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Conquering the Iditarod – with laughter!

March 24, 2010 by  
Filed under Featured Posts, Practice

Newton Marshall, the first Jamaican to enter the grueling Iditarod dogsled race, rode into Nome in grand style, Jamaican flag flying high to complete the race on Friday March 19.  I had watched his progress over the days on Facebook and the Iditarod website.  Thanks to GPS and live-streaming technology I was also present at […]

“There is nothing as compelling as the human spirit on fire”

March 16, 2010 by  
Filed under Featured Posts, Release

The above quote is from Tony Robbins, the infamous transformation guru.  This came to me as I read Douglas Robson’s blog which features an extensive interview with Newton Marshall, the first Jamaican to enter the Iditarod race in Alaska.  I met Newton at the launch of the Jamaica Dogsled Team in Toronto last fall.  His […]