I had a great new experience last week. I sat down with a friend to record my first ever podcast. Justin Bergeron is a professional coach and a savvy social media sort of guy. He’s launch...
https://leadingessentially.com/2016/11/27/the-art-of-being-in-control-or-not/
This weekend has been long-awaited by me. The author of one of my favorite blogs (let’s call her LE) who also happens to be a coaching client has arrived in Calgary from her home overseas. �...
https://leadingessentially.com/2016/09/11/stranger-in-the-house-and-other-unfounded-fears/
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 ...
There have been a few times over the past few weeks that I’ve experienced thoughts or conversations that, in essence, revolved around the thought “gee I wish my relationship with could be di...
https://leadingessentially.com/2016/01/20/do-you-own-your-relationships-or-do-they-own-you/
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 saw this cartoon yesterday and it immediately brought to mind this paradox of perspective and the old adage that there are three sides to every story … yours, mine and the truth. In our multi...
https://leadingessentially.com/2015/12/27/the-prize-and-price-of-perspective/
How many people do you know that are “owners” of issues or tasks? Those that tend to say “yes” anytime something needs to be done or that you hear saying “I’ll do it myself” every t...
https://leadingessentially.com/2015/12/20/managing-your-personal-balance-of-power/
A little over a week ago, I was standing on a beach looking across the Pacific Ocean. It was a moody sort of day, which tends to provoke deeper musings of things within me. I was standing in wond...
Earlier this week we were on the west coast of Vancouver Island enjoying the amazing wild beauty of Pacific Rim National Park and some incredible fall weather that left us feeling completely spoi...
https://leadingessentially.com/2015/11/02/he-who-made-kittens-put-snakes-in-the-grass/
Living my purpose has been on my mind a lot lately. I think it comes with the idea of retirement, and other times where we make a major change in the rhythms of our life. I know that living a l...
https://leadingessentially.com/2015/09/06/four-levels-of-living-purposefully/