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It’s THAT time of year again! The end-of-summer blues and back-to-school excitement. Your Facebook feed will be filled with all the pics of kids with their backpacks heading off for the first day. I totally get the end of summer blues each year. We LOVE summers at the lake, and I always find it challenging […]

Do you take time to notice your thoughts and whether they are helping you or hindering you in the moment? We all have them – fears, worries, doubts, frustrations . . . The difference in people who thrive in the face of challenges and setbacks (rather than withdrawing or freezing) is their ability to notice […]

A topic I speak on with companies is “Your Best Work” and how to create motivation within. When you shift your lens – your mindset and beliefs – you can create motivation from within to give your best self and work every day, and you can also help others around you do this too. There […]

I had a phone call recently with my marketing coach (yes, coaches have coaches too, to help us get out of our own way and move to a new level!) One area I want to develop is refining my messages to share what I have to say in a way that resonates most with you. […]

Do you feel overwhelmed with everything you have to do and it’s affecting your mood? Are you short on patience with people at work or at home? Do you have others around you who are frustrated with what’s going on? There’s a simple tweak you can make in your approach that will instantly get you […]

I can’t seem to shake this heavy feeling since the tragic Humboldt Broncos accident here in Saskatchewan. It’s so very sad. I’ve been thinking about what the kids, families, friends and community are going through, and I can’t even imagine their pain and grief. I’m also amazed by the outpouring of support across the world and […]

Last week, our kids were off school for Easter break, and we headed to West Edmonton Mall for a short family getaway. There is an amusement park in the mall and the kids were SO excited for the rides. Early on in the day, that excitement turned to tears for our son, Emmett who is […]

When demands for our time and attention – even opportunities – mount faster than our ability to keep up, feelings of control are often the first to go . . . especially when we try to tackle too much at once. As hard as it is to say no to something or someone, failing to do so can […]

You might have the best of intentions to be focused on what’s important during the day and keep a positive attitude . . . . . . but what do you do when other people are constantly stealing your attention, not meeting your expectations or scaring you a little when you try to say ‘no’? […]

Are your days always full of meetings? And you have a constant barrage of email and demands on your time? Do you feel like you aren’t addressing what’s actually important or making real progress? Or when you start feeling overwhelmed, you lose your focused attention, instead of zeroing in on what’s most important in the […]