Meet Corey Morrissette

We were lucky to catch up with Corey Morrissette recently and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, so we’re so thrilled to have Corey with us today – welcome and maybe we can jump right into it with a question about one of your qualities that we most admire. How did you develop your work ethic? Where do you think you get it from?

I think I get my work ethic from my dad. He worked tirelessly when I was growing up trying to provide us the best life possible, first owning and operating his own farming equipment operation then owning and operating a small town bar and hotel. When you own your own business there’s no such thing as sick days or time off, something my wife and I discovered when we opened our own video store in 2005. A strong work ethic is essential for success but you should never make the mistake of sacrifice your work/home life balance for the sake of work…another lesson I had to learn the hard way.

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?

I work for a cable and internet company in Saskatchewan, Canada producing community television productions that air on our community channels. I produce programming in 10 different towns and work with community producers to bring their show ideas to life and showcase their communities. For example, every October I produce a live 33 hour telethon in one of my cities where a community of 11,000 people and an army of volunteers raise over $400,000 for their local United Way.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

Learning to always ask for help, staying positive and knowing when to set boundaries.

A wise person once said it’s better to seem unknowledgeable now than foolish later when all it takes is a moment to ask a question. Take the time to research and understand what you are going to talk about whether it’s during a podcast or important presentation.

It may be hard to always find the good in a situation, but even finding a small glimmer of positivity can make taking the next step a little less hard. Then just focus on putting one foot in front of the other and moving forward.

And setting boundaries is important. I have learned throughout my career, extracurricular activities and even sometimes when I podcast that when something stops being fun to do, it’s time for a change. You can’t always just quit (I really do like my job), but I have learned how to stop and take a breath and look at a situation differently. It’s hard to make a constructive decision under stress. Having a clear mind and often just talking it through can indicate the right path.

Before we go, maybe you can tell us a bit about your parents and what you feel was the most impactful thing they did for you?

My parents taught me how to have a good work ethic, but made sure we always had time for family.

They owned and operated a hotel while I was growing up and included us kids in some of the day to day tasks. But no matter how busy they were, they took the time to help us with homework, shuttle us to various sporting/extracurricular activities and no matter what Sundays were for family.

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