Have you noticed the pace has picked up this month? When you step into a mall, the frenzy is almost palatable. People scurrying around, desperate for the perfect gift, worried that they have forgotten someone, and distracted by the myriad of...
Read moreTis the Season… of Traditions
Our family has some Swedish heritage so our big family event is Christmas Eve (although, now that I think about it, we also have Christmas Day brunch and turkey dinner on Christmas Day. So we actually had 2 full days of activities… Funny...
Read moreProject Clean Sink… Revisited.
Ah Project Clean Sink…. This has been sitting on my whiteboard for a few months now. Here’s the scoop. I wear several hats (don’t we all?) and several of those hats have an email account or list attached to them. Each one has its own...
Read moreStop Falling: Make Winter Your Season of Choice
Here is my latest guest post on BNI Amplify’s site: Falling into Winter: a Season for Conscious Choices
Read moreThe Gift of Pain
Now you may be thinking, “Isn’t that just like a coach to try to spin the good into every situation…” Pain is one way that our bodies communicate with us that things aren’t going well. Regardless of the type of pain...
Read moreSchool or career change?
Here is another guest post as part of the BNI Amplify’s Health and Wellness team on the topic of Back to School. If you are thinking of a career change
Read moreMaking the most of your vacation
Check out my guest post on creating a fulfilling vacation on the BNI Amplify Health and Wellness team blog.
Read moreStaying in character
Vancouver is known for many things: – Spectacular scenery (rainforest, desert, mountains, ocean – we have it all!) – Hosting world class events like the 2009 World Police and Fire Games, the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey...
Read moreMaking decisions: Apples to Oranges
Not all fruit are created equal. Decisions in grown up life are rarely simple. They tend to be less of “blue cup or red cup” and more like move to Toronto for a great job opportunity or start your own business here. I call these “Apples to...
Read morePractice makes perfect???
Ever listened to a little kid practicing the piano? I remember diligently (OK, that is a rosy reflection. Begrudgingly…) doing my 30 minutes of practice a day. Well, most days. I would play the same song – usually as fast as my...
Read moreHighs and lows of Canucks playoffs: Interview with Kiah and Tara Jean
Wow – talk about how things just come together… I’ll have to post later about the back story on this interview with Kiah and Tara Jean on their show on Virgin 95.3. For now, here’s the clip posted on Tara...
Read moreLive on the air…
I had the treat of being interviewed by Caroline MacGillivray of Beauty Night Society on her radio show “Sexy in VanCity”. She had seen my presentation on “Putting the ‘I’
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