What would you rather do?get a bikini or chest wax (gender dependent) speak in public take a long haul flight with massive turbulenceFor many the thought of speaking in public is only marginally less than dying. Yes dying. Or perhaps getting the hair ripped off your body or thinking that … [Read more...] about 3 simple lessons in public speaking – (heavy) breathing made easy
Assess your perspective & find your blind spots (all without visiting the eye doctor)
We all have 20/20 vision …. in some areas, just as we all have blind spots … in other areas. Do you know yours?The challenge is how to identify where we shine and where we’re blind.By the time you’ve begun reading this you’ve already been faced with an onslaught of sensory input. Everything … [Read more...] about Assess your perspective & find your blind spots (all without visiting the eye doctor)
How do you get creative? Why use a mosha cup of course
I was driving to pick up my hubbie from the airport and listening to Stuart McLean's the Vinyl Cafe on CBC radio. The tunes were great and I was bopping and singing along, a great big grin plastered wide on my face.Stuart was relaying his tales of growing up in Montreal, and, as only he can, … [Read more...] about How do you get creative? Why use a mosha cup of course
Those who laugh last (up to 7 years longer)
Having a happy disposition affects how long you live, up to 7 years longer than grumpy folk.Researchers at Wayne Statue University in Michigan looked at 230 pictures of major league baseball players from 1952. They categorized the pictures according to how much they were smiling and their laugh … [Read more...] about Those who laugh last (up to 7 years longer)
Because Laughing Matters
I'm teaching a workshop on Friday called 'Because Laughing Matters' at the Every Woman conference in Whistler, British Columbia. This is a topic dear to my heart. And if it's not dear to your heart it should be because:humour is strategic, it primes the brain for learning - when we're laughing … [Read more...] about Because Laughing Matters
When should I get a girlfriend says my 9 year old; identifying & escaping boxed in thinking
I was looking forward to this past weekend. Really looking forward to it. Both my husband and oldest kid were out of town, leaving some precious 1:1 time with my youngest. After dropping off my oldest at the ferry terminal to visit his grandparents my youngest and I headed back to the van, hand … [Read more...] about When should I get a girlfriend says my 9 year old; identifying & escaping boxed in thinking
Finding the 'e' in parking
Travel both stretches the mind and the patience.Travel suffuses the spirit with all sorts of possibilities, possibilities that seem effortless and reachable. Creativity catches a ride in your suitcase to your far flung destination and ideas float as freely there as the lizard that my son … [Read more...] about Finding the 'e' in parking
Old men who wear hats are really bad drivers
Say what?!?! Those exact words came out of a participant's mouth during a training I was giving. The entire group agreed. Wholeheartedly. Emphatically. Vehemently. As strong as the moon's pull is on the tides, their belief was unshakable.Seeing patterns in the waves of information we process … [Read more...] about Old men who wear hats are really bad drivers
Cookie dough & the delicate balance of today & tomorrow
Before I can blink, with a shake of his shaggy head, my teen inhales food. All the food. All the time.Hence I hoard.(Much to his shock, horror and dismay.)"Moooooooooooooooom!" (drawing out the vowel as only a kid can do) "Where is the cookie dough?"(Confession time; I love to make … [Read more...] about Cookie dough & the delicate balance of today & tomorrow
Stress relief a la country music & dill pickles
In my last post I talked about my first day on the job, doing job training for developmentally delayed adults when I was 17 years old. I learned a lot about expecting the unexpected there. From helping an elfin older lady named Cookie do up her bra to customizing stress relief. Stress. It's a … [Read more...] about Stress relief a la country music & dill pickles
Job training, elves & bras
"Hey you! Come here, come here!" Her voice, intense and commanding, sounded like it was being stretched taught across a gravel pit.It was my first day on the job. I was 17 and working in a centre that provided jobs for developmentally delayed adults.When I stopped and looked for the owner of … [Read more...] about Job training, elves & bras
Arlene Dickinson: We've come a long way …. baby?
Last night I listened to business owner, entrepreneur and TV star Arlene Dickinson of the Dragon's Den at the Forum for Women Entrepreneur's Gala Event. Her captivating journey to entrepreneurship is made more impressive by her humble beginnings.Years ago, being a single mom with four kids to … [Read more...] about Arlene Dickinson: We've come a long way …. baby?
