What recession?
In Canada there is not a recession.
The technical definition of a recession is two successive quarters of negative growth. Growth has slowed but it is not yet negative in Canada.
We read every day about the swings of the stock market. However that is only an indication of the confidence in public companies. And the stock market is fueled by greed and fear. Hardly a smart way to run a business or an economy.
According to my radio show guest, Catherine Swift, CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business - over 50% of the Canadian economy is generated by privately held business. A significant portion of that is businesses with five to ten employees.
According to the CFIB's weekly survey of it's more than 100,000 members - business owners are holding pat. They are not laying off staff. They believe the light is within the near future.
Privately held companies are less likely to sway to public pressure. The owners are more likely to make good business decisions for the longer term.
CEOs of publicly traded companies are at the whim of shareholders who are fickle. These CEOs sometimes need to be more political than politicians. Because of that they might make decisions that do not help the company nor the community but simply improve the next quarter earnings and hence their bonus.
If you really want to know what is going on in business - don't read the papers or watch the mainstream news - have coffee with a small business owner.
George Torok
Host of Business in Motion
Canadian Business Speaker
Canadian Motivational Speaker
Friday, October 31, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
The Who in concert in Hamilton
Brent Perniac is a photographer who appeared as a guest on my radio show, Business in Motion. He is especially known for his photographs of celebrities. Yes, he has shot Tom Cruise and Paris Hilton among many others.
Enjoy these photos that Brent Perniac took at the recent concert delivered by The Who at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. Even super rock stars get old and lose their hair.
See more fab celebrity photos at Brent Perniac Media.
When you need a fab photographer contact Brent Perniac.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Follow me on Twitter
Follow George Torok on Twitter
Twitter is a micro blogging tool. You get to write a post of up to 140 characters. It is meant to be even more informal than blogging. Twitter asks the question, "What are you doing now?" And you answer in those 140 characters. It looks like it might have some marketing use so I'm experimenting with it. You can follow me on Twitter.
Below is a feed from my Twitter account.
Click here to go directly to my Twitter page.
Open your own free account on Twitter.
George Torok
Twitter is a micro blogging tool. You get to write a post of up to 140 characters. It is meant to be even more informal than blogging. Twitter asks the question, "What are you doing now?" And you answer in those 140 characters. It looks like it might have some marketing use so I'm experimenting with it. You can follow me on Twitter.
Below is a feed from my Twitter account.
Click here to go directly to my Twitter page.
Open your own free account on Twitter.
George Torok
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Canadian Professional Speakers
Canadian Professional Speakers
Here is the unofficial blog for the national convention of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.
If you are a speaker, trainer or facilitator then this is the event of the year for you. The theme this year is "Grow". The program will offer you insights to grow your professional speaking business.
The date of the convention is Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2008.
http://canadian-professional-speaker.blogspot.com/
Here is the unofficial blog for the national convention of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.
If you are a speaker, trainer or facilitator then this is the event of the year for you. The theme this year is "Grow". The program will offer you insights to grow your professional speaking business.
The date of the convention is Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2008.
http://canadian-professional-speaker.blogspot.com/
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Business in Motion lucky 13
Business in Motion lucky 13
Business in Motion, the weekly radio show hosted by Hamilton Chamber member, George Torok, celebrates 13 continuous years of broadcasting. This is the only local program offering lessons, ideas and encouragement for business. The guests of the 30-minute interviews include local and international business leaders. A sampling of guests includes, Michael G. Degroote, Teresa Cascioli and Hamilton Chamber President, Tyler MacLeod.
Listen in every Friday at 12:00 noon to Business in Motion on 93.3 FM CFMU. The signal is broadcast in the greater Hamilton area. CFMU is the radio station owned and operated by the McMaster Unversity Students' Union.
Visit the website www.BusinessInMotion.ca
Business in Motion, the weekly radio show hosted by Hamilton Chamber member, George Torok, celebrates 13 continuous years of broadcasting. This is the only local program offering lessons, ideas and encouragement for business. The guests of the 30-minute interviews include local and international business leaders. A sampling of guests includes, Michael G. Degroote, Teresa Cascioli and Hamilton Chamber President, Tyler MacLeod.
Listen in every Friday at 12:00 noon to Business in Motion on 93.3 FM CFMU. The signal is broadcast in the greater Hamilton area. CFMU is the radio station owned and operated by the McMaster Unversity Students' Union.
Visit the website www.BusinessInMotion.ca
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Handwriting Analysis Expert: Elaine Charal
Handwriting Analysis Expert: Elaine Charal
My guest on my radio show, Business in Motion, on Friday October 10, 2008 was Elaine Charal. She is a handwriting analysis expert.
George Torok volunteered to be examined by her. Below is Elaine Charal's personaliy analysis of George Torok based on his handwriting.
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Handwriting analysis of George Torok
By Elaine Charal, Certified handwriting expert
Does handwriting reveal your personality? According to handwriting expert, Elaine Charal it does. And here is what she divined from George Torok’s handwriting. It is surprisingly accurate.
