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Doing nothing is sometimes one of the highest duties of man.G.K. Chesterton Do you worry that you've got to make this quarantine count? Are you measuring yourself against what everyone else is getting done while at home? In today's episode, we continue with our...

We can endure almost anything if we are centered, if we have some focus in our life. You can endure if you have an anchor.Renita J. Weems A reminder that for the next little while, I’ll be publishing more often with shorter episodes as a way to talk about and support...

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.~ Hal Borland We are navigating new territory as the world collectively deals with the impact of COVID19. Today, as we all continue to orient ourselves to this new 'normal', I want to come in and offer three reminders...

Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind. ~Brené Brown Most miscommunications and blow-ups happen because we enter into a tricky conversation without much thought. We’re angry, or frustrated, or overwhelmed - so we fire back words that don’t truly reflect what we feel, nor...

“Learning is not compulsory...neither is survival.”~ W. Edwards Deming In 2003, I took part in a program called Leadership Calgary (now called the Human Venture Institute). This program was instrumental in my personal and professional development, and in many ways has...

"Yeah. No, no, no, wait a minute, I always have tuna on toast. Nothing's ever worked out for me with tuna on toast. I want the complete opposite of on toast. Chicken salad, on rye, untoasted... and a cup of tea." ~George Costanza, Seinfeld We all have things we’ve...

As we come to the end of the year, let’s all take a collective moment to pause, look backward and reflect on all the ground we’ve covered and lessons we’ve learned. It’s easy to want blow past the past and focus only on what’s ahead, but we do so at our own peril....