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Hey everyone!

Just wanted to write about something my sister and I encountered earlier today that quite greatly exemplifies why this blog and movement exists in the first place.

At the end of our street some kids from St. Mary of the Angels had put together a bake sale to raise money for Sick Kids Hospital. What's even cooler about this though, is the fact that this all came from watching the movie 'Pay It Forward" (if you haven't seen the movie check it out ASAP!). A teacher decided to show the movie to the kids and out of this came the initiative to pay it forward, do something good for someone, who would later do something good for another, hoping that this domino effect of good deeds would continue on. 

This is a concept many forget as we get older. The mentality that it's me against the world seems to become more and more evident as we become adults. I commend these girls for learning this at such a young age, and a big shout out goes to the teachers and parents that helped these kids learn this as well.

If a couple elementary school girls can understand the concept of love, giving and kindness I think it's only right that we really take on this philosophy as well. Something as small as this bake sale not only supports Sick Kids financially, but it also promotes the brand, teaches the kids a lesson about love, brings a community of neighbors together to help out a common cause, gets people talking to each other and at the least satisfies my sweet tooth! 

Acts of kindness can do so much more than we can imagine. The good can never be judged. Who judges someone for doing good anyway? THat's just crazy talk! Take a lesson from these young girls. Keep lovin'! Keep doin' good!

Thanks for reading!

And girls if you're reading this right now great job. I hope the best for your futures and keep paying it forward!

Stay Blessed,

--Mic 

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love." Rebecca - age 8

  "When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth." Billy - age 4

  "Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." Karl - age 5

  "Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs." Chrissy - age 6

  "Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." Terri - age 4  "Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." Danny - age 7

  "Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss" Emily - age 8

  "Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen," Bobby - age 5

  "If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate," Nikka - age 6

  "There are two kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But God makes both kinds of them." Jenny - age 4

  "Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day" Noelle - age 7

  "Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." Tommy - age 6

  "During my piano recital, I was on a stage and scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore," Cindy - age 8

  "My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night." Clare - Age 5

  "Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken." Elaine -age 5  "Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford." Chris - age 8

  "Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." Mary Ann - age 4  "I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." Lauren - age 4

  "I let my big sister pick on me because my Mom says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her." Bethany - age 4

  "When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." Karen - age 7

  "Love is when mommy sees daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross." Mark - age 6

I actually overheard a couple of my friends online about this crazy Ukulele project that was going to happen last night for this morning. I had no idea what it was about but I knew it was going to be something worth looking out for.

If you see these people in a subway station somewhere show em some love!

Have an awesome day Toronto!

Hey everyone. Hope ya’ll doing well!

So this post I’m about to do is actually one of the requirements for my Introduction to Corporate Communications class at Centennial College. For this assignment I have to reflect on what I’ve learned in the first semester of my program, which if any of you who have talked to me would realize is a whoooole lot!

I’ll try to keep this as short and sweet as possible as I’m sure many of you out there right now are probably wondering what the Mic Tee Movement has anything to do with what I’m learning at school about Public Relations. Well love, kindness and just being an all-around cool person is actually one aspect that I find has always been a reoccurring topic in all my classes. Now obviously I haven’t had any of my professors directly say you gotta love to do well in the industry, but it’s definitely something that is obviously needed in an industry that is so heavily reliant on relationships and interacting with people.

Let me give you guys a couple of examples. Let’s start with event management. In this class we are all divided up into six different groups. In these groups we are required to choose a charity then plan and execute an event supporting this charity with zero-budget. Although there are multiple instances of love throughout the process I want to pinpoint two particular ones.

First are the people, businesses, musicians and anyone at all outside of our groups who were willing to help us out. Whether it was getting a beautiful venue for absolutely zero dollars, or donating a piece of art, or sponsoring their talents to play music, if it wasn’t for all these people who were willing to work with us and show us love, SKETCHfirst (which was the name of my group’s event) would never of happened.

