Personal Development

3 Lessons Learned From My First Marathon

3 Lessons Learned From My First Marathon

25 years ago on Sunday October 13, 1996 I ran my first marathon; The Royal Victoria Marathon in beautiful Victoria B.C. It was the culmination of many months of training and the realization of a dream I had held for many years. With so very few people ever finishing a...

WOTY – Why You Need A Word Of The Year

WOTY – Why You Need A Word Of The Year

What’s your word of the year; your WOTY? For the year ahead mine is... Give Last year it was… Teamwork The year before that it was.. Voice Each is a power word that I use to keep front and centre in my mind. I use them to stay aligned with my vision, purpose, and...

7 Waves of Real Success

7 Waves of Real Success

Achieving success! Isn’t that at the very heart of what you want and a big part of why you do the work you do? It’s the thing we all want in our lives, right? But, are you clear on what real success is to you and are you taking the much needed steps to achieve it and...

How To Achieve Goals And Create Real Change In Work And Life

How To Achieve Goals And Create Real Change In Work And Life

Setting goals is the easy part. Then life happens! You get busy, urgencies take over, and your ability to achieve goals slides right off the rails. Especially those goals you said “this year it will be different”. Repeating a history that you wish was different...

Daddy Are You Happy

Daddy Are You Happy

It's the perfect question! I picked up Maya and she gently put her hands on my cheeks, looked very caringly into my eyes and asked “Daddy, are you happy?” Oh, the look of genuine compassion. I melted, smiled, then said yes sunshine, I am very happy. She’s done this on...