1. When you think back to your latest conference talk, those little imperfect moments that happened on stage, what do you think made the audience still connect so strongly with you?

2. You mentioned there’s a big difference between a professional speaker and one who just has great content. What do you think makes a speaker feel professional to an audience?

3. In your first chapter of the book, you wrote about reaching the top of the mountain only to realize it didn’t feel the way you expected. What was your real “why” back then? And what about now. Has your “why” changed, or just deepened?

4. How do you help others in your company or audience find their “why” without pushing your own version of success onto them?

5. When did you last feel you were standing at the top of a new “mountain” again?

6. I love how you compare starting a business to learning to skate before making it to the big leagues. What lesson from hockey do you think most entrepreneurs skip when they rush into business too fast?

7. You mention that mortgage entrepreneurs should incorporate before they scale, not after. Why do you think so many people wait until it’s too late to put those protections in place?

8. With the Bank of Canada expected to lower rates again, how do you personally balance two mindsets, leveraging opportunity today while protecting against risk tomorrow?

News and Update

• What book(s) or article(s) did you read this past month that stayed with you? What takeaways do you have?

• What event(s), talks or experiences did you attend this past month that stayed with you? What takeaways do you have?

• What podcast(s) did you listen to this past month that stayed with you?