The Nod

And I began to shed the shame that I had been carrying. 

You’ve Survived. Now what?

It’s that time of year where everyone seems to be talking about their New Year’s resolutions and goals for the year. In fact, I spent New Year’s Day reflecting on 2018 and welcoming 2019. In particular, I’ve been thinking a lot lately in my work, life, and coaching practice about what it takes (specifically) to…

Welcome, 2019

Happy New Year! In the past two years, I have jumped into areas of fear and unknowns.  I have taken a series of coaching courses, become a coach, built a website for my coaching business, designed and printed business cards, attended networking events, moved to Ottawa, and changed my day job twice. At each point,…

Friday Funday: Creative People Laughing

Last weekend, I spent my time at a creative retreat where about two dozen participants painted, knit, coloured, scrapbooked, and wrote (that was me, writing this week’s blog posts).  Oh, and there was a lot of eating (thank you to the Kempenfelt Conference Center in Innisfil!)  This retreat was hosted by a friend of mine’s…

Just Jump

“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.” Will Rogers Richard Branson is quotes as saying that entrepreneurs are the people who jump off a cliff and then build a plane on the way down.  If what Will Rogers says (above) is also true, sometimes the plane that you…

Let Go to Learn

I recently started meditating daily.  I am one of those people who for years said “But I can’t turn my brain off,” or “I’m just too busy.”  Both of these things are still true, but I have discovered something major:  By taking the time to rest and take a bit of time, every day, for…

I Like Big Goals and I Cannot Lie

I recently had the opportunity to be coached during a brief learning session as part of my training to be a coach.  The purpose of this class was to explore coaching someone on who they are being in pursuit of a particular goal.  It really made me think about who I am being in pursuit…