Managing Self

  Hello, and welcome to my first Blog post in many years. Yes,…. It’s been awhile, and here I am, with my hands on the keyboard, thinking about where I’m at, what I’m experiencing in my life [...]

I appreciate there are many people offering suggestions, ideas, and strategies for managing through this difficult time. At the risk of adding to the cacophony of information, I do feel I want to [...]

This is an article/some reflections on “bullying” and “harassment” – and it’s about hope and change, because it’s also about “Assertiveness”. [...]

Managing Stress!!! Stress is actually a wonderful thing – believe it or not we need it. The challenge is we need it in amounts that we can manage, and that is different for everyone. So…. Here [...]

I am optimistic and positive. It comes naturally to me and I know how it “feels”. For those of you for whom this perspective is more difficult to appreciate, I offer you the 3 [...]

Every now and then, a client’s questions about books and resources point me back to ones I perhaps haven’t looked at in a bit, and I’m reminded of the value of the books that I [...]

You are in control of yourself. Your thoughts and feelings; your actions and reactions; your choices and decisions; your behaviours and attitude – these are all yours to manage! Whew! [...]

I don’t know about you, but I’m struggling a bit with the February blah’s here in Toronto with this cold winter that seems to be going on forever. And I know, many of you, [...]

I’m not always a fan of resolutions and goals, and yet I know that without plans of some sort, life can feel like a bit of a “drift”. What I am becoming more and more aware of [...]

This past summer (yes, today, in this cold weather, I’m recalling warmer days :)) I was out for a bike ride, and as I headed home, I became acutely aware of my strength. I took a deep [...]