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Essays, articles & weekly Leadership Letters
Heads up? Or heads down?
I just got off the phone with an incredibly warm, smart and skilled woman. She's hit a point where she's ready to make some professional changes, but has absolutely no idea how to navigate her 'what's next?' path. And she said to me, "I've been in 'Heads Down mode'...
Hunger vs Hustle. The important distinction.
One of my awesome clients just reached a huge milestone this week. In January we set a challenge for her to land three new clients by the end of March. It's only March 6th, and she's already reached her goal. I'm so proud of her, and I know that she's proud of...
Your Plans vs. Reality – what to do when it all falls apart
*My planning process in action. best-laid plans of mice and men oft(en) go astray.. Prov. Things often go wrong even though you have carefully planned what you are going to do. ~Via The Free Dictionary It’s the New Year. Your bright, shiny plan is in front of you...
Book Review: 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life
I'm very excited to let you know about a great new book that I'd highly encourage you read. It was written by my friend, Going PRO magazine contributor, fellow coach and all-around highly awesome woman - Andrea Owen. The book, 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life, is a...
My Theme for 2014
Every year, I pick a theme word to embody what I want to create in the following year. In 2013, that word was Spaciousness. I won't pretend I nailed it, but I did do less overall (2012 was nothing but do-do-do!). This year, my word is FOCUS. As a multi-passionate...
Preparing for a Fantastic Fall (part one)
Fall is the season of possibilities (and pumpkin spice lattes). As I wrote about here, Fall is like the Entrepreneur's New Year. This year is especially poignant for me as my son starts school (preschool) in September. I know every mother can relate when I ask, "HOW...
Don’t wait to create the business you want (my recent wake-up call)
This summer has been one for the books. My beloved city of Calgary - the place I've called home for 35 years was hit with massive flooding on June 20th. In fact, a huge portion of our province was affected. Canmore - our favourite mountain spot saw a stream turn into...
My paralyzing fear of speaking (and how I got over it)
The first time I took the ‘stage’ to speak I was just 12 years old. I was running for Mayor of my grade six classroom and I had to deliver a speech that would convince a bunch of tweens that I was the right choice to lead them (that’s a big stretch). Signs were up...
I give you permission.
Prefer to listen? [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/beyondpro/BPP036-I_Give_You_Permission.mp3" title="I give you permission" artist="Stephanie Pollock" color="#ddbf82" background="#ddbf82" ] I give you permission. I give you permission to begin (even...
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