I’m Happy of Myself!

February 15, 2012
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Sometimes the best advice comes from little kids.  I can’t improve on this one so watch the video below.  It makes me smile every time I see it. If you are practicing something that you want to do but don’t know if you can; if you are trying something new; if you are afraid and [...]

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Accept What Comes Naturally!

February 9, 2012
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I don’t want those talents, I want something else! I’ve heard that statement many times. Elle, a bright, accomplished solo-entrepreneur participated in one of my coaching groups. She was trying to identify her superpowers. Superpowers = Natural talents + 10,000 or more hours practice. When you are using your superpowers it feels totally natural and [...]

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Keeping your sanity when you are working solo

February 2, 2012
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Starting a small solo-online business to follow my passions, is one of the most intense things I’ve ever done. I’m beginning to think that it’s not for the faint of heart. I’m five years into this journey and want to share with you the things that no one ever told me. Maybe it’ll help to [...]

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Are you doing your Right Work?

January 27, 2012
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Purpose, calling, vocation, mission, your soul’s purpose…..it is all the same thing, the work of your soul.  I call it right work. This is how I define Right Work: Right work is the work that gives you the most joy; It utilizes your unique talents, allows you to make a contribution and increases the love [...]

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Lessons to Unlearn

January 20, 2012
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By the time I was four years old, I learned that my value as a human being was based on what work I did. I watched as people met each other and the first thing they asked was “What do you do?” I was constantly asked “What does your father do?” I wondered why they [...]

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When You Don’t Know What You Want!

January 12, 2012
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I have been plagued by not knowing what I want since I was a young child. Whenever I heard that dreaded question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” my mind went blank. I watched with amazement as my sister said, Dancer! Astronaut! Social Worker! Teacher! How did she know? I had [...]

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Do You Feel Like an Alien in your Workplace?

January 5, 2012
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I’ve been thinking about what helped me to find my true calling in life. One of the major pieces of the puzzle was doing the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). When I first did the MBTI, I was in a workplace surrounded by engineers and nurses. I worked in the occupational health and safety department [...]

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Reflect and Review

December 30, 2011
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Welcome to the week between Christmas and New Years, my favourite time of the year.  What I love about this time is the quiet of the in-between.  The old year isn’t quite over and the New Year hasn’t quite begun.  If you are like me, you’ve spent a lot of time just hanging out playing. [...]

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Get on the Bus!

December 15, 2011
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I had a pivotal life-changing dream many years ago, that I’ve never forgotten.  I was in the middle of trying to find my true calling in life.  I had admitted that my work was not who I really was and I had decided to only do what felt deeply right for me.  I was at [...]

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Stop Pretending You Are Having Fun When You’re Not!

December 8, 2011
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Stop pretending you are having fun when you’re not.   What?   Aren’t you supposed to be happy or at least act like you are?  Aren’t you supposed to “Act as if……” and then eventually you will be? Not if you want to find and follow your passions. If you expend your energy trying to pretend you [...]

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