What do you want to know about George Torok, his character, style, strengths and flaws?
This personality analysis is unedited because you might as well know who you are working with.
Hello, George! Your writing is extremely quick, reflecting your equally quick mind and quick actions. There are no lead-in strokes to any of your words, indicating your direct, straightforward manner of communication: you get to the point, and appreciate it when others also get to the point.
Your script is a form of print-writing (half printing and half writing) that is also well integrated (looks like all the letters belong together). This print-writing indicates your above-average intelligence. Your word spacing is quite wide (where you can fit two or more letters between the words), indicating you need ‘elbow room’ and won’t appreciate being restricted or told what to do: you need quality time to do the things you feel are important. This wide word spacing is also a form of protection: similar to the way the spacing is wide, you’ll hold people and situations at arm’s length until you’re ready for them to come close.
The break-away stroke in the mid-portion of your letter h’s and k’s indicate your initiative: you don’t wait for much, but go after whatever needs to be done. Your open-bottomed letter ‘b’ indicates you love doing things your own way, and, when tradition doesn’t seem to work, you don’t hesitate to blaze a new trail.
Your Roman Numeral Personal Pronoun I’s indicate your self-confidence and your independence. The letter m’s and n’s represent how you think: The most efficient thought processes are represented by writings with a variety of m’s and n’s in the script...your writing has two or three different types of m’s and n’s, making you a very efficient thinker. The deep v-wedges in your letter m’s indicate your sharp analytical abilities: You don’t accept existing information, but want to know ‘why’! The corresponding upper v-wedges in some of your m’s indicates ‘investigative’ ability, indicating you broadcast to others “I’ll do it if I want to, not because you’re telling me’. Put these two v-wedges together and you have your wonderful desire/need to be in control of your life, your destiny and your decisions: very few tell you what to do!
Some of your m’s and n’s ‘ break down’ on your page, especially when you’re writing quickly. This breaking down is called a ‘thread’ writing because it looks as if a spool of writing were thrown to the ground. This threading indicates your creativity, your love of doing things your own way, and your ability to quickly adapt (chameleon like) to people and situations without compromising yourself. Therefore, you get further with people and situations than most because you know the right thing to say at the right time. Many of the portions of your m’s descend, with the lower portion being lower than the first. This indicates your ability to gain the cooperation of others and illustrates your talent with dealing with others.
Your joined i-dots to the next letter, together with your beautiful figure-8 g’s indicate your fluidity of mind: this enhances your communication ability and allows you to ‘flow’ verbally around problems and objections, similar to the way water flows around a rock. This fluidity helps you smooth over difficult situations and/or talk your way into or out of most things. It makes you an excellent troubleshooter, for you can easily change the subject and ease it into ‘smooth waters’ without anyone realizing what you’ve done.
Your signature (representing your ‘public self’) is the same as your text (representing your ‘private self), indicating the George you see is the George you get: You are a very genuine person. Your t-bar in your family name flies above the top of your t-stem, indicating your visionary goals and ability to do long-range planning. This trait stroke can act as a healthy ‘escape’ for you because, faced with a difficult problem, you can project your mind into the future and visualize how wonderfully things will turn out and then, turning your mind back to the problem at hand, things won’t seem as difficult to face and you’ll be able to work your way smoothly through whatever situation was troubling only a short while before. Your t-bar and well as all the lines of your writing move up on the page, indicating your positive mental attitude. The final stroke of your signature flies straight upwards, indicating your ambition and desire to do well, no matter what.
Many of your a’s and o’s (communication letters) are open at the top, indicating your love of sharing your ideas and thoughts with others. Your printed s’s in particular indicate your constructive thinking processes.
Notice the breaks between your letters. These represent your intuitive ability and can be viewed as ‘peep holes to the unconscious’. Your intuitive ability indicates you get good ‘gut feelings’ about people and situations, which, if followed, will never steer you incorrectly.
Your stem-first d’s indicate that you’re broadcasting to others on an unconscious level, “My opinions first.” and are a sign of your strong mindedness.
All your downstrokes are quite straight, indicating your strong determination to succeed. All your lower loops return to your baseline of writing, indicating your excellent follow-through ability: you enjoy fulfilling your commitments.
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George Torok
Host of Business in Motion
Business Speaker
My guest on my radio show, Business in Motion, on Friday October 10, 2008 was Elaine Charal. She is a handwriting analysis expert.
George Torok volunteered to be examined by her. Below is Elaine Charal's personaliy analysis of George Torok based on his handwriting.
---------------
Handwriting analysis of George Torok
By Elaine Charal, Certified handwriting expert
Does handwriting reveal your personality? According to handwriting expert, Elaine Charal it does. And here is what she divined from George Torok’s handwriting. It is surprisingly accurate.
What do you want to know about George Torok, his character, style, strengths and flaws?
This personality analysis is unedited because you might as well know who you are working with.
Hello, George! Your writing is extremely quick, reflecting your equally quick mind and quick actions. There are no lead-in strokes to any of your words, indicating your direct, straightforward manner of communication: you get to the point, and appreciate it when others also get to the point.
