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What Stops You From Doing What You Love?
A few months ago I facilitated my "Setting Goals for the Career You'll Love" workshop for the clients of a local nonprofit group here in Victoria. I'd like to tell you about one of the things I learned while doing it. The workshop was for a group of individuals who...
Inspiration reigned at yoUnlimited
Yesterday morning I was pleased to be at the yoUnlimited event in Sidney organized by Carolyne Taylor. If you haven't heard of this one-day conference before, I would say that yoUnlimited is quickly becoming the "go to" women's event in Victoria. I had attended this...
Off to Montreal to find some Kindred Spirits
This weekend I leave town for a work trip to Montreal ... yes, a work trip to Montreal! Sorry, I had to say it twice because it's actually very rare for me these days to go anywhere other than to Greater Vancouver or up Vancouver Island for work and I'm just a little...
Doing The Passion Test
Yesterday through my work at Volunteer Victoria I organized and attended a session for the Emerging Leaders Network members to do The Passion Test. Our facilitator was Anna Harvey of Boost Communications. Knowing Anna's exuberant personality and engaging facilitation...
More on Genuine Blogging
As I mentioned the other day, when the call for speaking proposals came out for WordCamp Victoria 2012, I didn't know how my proposal for to facilitate "Genuine Blogging" would be received. And even though my proposal was accepted, I was still a little bit nervous as...
Speaking About Blogging Genuinely
When the announcement came out asking for speaker proposals for WordCamp Victoria 2012 last fall, I knew I wanted to put in a proposal. But I really struggled with what my contribution to the one-day conference on WordPress could be. I use WordPress to contribute to...
The Truth Will Set You Free
Last week I was registered (and paid up) to attend a networking event that was sure to be a lot of fun and perhaps a good help to my business. But in the last few minutes before I was due to walk out the door for it, I took stock of my mood and decided that what I...
The Unwritten Rules That Hold You Back
What stops us from doing what we love? Lots of things of course. But one of them is the unwritten rules that we have - consciously or unconsciously - set for ourselves or have inherited from our families or society. Unwritten rules are rules that we feel we need to...
Referrals Shouldn’t Have a Catch
One of the things I love to do is refer people who are looking for something to someone who I think can help them. The fact of the matter is, I love to connect people. That's a big part of my approach to networking and I don't ask for anything in return. I wish...
Tips to Avoid Email Overwhelm
Last week I delivered a two-hour workshop to the management team of the Inter-Cultural Association on the topic of time management. I called it "Change the Way You Work." One of the topics I brought forth during the workshop was how to manage our email so that it...