Almost twenty years ago, I gave my first big presentation on behalf of the software company at which I worked. It was a disaster: there were far more people in …
Career-Changers: What Kind Are You?
(Originally published in the September 2016 edition of the Talk/Touch/Move newsletter, republished with permission.) In my work as a career and life coach, I hear from a lot of people who …
Quitting your job CAN be your best decision
In 2009, I resigned from a successful career in financial technology to start my own coaching business. My decision was quick: one day I was still working downtown, burnt out at …
My Year of Becoming a Process-Based Leader
A year ago I developed a plan to help me become a leader around the concept of process-based living, an organic approach to creating positive change. The plan was made up …
Shortcuts to Mindfulness
Whenever I ask people what gets in their way of practising mindful meditation, the answer is most often: “time.” There’s no time to sit on a chair or cushion and …
Can’t sleep? Try the Anti-Ruminator
If there’s something to ruminate about, you can bet I’ll be ruminating about it – often long into the night when I’d rather be fast asleep. Recently, however, I decided …
How to Stop Chasing the Future and Catch Today’s Joy
I’ve never wanted to be “happy” – the word holds little meaning for me. It’s like when you say a word over and over again until suddenly you can’t even …
Why Adults Need Field Trips
On Friday I took a field trip to the Toronto Science Centre. It’s been over thirty years since I last visited and I asked the same person to accompany me: my …
Self-Trust: The Key to Successful Career Transition
Earlier this week, someone I met asked me about my coaching practice: “Who do I coach, and what is your coaching about?” I answered the question as I usually do, …
The Courage to Lead
Everything I know about leadership started with square-dancing. I learned the quick-step and do-si-do while attending Bark Lake Leadership Centre at 16 years old, an organization that helps campers transition into …