Gym membership? CHECK. Regular checkups with the doctor? CHECK. Visit to the dentist twice a year? CHECK. Healthy breakfast everyday? CHECK. Avoid processed food? CHECK. Seven hours of sleep each night? … Continue reading
Continue ReadingTo start, I want to be clear that me being a better person isn’t by comparing myself to any other human being. I do not believe that I am any better than anyone else…except the person I might otherwise have … Continue reading
Continue ReadingI’ve taken up snowboarding in the last few years and have been stuck in my progression. I think of myself as quite daring and adventurous so it’s been frustrating to me that I hadn’t gotten to a point when I … Continue reading
Continue ReadingEven though I’m not a parent, I have enough nieces and nephews, friends with young adult children, and contact with kids I coach to know there’s something different about this generation and I really like it. Our generation learned to … Continue reading
Continue ReadingFive year ago, the term “mid-life” was not really in my frame of reference. The only thoughts I really had about it was that some people went through a “mid-life” crisis. But as I approached fifty, it become very apparent … Continue reading
Continue ReadingYou know how sometimes you come across a presentation, a motivational speech, an article or maybe a blog and everything that’s being expressed is exactly what you think? But somehow you just haven’t gotten around to saying it or writing … Continue reading
Continue Reading“Shoshin” is a concept that comes from Buddhist teachings that means “beginner’s mind”. It refers to the idea of making a conscious choice to engage in activities, emotions, or thoughts with the desire to be open to all possibilities and … Continue reading
Continue ReadingListening is one of the most difficult things when it comes to being in relationships with other people. Even for people who are supposed to be good listeners, it’s a challenge. I just completed a series of trainings teaching people … Continue reading
Continue ReadingI just had the privilege of meeting Silken Laumann. She is promoting her new book “Unsinkable” and was in Winnipeg today on a whirlwind of several speaking engagements. I was at the last of her presentations tonight and to her … Continue reading
Continue Reading“You can’t be what you can’t see” This was the message from Nusraat Massod, who is an engineering professor at the University of Manitoba. She was one of the speakers at Tedx Manitoba on June 6. Nusratt is part of … Continue reading
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