#23 Geoff Wilson’s Story: Love Not Hate And Persevering Through Difficult Times

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English - April 19, 2022 14:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Geoff was born and raised in Medicine Hat, AB! He believes that his childhood was simple compared to what children have to go through these days with much more stimulation and technology. Geoff has a love of sports and has always been an entrepreneur at heart. Geoff talks about working his way through the restaurant industry and starting his own restaurant. He is currently a Sergeant in the Calgary Police Service which he has a great passion for! While talking through the many careers he has had Geoff shares many challenges and great advice! Geoff believes that we have lost a little bit of our Humanity within our society which he talks more about in our conversation! Because of the perspective and world that Geoff has I asked him “if you could make a law what would it be?”... and he replied that you would not be allowed to hate!!! Geoff also shares the story of being adopted and all the feelings that come along with that. More of what we talked about is below!!!

Topics Discussed:

- Entrepreneurial mindset

- Working in the restaurant industry (20 Years)

- Dealing with failure and shifts in the “plan”

- Starting his own business

- Running a restaurant

- Dealing with Burnout

- People-based Industries

- Learning to be a team player

- Growing and learning through time

- Accepting that I am not perfect

- Family life

- Relationship

- 35 years in the Police Force

- Discipline as a police officer

- Being the first responder when something bad is happening

- Pros and Cons of being a Police

- Dealing with mental challenges with the job

- Division created by Covid

- Media vs researching

- Impact (Negative) of the pandemic on society

- Power and Money

- Love NOT Hate

- Adoption

- Effects of adoption feeling different than everyone else

- The process of finding biological parents

- Meeting his mother for the first time at age 47

- Going back to university at 52 years old

- the importance of community and Friends

- not giving up and believing in yourself

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Sending love and joy your way!

Selina Novello