How can we stay level when we’re doing very serious work? I’ve been doing diversity work on and off for most of my life. I’ve moderated conversations on elimination of gender-based violence, homelessness, and many other oppressions. These are serious conversations I’m engaging in, and I’ve been talking to anywhere from a thousand to over …
Personal Development
It’s February; the one month a year dedicated to either celebrating Black history, or having to explain why Black history is different than American or Canadian history. Granted, the landscape is different this year, with the #BlackLivesMatter movement having made national headlines throughout much of 2020. But there’s still a lack of awareness surrounding Black …
Black History Month: The History, and How White Allies can Support Read More »
If there’s one thing that’s certain about COVID-19, it’s that it has completely thrown a wrench into what ‘work’ looks like for almost all of us. With the exception of a rare few, almost everyone, whether employee, leader, or president, has had to make adjustments to how they work. For some, they’re not even going …
Why do some people buckle under pressure while others seem to weaken but not crumble? What is it that helps some people bend but not break, or if they break, why are some people able to bounce back again? This seemingly magical ingredient is resilience. What is Resilience Exactly? Resilience is the ability to adapt …
When was the last time you made a deliberate choice and pursued it, either at work or in your business, or in your personal life? Are you inadvertently allowing others to make the choices that form your world? I’ve been working with a business coach since the pandemic started to help plan and prepare for …
Are You an Active Player in the Story of Your Life? Read More »
Overserving others, especially as women, is so deeply engrained in us that we often don’t even realize we’re doing it. Have you ever: Said yes to helping a friend, even though it meant not having time to run your own errands? Agreed to an early meeting, even though you’ve been exhausted for weeks? Said yes …
Are you Overserving others and Underserving Yourself? Read More »
We know getting back into the office after the shutdown is going to be challenging. But there are things we can do to ease this transition for ourselves and our coworkers or employees—and this is a prime opportunity to rethink what kind of work culture we are creating each day. We can let this time …
Have you noticed that time is completely different now? I normally have a very well-developed sense of time, as though I swallowed a watch at some point. Years of facilitating workshops and moderating conferences left me confident in my ability to know how much time has passed and to make the most of each minute. …
Perseverance What makes someone an effective entrepreneur? I found one piece of the puzzle in an unlikely place recently: a series of airports. The departure, day one My beloved niece was getting married in Philadelphia, and I was flying direct from Ottawa. Unfortunately, the day of the flight there was a huge thunderstorm, in Philadelphia, …
Disruption: Something that interrupts your flow, your habits, your autopilot. Sounds uncomfortable, right? I’m learning that it’s not just uncomfortable—it’s also vital to our growth and resilience. (Why isn’t this stuff ever easy?) But there’s even more to the story. Seeds in a wildfire The fact is that big changes force growth. Just as the …