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We are all in this together, but leaders are in a crunch. Caught in the collective uncertainty, leaders are sought for guidance – when we hardly know what to say to ourselves. We are all in this together and we can’t do it alone. Conscious leaders must come together. To speak where we are on […]
I’m not sure if I should admit this or not, but my hoodie collection is impressive. Last week I started to notice a trend. I have a Monday hoodie, a Tuesday hoodie, and a Wednesday hoodie. Thursday and Friday, there’s a good chance I’m in one of my earlier in the week hoodies. When I […]
Everyone loves a new beginning. Each spring we emerge from our winter hibernation. But this year we shelter in place to preserve life. Our separate togetherness was highlighted this weekend by the first religious holidays of the spring season, Easter and Passover. Contrast is everywhere. The vulnerability of our interconnection has been revealed by a […]
When you allow resourcefulness into your life, you create momentum with more possibilities, higher creativity, and faster growth. I’ve been meeting clients over Zoom for years, but our new Community, Connection and Coaching calls are a resourceful response to our quickly changing world. Millions of people are discovering new technology, driven by resourcefulness, but it […]
Is our global pandemic making us nicer? As I’ve been trundling up and down the middle of the side streets of my neighbourhood, I can’t help notice something. People – including me – are saying hi to each other, and asking how each other are. It sounds like we might even care about the answer. […]
We tend to make change when one of two things happen: the fear of staying the same – or the desire for something different – becomes greater than our resistance. Much of what you once feared may now seem small when facing a global pandemic. You might notice this change beginning to effect your choices. […]
I ate chocolate cake for breakfast this morning. There, I said it. Before you go thinking I’ve lost my mind, it was the best thing to do at the time! We don’t normally have chocolate cake in the house, let alone any that’s available for breakfast. But it was my birthday on the weekend. And […]
The same 2 questions keep coming up about the Free Community, Connection and Coaching Zoom Calls I’m hosting. The calls are my response to show up and be of service during this time of upheaval. They are consistently Fridays at 10 am and one other time slot on Tuesdays. They will run for the foreseeable […]
The Question: What do you want to be able to say about yourself when we get through this crisis? Twelve minds and hearts came together on Zoom yesterday as leaders and as human beings. These are our words: “I rethought how I live and what I believe.” “I came out of this a better business […]
If you’re like me, you’re motivated to make a difference, not by obligation to a task list. So how do we make a difference when we’re physically isolated from one another? When we’re isolated in our homes during these strange, challenging times? We become resourceful, creative, and make a difference from home. In light of […]
With our collective routines and systems in upheaval, personal routines and rituals become even more important. The basics matter, and everything counts. Here’s a few simple routines we can all receive benefit from. Wake up and go to bed at the same time each day. Carve out time in the morning to do something that […]
I stepped into the scanner at the Honolulu airport. When it beeped, I did my best to contain my irritation. Thinking it was my hair clip, I was caught off guard when the security agent thrust her hand towards my chest. I jumped back about three feet, surprising both of us. My sudden movement caught […]
You might be spending more time on your social feed or news sites to gather information. Is it healthy? Is it helping you? How does what you’re consuming make you feel? Does it need to be shifted, neutralized, balanced off with more movement, getting outdoors? Time with loved ones? Time on your own? I don’t […]
All of us who serve others can support our community no matter how big or small it is. Don’t wait until you have a large following. Be that person. A leader. Who steps up in uncertain times. If you help one person, you have done the world a service. On that note, you are […]
When do we do more? What do we do less of? There is a lot of talk right now. Some of it is fact. A lot of it isn’t. All of a sudden we have two new practices: hand washing and social distance. And a lot of uncertainty. We are flattening a curve, not putting […]
How the world has changed due to the Coronavirus! I’m grateful we were able to complete our trip to Hawaii before the Coronavirus crisis spread like the virus itself. Since it’s widely known that I’ve been traveling, everyone I speak with is asking how I’m feeling. Physically, it’s so far so good on the flu-like […]
It was a long trip home, and now I’ll take a vacation from the mainstream media. No doubt about it, traveling to Hawaii was much easier when we lived in British Columbia. It is roughly twice the distance from Toronto, and as of Sunday, twice as many time zones. Perhaps more notably, this time we […]
We can choose a self care response when we falter. What do you do when you falter? Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and get back up? Collapse inward, chastising and berating yourself? Shake it off and let yourself learn, and maybe even laugh? It’s important to know your falter response. I’m prone to collapsing […]
