I’ve never wanted to be “happy” – the word holds little meaning for me. It’s like when you say a word over and over again until suddenly you can’t even …
Why Adults Need Field Trips
On Friday I took a field trip to the Toronto Science Centre. It’s been over thirty years since I last visited and I asked the same person to accompany me: my …
Self-Trust: The Key to Successful Career Transition
Earlier this week, someone I met asked me about my coaching practice: “Who do I coach, and what is your coaching about?” I answered the question as I usually do, …
The Courage to Lead
Everything I know about leadership started with square-dancing. I learned the quick-step and do-si-do while attending Bark Lake Leadership Centre at 16 years old, an organization that helps campers transition into …
Under(water) Pressure
The situation: A couple of years ago, I took up swimming for exercise. I’d struggled with a bad back for a number of years and when a chiropractor suggested I strengthen my …
From victim to strength in conversation
The situation: This is difficult to admit but here goes: for as long as I can remember, I saw myself as a helpless victim of criticism, misdirected anger, undermining, put-downs and …
Now That’s What I Call Mindfulness
I’m always looking for ways to talk about mindfulness that suit my understanding of it – and that’s been surprisingly harder than expected. This week, I found the following description …
Daring Awareness
The situation: Like almost everybody I know, my life is hectic and busy and often overwhelming. Work consumes most of my time and even though I don’t have kids, I’m …
Practice is Progress
The situation: My last blog post spoke to the struggles I had coming up with ideas for what to do next and how process-based living emerged as a result of …
Welcome to Process-Based Living
The situation: In 2009 I resigned from my first career in financial technology and embarked on the journey of creating a professional coaching practice. In those early years, I asked …