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Stop pleasing the teacher!
Happy Friday! On Monday morning, my alarm went off at 4:45am. Now I enjoy mornings, but I wouldn’t really call myself a morning person per say. And while I have quite a few friends and colleagues who are a part of the 5am club, I am not one of them! But I got up at […]
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Is more, better?
Happy Friday!You may recall the story of Oliver Twist. And more specifically, do you remember the part where young Oliver, still ravished after his first small bowl of oatmeal gruel, innocently asks in his lovely little boy British accent:“Please, Sir, I want some more…” Well, he was not met with a positive response, and in fact […]
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It’s None Of Your Business!
Happy Friday! It’s true, it’s none of your business. Not everything of course, but only your business is your business. It’s not everyone else’s business, nor is anyone else’s business your business. Allow me to expand. So my most recent video was picked up by Power of Positivity and went ‘viral’ – whatever that means. […]
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You’re not too old. And it’s not too late.
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” ~ Chinese Proverb When I was younger, like, I’m talking Carol in her very early teens, I realised I loved musical theatre. The problem was, I wasn’t a dancer. And I wanted to learn. My immediate thought: I’m […]
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I felt like an imposter… Here’s what happened.
Have you ever felt like an imposter? I certainly have, and on more than one occasion. In fact, I totally felt like one just this week. You see, I was honoured to be interviewed by a special friend, talented singer-songwriter and creator of the dHarmic Evolution podcast, James O’Connor (you can check him out here! […]
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Because I am brave…
Happy Friday! Well, it turns out I’m not the only one who wants to be braver! Thank you for your thoughts and comments and answers to last week’s blog, ’If I Were Braver…’ I think we’re onto something here, folks! I did this exercise earlier today with a leadership group within the Nanaimo Ladysmith District […]
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I didn’t win. And I’m still alive!
I like winning. I mean, who doesn’t, right?!? But maybe it’s not always all about winning. Maybe it’s about doing the thing. Period. That was certainly the case and the lesson I needed to learn this week. And that thing I am referring to, was the fact I competed in an event called Speaker Slam. […]
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Yesterday, today, tomorrow. Why they all matter.
Yesterday morning, I visited my grandmother’s grave. I never met her. And I wish I knew more about what kind of a person she was. Yet I felt more connected to her than I ever have before… The last few days I’ve taken a lovely little trip down memory lane. After a beautiful wedding at Chateau Thanvillé […]
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Don’t procrastinate on joy.
This morning, I had a croissant. Cue gasp here. Now it’s not that croissants are all that bad – everything in moderation as my mother would say. It’s just that I unfortunately have certain food intolerances and knew I would pay for it later (which I did!) and yet I couldn’t help myself. I had […]
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Let go of expectation, say goodbye to disappointment.
Happy Friday! First of all, THANK YOU for your emails, your messages, your love notes and your positive thoughts. Apparently the story I shared last week of watching in sheer horror as my mother’s bracelet ~ my most precious possession ~ fell into the black depths of the water below, struck a chord. I think because […]
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When to have faith, when to let go…
Standing in the wings before I would go on stage to perform, I knew my Mum was out in the audience. I could hear her by the sound of her bangles. If ever I got lost from my Mum in the grocery store when I was young, I knew I would eventually find her. I […]
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Conversations & Connections. Why they matter.
Happy Friday! (And Happy Friday before the long weekend!) It’s been an amazingly full week. And by full I mean my bucket is full, my mind is full, and my heart is full. I started the week off in Las Vegas, as I had the honour of speaking at the SHRM 2019 International Conference. Sunday had a lovely evening […]
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