It really is quite incredible what can happen in one year. This time last year I was unemployed (my choice) and unsure what laid ahead of me. During that time I was going back and forth from a nervous restless energy to a I-deserve-time-off energy. Reading last November’s post I was not in a good place. Not many people have the […]
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Skills Build Your Worth, Confidence and Resume
Is money more important than skills or skills more important than money? I suppose it could be looked at the same way as ‘does the chicken come before the egg or the egg before the chicken’ debate but my experience has demonstrated that skills are more valuable than money. I have been in the same […]
Read moreManaging Fear, Mastering Life
I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to speak at the Fearless Women’s Summit. This conference was brought to my attention by a couple friends and former colleagues. They figured I would be a good candidate speaking on the topic – fearlessness. Funny as I hadn’t really thought of myself that way but […]
Read moreYou Are The Author Of Your Own Life Story
There is no doubt that certain things or people in your life influence your thinking, therefore your behavior. However, you ultimately hold the power in your decision-making and every decision big or small impacts your life. The beginning of your life story has developed due to your childhood environment or the setting you grew up […]
Read moreHow Much Time Do You Give For Self-Reflection?
The year 2018 will an empowering and interesting year for me, I can guarantee that! Why you ask? It is because I have made the deliberate choice to free up some of my time to do some self-analysis and self-work. Now why would I do that? I believe we all crave opportunities for personal and […]
Read moreYour Story Matters
Do you have a story to tell? I bet you do. Not only do we all have stories to tell but we also have stories that contain lessons that could be very valuable to someone else. I am fortunate to be given the amazing opportunity to provide a platform for others to tell their stories. […]
Read moreLife Happens Let’s Talk
Why? Why did this happen to me? I have followed every rule in the book and never faltered from the plan. Why me? This is a “life happens” moment. We will all at one time or another experience it. It causes emotional anguish, heartache and disappointment but most of all complete and utter shock. When […]
Read more10 Tips on Escaping Motherhood With Your Sanity Relatively Intact
Motherhood. One word that encompasses so much that there is no beginning and no end. Every stage brings more complex feelings, reactions and resolutions. It can be overwhelming at times. Nothing prepares you for it. It is trial by fire. You can already picture them sitting in a psychologist’s office blaming you for everything. They […]
Read moreFriends Who Age Together, Stay Together: Having a Mid-Life Moment
My best friend is in a funk. I travelled two provinces over to visit one of the most important people in my life and she is having a moment. Those moments we have as women over forty when we start to reflect life and wonder if we are going crazy. The timing couldn’t have been […]
Read moreWas That This Year? My Year In Review
This is generally the time where we evaluate the year that just passed and think about areas of improvement for the one ahead of us. Thinking about 2016 I found that I couldn’t remember if what I had done was this past year or the year before (or even the year before). My memories were […]
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