Author: Derek

Oath of non-conformity – Montréal July 19th, 2017

I promise to be unique
I promise not to eat prepared foods that have more than 6 ingredients
I promise to make a difference
I promise to have a kick-ass day
I promise not to repeat what other people say ;p
Good morning
Y’all good?

These were the words shared by Montréal tribe members this morning during the bounce…We are weird, we are loud, we choose to be different and we all have our reasons to be here every week at 6:29am. Let’s make a difference!!! The tribe is strong in Montréal. read more

The show starts off to the beat of Neil Diamond’s classic song “Sweet Caroline” in order to get the tribe going. Seeing dozens of beautiful humans touching hands, reaching out and singing out loud: “SO GOOD…SO GOOD….SO GOOD” always works for me. The Encore was even better when Sally chose to come around and made us all humble again 🙂 . It has definitely made week 4 of #dudewheresmycolead? memorable. What made it that much more memorable was the dedication of two lovely tribe members GILLA and FRÉDÉRICK on helping co-lead the tribe and giving us an ass-kicking. read more

On this bright and beautiful Wednesday morning (well it was raining but the smiles were bright) we bounced as one. One Big. Awesome. Bounce.

It’s been a special week: the incredible, irreplaceable Milana visited her extended family back home in the Winnipeg tribe and left Derek to lead with two all-star MTL tribe members: Jeremy Ullman and Jacob Grover. These young, aspiring lads were given the opportunity to spend a week in the life of a tribe leader, planning workouts and engaging in the social media experience. read more

part·ner

noun : a person who takes part in an undertaking with another or others, especially in a business or company with shared risks and profits.

It all started 28 weeks ago this week but it feels like it was just yesterday. Two souls with so much love and appreciation for November Project and what it represents & what it brings to thousands of people around the globe chose to meet in a coffee shop downtown Montréal. We agreed to a partnership and a goal to deliver this awesomeness to this wonderful North American city. read more

Wisconsin Notes / Notes du Wisconsin

• Wicked workout yesterday morning and our first official tagging session – with new city tag followed by an awesome NP evening at The North Face Montréal who had NP MTL over for some drinks, food – including donuts:) – and a shop night.
• Preparations have started for NP Summit June 9th – 11th in Boston. 2017: tagging, setting yearbook picture date and generating ideas for the Let’s Rise theme at the NP5UMMIT Party. Bring it on!!
• This week’s blog post is only in French 🙂 So take out your French textbooks from grade school and dive back into the langue of Molière.

L’entraînement de cette semaine fut électrifiant! Nous avons pu faire voir aux nouveaux membres comment nous aimons travailler fort, se donner des câlins et suer ensemble toujours avec une touche de folie! Le tout a commencé avec un « bounce » hors de l’ordinaire – spécialement conçu pour les nouveaux venus – qui a mis le sourire sur le visage de tous. Nous sommes tellement chanceux d’avoir une tribu aussi géniale comme la nôtre. Nos idées sont souvent farfelues mais quand même tout le monde embarque! read more