Your script is a form of print-writing (half printing and half writing) that is also well integrated (looks like all the letters belong together). This print-writing indicates your above-average intelligence. Your word spacing is quite wide (where you can fit two or more letters between the words), indicating you need ‘elbow room’ and won’t appreciate being restricted or told what to do: you need quality time to do the things you feel are important. This wide word spacing is also a form of protection: similar to the way the spacing is wide, you’ll hold people and situations at arm’s length until you’re ready for them to come close.
The break-away stroke in the mid-portion of your letter h’s and k’s indicate your initiative: you don’t wait for much, but go after whatever needs to be done. Your open-bottomed letter ‘b’ indicates you love doing things your own way, and, when tradition doesn’t seem to work, you don’t hesitate to blaze a new trail.
Your Roman Numeral Personal Pronoun I’s indicate your self-confidence and your independence. The letter m’s and n’s represent how you think: The most efficient thought processes are represented by writings with a variety of m’s and n’s in the script...your writing has two or three different types of m’s and n’s, making you a very efficient thinker. The deep v-wedges in your letter m’s indicate your sharp analytical abilities: You don’t accept existing information, but want to know ‘why’! The corresponding upper v-wedges in some of your m’s indicates ‘investigative’ ability, indicating you broadcast to others “I’ll do it if I want to, not because you’re telling me’. Put these two v-wedges together and you have your wonderful desire/need to be in control of your life, your destiny and your decisions: very few tell you what to do!
Some of your m’s and n’s ‘ break down’ on your page, especially when you’re writing quickly. This breaking down is called a ‘thread’ writing because it looks as if a spool of writing were thrown to the ground. This threading indicates your creativity, your love of doing things your own way, and your ability to quickly adapt (chameleon like) to people and situations without compromising yourself. Therefore, you get further with people and situations than most because you know the right thing to say at the right time. Many of the portions of your m’s descend, with the lower portion being lower than the first. This indicates your ability to gain the cooperation of others and illustrates your talent with dealing with others.
Your joined i-dots to the next letter, together with your beautiful figure-8 g’s indicate your fluidity of mind: this enhances your communication ability and allows you to ‘flow’ verbally around problems and objections, similar to the way water flows around a rock. This fluidity helps you smooth over difficult situations and/or talk your way into or out of most things. It makes you an excellent troubleshooter, for you can easily change the subject and ease it into ‘smooth waters’ without anyone realizing what you’ve done.
Your signature (representing your ‘public self’) is the same as your text (representing your ‘private self), indicating the George you see is the George you get: You are a very genuine person. Your t-bar in your family name flies above the top of your t-stem, indicating your visionary goals and ability to do long-range planning. This trait stroke can act as a healthy ‘escape’ for you because, faced with a difficult problem, you can project your mind into the future and visualize how wonderfully things will turn out and then, turning your mind back to the problem at hand, things won’t seem as difficult to face and you’ll be able to work your way smoothly through whatever situation was troubling only a short while before. Your t-bar and well as all the lines of your writing move up on the page, indicating your positive mental attitude. The final stroke of your signature flies straight upwards, indicating your ambition and desire to do well, no matter what.
Many of your a’s and o’s (communication letters) are open at the top, indicating your love of sharing your ideas and thoughts with others. Your printed s’s in particular indicate your constructive thinking processes.
Notice the breaks between your letters. These represent your intuitive ability and can be viewed as ‘peep holes to the unconscious’. Your intuitive ability indicates you get good ‘gut feelings’ about people and situations, which, if followed, will never steer you incorrectly.
Your stem-first d’s indicate that you’re broadcasting to others on an unconscious level, “My opinions first.” and are a sign of your strong mindedness.
All your downstrokes are quite straight, indicating your strong determination to succeed. All your lower loops return to your baseline of writing, indicating your excellent follow-through ability: you enjoy fulfilling your commitments.
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George Torok
Host of Business in Motion
Business Speaker
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Listen to George Torok interview on PR 101
Listen to Interview with George Torok on PR 101
On Sept 24, 2008, George Torok was interviewed by radio show host, Erika Taylor on PR 101. You can listen to that recording here.
George Torok takes a controversial look at the dark side of branding and why small business should be focussing on building relationships instead of brands.
Listen to segment one of the interview with George Torok on PR 101.
Listen to segment two of the interview with George Torok on PR 101.
Listen to segment three of the intervew with George Torok on PR 101.
George Torok
Business in Motion radio show host
Canadian Business Speaker
On Sept 24, 2008, George Torok was interviewed by radio show host, Erika Taylor on PR 101. You can listen to that recording here.
George Torok takes a controversial look at the dark side of branding and why small business should be focussing on building relationships instead of brands.
Listen to segment one of the interview with George Torok on PR 101.
Listen to segment two of the interview with George Torok on PR 101.
Listen to segment three of the intervew with George Torok on PR 101.
George Torok
Business in Motion radio show host
Canadian Business Speaker
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
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