There is a lot of noise in the world. Tires on pavement, sirens singing an emergent cry, politicians and wannabes peddling their message, media conglomerations decidedly left or right, and social media heavy on memes and short on connection. In all this noise it’s hard to determine what is your voice and what is an […]
a HUMAN crisis…
This might not be a popular opinion…and its certainly not my usual subject matter, but here we are… No more than a month ago the world became outraged that a lion named Cecil was killed. Cecil was a Southwest African lion in the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. He was 13. A flood of hate […]
Quit playing the short game…
Quit playing the short game, without understanding the consequence. Because in the long run you are going to lose. Sure in the short run you might see a win, but do you understand the cost? This is a mistake that so many businesses and individuals play, its a gamble and they don’t even see it. […]
The comfort of books…
There’s this thing I do. At least once a week. I go to the bookstore – usually Chapters because handily there is a Starbucks there to work from. I get a lot of comfort from going to the bookstore. It’s like my secret thinking rock. If you’ve ever watched The Duff you’ll understand. Ever since […]
The art of thank you…
Not long ago I met up with a friend for coffee. We hadn’t seen each other for a few months, so it was a great opportunity to reconnect with each other. At one point I got up to grab something and on my way back to the table she said these words: “You look great, […]
Are you paying attention to your values?
When I first started looking for images to tag into this blog post I searched values, because that’s what it’s about. What surprised, and maybe didn’t surprise me at the same time, was that the images were all of money and currency. And so it feels fitting to start there – with money. Often when […]
What are you waiting for? Enough…
This isn’t where I thought I was going with my post this week. I was going to write about values and the importance of them in planning out your goals, but then this came into my head and here we are… and isn’t it fitting? What are you waiting for? The perfect point in your […]
Intentions…
Between social media and mainstream media there are a lot of messages coming at us everyday. It can be overwhelming, to say the least. And through all that noise we are tasked to determine what matters to us, as individuals, employees, employers, parents, friends, citizens, and human beings. It’s no wonder there are days when […]
Forgive yourself already!
“I have so much to do.” “I’d love to … but I can’t.” “I never finished… I need to… Look at this place…” Have you ever heard someone say any of this before? How about you, have you ever said it? Sometimes our self-doubt and self-punishment are disguised in excuses. In an effort to fulfill […]
Lessons from the past…
In order to grow it is important to understand where we are coming from. This allows us to learn lessons from past behaviours, or actions that created something we either liked or didn’t like. And they are just that, lessons to learn and grow from, not items on a list to constantly beat yourself up […]