This morning’s reading is from Brene Brown’s, The Gifts of Imperfection. Brown’s second chapter is about ‘Cultivating Self-Compassion.’ At the end of this chapter she challenges us to answer her question, “How do you dig deep?” She says we need to dig deep by 3 steps: ‘Get Deliberate, Get Inspired and Get Going.” ‘Get Deliberate’ Read more about How Do You Dig Deep?[…]

Today a friend of mine posted a video on Facebook of an inspirational young man, Johnathan Mooney, speaking about his educational experience. He had been diagnosed with dyslexia, ADHD and dubbed as incapable of succeeding in life, not to mention acquiring a University degree. However, Johnathan met on educator, a priest who challenged him to Read more about Teaching to Diversity[…]

Brene Brown says, “Perfectionism never happens in a vacuum. It touches everyone around us. We pass it on to our children, we infect our workplace with impossible expectations, and it’s suffocating for our friends and families. Thankfully, compassion also spreads quickly. When we’re kind to ourselves, we create a reservoir of compassion that we can Read more about Perfectionism Never Happens In A Vacuum[…]

This morning I had the pleasure of listening to John Asaraf speak about how so many of us don’t live our dream life because of fears that hold us back. John spoke of his own fears as a 6 year old boy in Montreal because he could not speak English or French. He only spoke Read more about Are Your Fears Holding You Back?[…]

Each morning I try to read something inspiring, enlightening and insightful, a challenge for my mind. Today I happened upon Pemba Chodron’s book, The Wisdom of No Escape. It’s a book of short chapters on teachings given during a one-month practice in Gampo Abbey in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia in 1989. The first talk Read more about Loving Kindness to Ourselves[…]

“When others say you can’t… Sometimes you should ignore the opinions of others and do what you are drawn to do. Sometimes you should value the opinions of others and do what you are drawn to do. All times you should use it as fuel and do what you are drawn to do. Own your Read more about Do What You Are Drawn To Do[…]

This week I listened to Carolyn Saldo speak about effective coaching. Since part of my business is mentorship, I was intrigued by her free coaching tips. Saldo stresses that we must have a marketing plan, on-line advertising like a webinar where others learn about you, see how much you care, etc. Saldo quotes Tony Robbins, Read more about Coaching Tips[…]

I believe we as adults are all leaders in some way. What kind of leader do you want to be remembered as? I personally believe in ‘Empowering Leadership.’ What that means to me is that when we guide, teach, critique, advise, we must always do so in a way that your protege feels empowered, that Read more about Compassionate Leadership[…]