In transitions, such as moving from summer to fall, it’s important to have an Ending – to reflect on what went well and what we’d like to improve, and then create plans for the new Beginning. I [...]
Is it okay if I brag a little bit? I just won an award. I won the 2019 Nova Writes Joyce Barkhouse Award, which recognizes excellence in the category of writing for children. It’s for one of my [...]
Reflect on the areas that are most important to you, create a plan and take purposeful action. These last few weeks have been a bit different for me. I got back from a family vacation to [...]
Imagine coming home with a report card at the end of every day with a checklist of possible behaviours that you either demonstrated or didn’t. And then a paragraph at the end which describes who [...]
Here’s what I love about Halloween. There’s an expectation that everyone gets something they want. It’s like a parade of positive feedback. And all you have to do is put a bit of thought into a [...]
Big projects take a lot of energy. To succeed, you need a clear vision. You need to be flexible. And you need to ensure those around you are aligned with where you are going. One of my big [...]
My Aunt Barb, who has had a successful career as a teacher, minister and author, gave me some good advice when I started my leadership coaching practice almost 15 years ago.She said for [...]
Disrupt Unhealthy Work Patterns I didn’t mean to get into a heated discussion with a Pastor, but 21 years ago during my mandatory pre-marital crash course, I kind of did. We somehow got onto the [...]
NAIL IT!® Success Stories In my first career I worked in public relations. In my PR role I wrote a lot of news releases. There’s a formula for writing a news release that gets read and it starts [...]
Has your mother ever told you to mind your Ps and Qs? Honestly, I never knew what she was talking about. Be good? I did a little research on the origin of the phrase and my favorite explanation [...]
