E28 - Sam Thiara - Carpe Diem

<p><b>SPEAKER. EDUCATOR. STORYTELLER.</b></p><p><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/sthiara/'>Sam Thiara</a>, through his tireless work,continues to be committed to the betterment of communities as a speaker, educator and storyteller. In 2016, Sam received the Governor General’s Sovereign’s Volunteer Medal as a past recipient of the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award. Also, in 2012 he received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Rick Hansen Difference Maker medallion.</p><p>In this episode, “Carpe Diem”, Sam breaks down his version of Carpe Diem as  C - Curiosity, A - Appreciation, R - Reflection, P - Perspective &amp; E - Experience Extraordinary is a matter of perception. His journey from a janitor to what he is today, a life changing trip to India and what servant leadership means. He has shared lot of interesting messages and quotes like “<em>Everyone’s life is an autobiography, make yours worth reading”</em></p><p><b>Timestamps </b></p><ul><li><b>Discovering extraordinary in ordinary - 2:50</b></li><li><b>Importance of storytelling - 7:02</b></li><li><b>What’s journaling - 11:25</b></li><li><b>The trip to India that changed Sam’s identity  -  14:10</b></li><li><b>Rapid fire - 23:07</b></li><li><b>IST  Message - 29:29</b></li></ul><p><b>Key quotes and references from the episode:</b></p><ul><li>Embedded in the ordinary things we miss extraordinary things in a day</li><li>Traveler vs Tourist: Traveler see things and a tourist experiences it</li><li>Leadership is not a place or position, it’s a lifestyle</li><li>Obstacles are the necessary bricks on the road to success</li><li>Everyone’s life is an autobiography, make yours worth reading</li><li>Focus on who you are rather than what you do</li></ul><p><b>Carpe Diem - Seize the day</b></p><p><b>CARPE - Curiosity - Appreciation - Reflection - Perspectives - Experience</b></p><p><b><em>Reach out to Sam at - </em></b><a href='http://www.sam-thiara.com/'><b><em>http://www.sam-thiara.com/</em></b></a></p><p><b><em>Ted Talks of Sam - </em></b><a href='htt