Second are the students in this program who were always willing to show each other love by attending and supporting the events as well as the programs (Bake sales, clothing drives, CD sales) leading up to the events. I think with having such a small group of genuinely nice and out-going people the section has almost developed a little family and with this brought a need to show their love and support to each other’s hard work and dedication towards their events (my apologies for missing Skate Against Hate and Music Heals ’13).

If it wasn’t for these two aspects of love during our events I know without a doubt that our events would not have run as smooth as they did. It’s your willingness to be nice and love that often creates relationships that allow you to reap the benefits of networking.

The instant in this semester I wanted to pick out is from a guest speaker by the name of Carly-Anne Fairlie, from IQ Partners, during our Professional Practice? Or Business? Or maybe it was corporate communications? Regardless it was a part of our infamous Donn-a-thon Fridays where we have 2 classes back-to-back with the lovely Donna Lindell (Not trying to suck up I swear lol).

The reason why I bring up Carly-Anne is because she came in to speak to us about resumes, cover letters and how to present yourself as a fit-employee to be hired. Beyond this however, she really emphasized the importance of keeping good relationships with people you come in contact with in the industry (recruiters specifically) because something as small as being a good person can lead to your future career. Again, this is where the love comes in. This blog has always focused on random acts of love and kindness. The thing I always say is that there’s nothing wrong with showing someone love, so show it. And I think this is a concept that many Public Relations practitioners practice all the time, even if they don’t realize.

The other week I had the opportunity to work with Cory Stewart a pubic relations professional and founder of Embrace Disruption, a PR firm in Toronto. I was given the opportunity to work media and celebrity check-ins at the 18thAnnual Starlight Gala for the Children’s Foundation. Beyond having a great experience doing the work itself and checking in celebrities, the one thing that really made my night was Cory’s genuine kindness and love towards all the volunteers. In a situation where someone of authority is managing you as a volunteer, often times you sort of feel like you’re at the bottom of the food chain, but with Cory I felt the complete opposite. He spoke to us with respect and gave us responsibilities that I would never in a million years would have expected to get as a PR professional in training. Beyond this was his connectedness with everyone at the event. Seeing him converse with guests and celebrities I was inspired by his ability to speak to everyone with love and respect and ultimately be so connected with all these people.

In the beginning of the year Donna had mentioned something that always resonated in my mind. I don’t remember the exact quote but she was listing off a number of characteristics that you need in order to be successful in public relations. Organization, quick, good writer but the very last thing she mentioned, and I’ll never forget this, is charm. Without a doubt in my mind charm is one of the most important things to have in becoming successful in Public Relations. Though upsetting the wrong person may get you in a lot of trouble, loving and showing respect to the right people can also get you in a lot of success and happiness.

So to all my classmates and all the people out there who may want to get into PR one day, KEEP LOVING! It’s one of the keys to meeting the right people and building a network that will only benefit you in the future.

That’s it for now! Gosh that took a lot longer than expected, thanks for reading!

Stay Blessed,

HAPPY ST. PADDY'S DAY EVERYONE!

Hope ya'll had a good day and evening! I actually just got back from Waterloo from some green festivities. Shout out to System 21 who always holds down Ezra! 

But this post isn't about partying! Although I feel that partying often involves a lot of love and lovin'. LOL. But this is actually just a quick post about doing good and lovin' whenever you're able to. This morning a friend of mine woke me up with a text. I stayed at my dude Wade-West's place but my friend who texted me needed to get to where I was. Now even though I was dead tiered, and to be honest a bit annoyed about getting woken up, I got my lazy ass up and went to pick her up. You see I have the privilege to have a car. So when I really think about it I really shouldn't let something like my own laziness get in the way of making another person's day a bit easier.

To me, if you have a chance to do good, and you don't see a reason why you shouldn't be doing it, then you should just DO IT! Sometimes we make excuses because we're lazy or just not willing to use our own strength and effort to make someone else's day. Think about it! If you have the opportunity to do good, why wouldn't you do it?!

So lesson of the day, DO GOOD WHENEVER YOU CAN =)

Thanks for reading!

Stay Blessed,