The COVID-10 pandemic has made 2020 a unique year with new challenges for everyone. In my coaching practice, a common topic of discussion with my clients has been the forced reality of working fr...
https://leadingessentially.com/2021/01/31/self-management-critical-skills-for-unusual-times/
The idea of humility has been with me a lot lately. Perhaps there are a lot of angles to the subject, both witnessing clients struggling with asking for what they want as well as my own newfound ...
https://leadingessentially.com/2019/07/06/ontology-my-big-word-of-the-month-and-humility/
We all face risks or decisions to take risks everyday. Each of us then has a unique perspective on these risks, as well as our own individual risk tolerance level. There are many temporary ci...
https://leadingessentially.com/2016/12/26/whats-at-risk-when-we-choose-not-to-take-a-risk/
When you look away from a homeless person, you diminish their humanity … and your own. I came across this impactful quote from Rev. Murray Powell in my reading recently. In fact I’ve been t...
https://leadingessentially.com/2016/07/03/three-ways-to-create-stronger-connections/
There is an interesting short series on Netflix called “Cooked”. It is a four episode look at the history of human cooking, and in particular the impact of the hectic pace of our society ...
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank One of my quirks is that I like to start each morning with a cup of coffee and...
Retirement isn’t what I expected. Granted, I haven’t really retired in the sense that we have come to know that word, but I wonder how many people today actually do. For me retirement has...
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien I’m stealing this quote from my fellow blogger Diana Schwenk, who writes at talktodiana.com. I love Dia...
https://leadingessentially.com/2016/02/12/so-now-what-turning-roadblocks-into-a-path-forward/
Well here we are at the beginning of a new year! Are you a New Year’s Resolutions adherent? Are you still looking for something meaningful for this year’s resolution(s)? I’d like to pro...
https://leadingessentially.com/2016/01/04/5-new-years-resolutions-that-will-improve-your-eq/
I have recently been nominated to join the board of the International Coach Federation’s Calgary chapter. I’m very grateful for the opportunity, and excited to get more deeply immersed in t...