On January 12 2017, after having dressed for a winter walk, I turned to my brother Ced and realized he wasn’t able to put on his winter clothes by himself. I kneeled, lifted his right leg and slid his right boot on as his fiance helped with his left boot. Then we put on his jacket, his tuque, his scarf, and his gloves.

My brother and I went on the most memorable walk of my life. We walked about 500 meters, which took us twenty five minutes.

It was the last time I ever walked with my brother. He was 27 years old and I was 25.

The biggest mistake in setting New Year goals is to set unrealistic short-term goals. Now this coming from a guy who sets sky-high goals such as world records. I’m certainly not suggesting to settle for smaller goals.

You should set bold goals that scare you, but you have to first put yourself in a position to achieve them. This means setting smaller short-term goals that will help you reach your bold goals.

Why is it so hard to make decisions, especially ones that can alter the course of our lives? We fixate too much on the decision itself - what should I do - and not enough on finding the right questions to ask ourselves.

HOW QUICKLY DID THE PAST 7 DAYS GO BY? Did you take them for granted, treating each day as one of many in an endless stream of days? My brother Ced didn't have that luxury, at least not after he began fighting his Sarcoma cancer.