I’ve taken some big leaps in my life, it’s true, and they’ve led to some amazing new experiences. My biggest gain, though, has been discovering my creative process along the …
Why ruin a good walk with exercise?
I call my new street “Blue Jay Alley” because blue jays fly back and forth across the whole length of the road, squawking and cawing at each other all day …
Coming Out… As Creative
It’s Pride month and I’m happy to be celebrating it for more than one reason. I officially came out to myself as a queer woman a couple of years ago, …
The Feeling of Life and Death in the Change Journey
It’s been a year of tremendous change for me and I’d like to tell you about it. In bullet points. So that you don’t have to wade through a big …
The Cancelled Pandemic Vacation That Still Happened
I was recently asked to share my favourite vacation – taken or planned – as part of a leadership activity to develop listening skills. My response? The vacation that got …
Joy at an Improbable Time
Earlier this year, a colleague and I embarked on an ambitious journey: to explore what joy meant to us in response to a desire to have more joy in our …
The Space Between: How to Manage Overwhelm with Mindful Awareness
These days, a lot of us are overwhelmed and struggling to cope. Fortunately, there is something we can do about managing our experience and it begins with how we perceive …
Comfortably Confused: How to Navigate Work and Life Confusion for Better Outcomes
Some people welcome a new year with clear goals and intentions. I’m coming into 2020 with something even better: confusion, and lots of it. If that doesn’t sound like a …
Retracing Your Steps: How to Mine Your Career for Past Themes and Future Direction
The poet Victor Hugo once said, “there’s nothing like a dream to create the future.” Yet what if we don’t know what our dreams are, or what we really want …
Flipping the Switch: Shifting from Worst Case to Best Case Thinking
If there’s one thing that can make the biggest difference in the quality of our lives these days, it’s what I call “flipping the switch” in our minds. As in, …