My Recipe for Recharging Creativity and “Think-ability” Do you ever feel like your thinking is a little sluggish – maybe even stuck? You have a problem but can’t think your way through it? Or a creative challenge and you are feeling anything but creative? I experience my own share of this. And thankfully, I have […]
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August is like Sunday…
***UPDATE*** This article was originally posted in 2014. It’s worth a replay! Also see my article adapted from this blog post on Huffington Post: Six Ways to Beat the Back to September Blues. —- It’s early days in August and we still have time left in the summer. But September is lurking around the corner….beckoning, […]
11 Ways to Bring The Best of You Forward into 2016
NOTE: This article is now also published at the Huffington Post. It’s a shiny new year. Welcome aboard! Before we get swept into the swirl of busy (oh, are you there already?), let’s think about how to keep the ‘shine’ on for the weeks/months/year ahead. I’ll be asking you to reflect on your year past this […]
TINY is the new BIG– when it comes to goals.
NOTE: This is a repost of an article published earlier on my blog and at the Globe and Mail. Worth a revisit. — Tiny is now the new big — when it comes to goals. Are your goals small enough to make a big enough difference? Recently, I’ve been talking a lot about goals — with […]
Career Confusion? 3 Tips to Navigate When Unsure “What’s Next”
Change is Messy. Have you heard this expression – “Change is Messy”? It’s something I’ve heard — and said — many times over the years. In the coaching profession our work is often about helping our clients create and navigate change. And in our own lives – well, let’s just say that I’ve created and […]
5 Ways to Slow Down Time This Summer
This post was originally written in June 2014.. I thought it was worth a repost and a slight update. Here’s to more time this summer….enjoy! This past spring, I was invited to speak at a library on the topic of “Time Management”. I accepted the invitation with the caveat that what I would really be […]
In Defense of the Lowly “To Do List” (TDL)
Good Thinking Series: Are you Writing it Down? A version of this article is now also available on Huffington Post. Too much to do is the sounding battle cry of today’s work warriors. How do you stay on top of it all in times of ‘crazy busy’? Do you write To Do Lists (TDL)? Does this […]
Teleclass Series: Seriously Positive
Stay Tuned for New Tele-class Series Coming this Fall. See below of one that we did in the spring (great success!). We will do more like this — and others too. Check back again on my site or sign up for my newsletter to hear of new tele-classes, webinars, etc. coming up (note: some are free; […]
(Webinar – free): Finding Ease in Times of “Crazy Busy”
According to a recent Globe and Mail study, 59% of Canadians feel stress out and unable to manage the pressure, and as a result they are less satisfied with work, less productive, and less healthy. Hmmm. That’s no fun. Further more, 67% say their current job expectations feel too demanding. If you can relate then […]
12 Year-end Reflection Qs: What Went Well? And more….
You can also see a version of this post in the Globe and Mail here. In the mad dash through December to the end of the year, it’s easy to be swept into the busyness of the season. But amidst the ‘crazy busy’ rush, do take a bit of time for yourself to reflect on […]