar bear patrol are out day and night regardless of weather and overly curious polar bears are scared off with blank firing cracker shells. When this doesn’t work there are a few options available which protect both humans and […]

Thirty-five hours after boarding VIA Rail’s Hudson Bay train in Winnipeg and 1710km of track covered, the small town of Churchill on the shores of Hudson Bay by the Manitoba-Nunavut border is finally in sight.
By all accounts two days and two nights on a train is a long time to be cooped up in a […]

This morning I was on CBC’s Radio Canada International talking about the challenges faced by new immigrant entrepreneurs.
As a new immigrant to Canada and a new business owner, I was faced with various chicken and egg situations. One agency which was invaluable in the support they gave me is MOSAIC and the financial institution Vancity.
Listen […]

I was on the bus and heading south, half way across the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver the bus driver made an announcement to all passengers: “Could everyone please look to their right and if you don’t agree with me that Vancouver is the most beautiful city in the world, please let me know and I […]

Yesterday I was awarded first place for my business strategy for Peragro Media. The award comes from the Provincial Government of British Columbia’s small business organization Small Business BC and was presented to me by Cybele Negris of Webnames.ca. Onwards and upwards!

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Pumpkins at the orchard, originally uploaded by jamesshearer.
Around about Thanks Giving, Vanessa, Rob and I were driving from Vancouver to the Okanagan. The route took us along BC […]