My 2 Million Dollar long weekend


This past weekend was magical. I was so happy.

It cost me 2,000,000 dollars to partake in but it was worth every penny!

You might be thinking, “What Island did you sneak away to?”, “Which Ritz Carleton did you stay in?” or “When did you get a private jet to get to your own vineyard?”

Well, truth be told, it was somewhere I’ve been many times.  A place you’ve heard me speak about lots – My camp. 

If you don’t know already, I own a summer camp on Lake Simcoe; about 60 acres large with nearly 1,000 feet of waterfront. It’s not as spectacular as a private island resort and my cabin isn’t a luxurious hotel suite (it doesn’t even have good water pressure), but it is amazing. Three things happened this weekend that made (once again) the price tag worth it:
  1. Two of our staff who met at YLCC, got married and we hosted the wedding at camp. Two lives are now brought together because they met at our camp. Lives were changed because of the magic of summer camp. Congrats to Sabrina and Ben! Not sure you can put a price on that.
  2. It was my first wedding anniversary. Jenny and I got to be up at camp together, where our lives together started. Again, that is worth way more than any investment.
  3. I went for a walk in our woods; Jenny and I hiked the paths, saw incredible nature, and lush emerging green filling in the winter holes. We both felt invigorated, then played some basketball, and finally sat on the hill in the Muskoka chairs reflecting on the year that was. Those few hours, alone on the camp property, were simply priceless.

I will be paying off camp for the next 20 years. While it’s a HUGE financial cost, it’s also has given back immeasurable returns in my life and for so many other people.

In life you will find there are things that have a HUGE value. They may have a specific price or dollar value, but they will carry a richness that is life changing. 

Our camp property may be worth 2 or 3 million dollars financially speaking, but the actual value is far more than that – Much more worth and wealth then I could ever count!

In leadership, 
Youth Leadership Camps Canada (YLCC) inspires and empowers today’s youth to leave a positive impact on our world. With our innovative leadership programs and dynamic staff, we instil in students a greater understanding of the short and long term impacts of their words, choices and actions.