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The Stories We Tell Ourselves
What stories are shaping your life? Intuitively, we know that negative stories are potentially limiting. Many of us know that the way we talk to ourselves is important. And some of us are aware that just because we think something, it doesn’t make it true. So, with all of this awareness why are so many of us still hostage to the stories that we tell ourselves? First of all, knowing something and living it are two different things. Secondly, when we use the word “stories” it makes it sound as though they are false. There are certainly stories that are false or parts of them may be, but there are…
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We Need To Stop Listening Just So We Can Speak
Picture this…I’m helping a friend to find a Senior Executive for a Canadian based multinational organization. Over the course of the last few weeks, we’ve met with a series of wonderful people but we are still searching because we’ve yet to find the perfect fit. I come across an interesting CV and decide to reach out. Mr. X answers the phone and we have a short conversation. The only day that he is available to meet is three days from now. I’m not available at that time so I suggest that he meet with my colleague and let him know I’ll set it up. He says this is perfect…
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5 Ways to Reduce The Desire To Stab Your Favourite Colleagues
Ah, the joy of working on a project with great people!! Two weeks ago, I worked on a project with some colleagues who I really like. That’s awesome you say. Good for you. Right. It was awesome. Unfortunately, it was also not awesome. There were significant periods of time which I spent frustrated, irritated and confused. Why? These colleagues are my friends! These are people I genuinely like. They are smart, funny, knowledgeable, generous, and interesting. So what was the problem? A lack of communication. Interesting. I wasn’t expecting this issue. Communication is a tricky chickadee in the sense that we communicate all day long and every day but it’s…
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Take Back Your Sunday: 3 Simple Steps To Squashing That End Of The Weekend Anxiety
There are times when Sunday afternoon can feel like the end of freedom. It’s not that we have had total autonomy over the weekends. I mean let’s be real, if we did there would be far fewer baby/wedding shower gifts purchased and many more hours of Netflix consumed! However, for many people, the weekend represents a 48 hour period where they are free of the office politics, dress codes, inhabitants (otherwise known as co-workers), overlords (otherwise known as bosses), and the pace of the workday. Even if your weekend is filled with errands and housework there is usually still a feeling of freedom that you just don’t have on weekdays (if you…
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Gratitude for Brett Moran’s Gratitude Prayer
Brett Moran is an author, life coach, yoga instructor and transformational leader. I highly recommend you check out the video I have added below. This gratitude exercise was fun and gave me a boost at the end of the day. Being grateful is one of those things that seems intuitively easy but somehow it can be a challenge to slow down and take the time to do it. In this case, “doing it” means really getting in there and experiencing the warm, beautiful feeling of gratitude (not just running through a list of things in your head). There is really nothing better than the feeling of gratitude washing over you.…
