Michael Brooke - life lessons from Skateboarding
Slight change of gears here - I thought to expand the blog pool to people who I find interesting, inspirational and just in general to get to know people who take a different slant on life. Feedback welcome! (Simon) Michael Brooke is married with 3 kids and lives in Toronto, Canada (he is also Simon's 1st cousin). He has spent over 40 years loving and making a living from skateboarding. His magazine was read by millions throughout the world. Michael used the skateboarding as a springboard to spread peace and has had great success with gangs in California, in Israel and in other parts of the world through his Longboarding for Peace movement. After finishing with the magazine and a short break, Michael has recently completed his new book and started a new venture "Time for My Story". Is there one butterfly effect story that you experienced - a small, but significant conversation or event that led to something huge happening? In 1996, I was working at