Category: Stress Management

Modern Technology – Friend or Foe?

This week, I travelled to a rural community to provide a full day of training on enhanced customer service.  The organizer gave me the address of where to attend and, as is my usual practice, I ensured that I printed …

How Colours Affect Our Mood

 I had such a wonderful day yesterday.  I felt so productive all morning and then spent quite a bit of time in the warm sun in the afternoon, cleaning away the remnants and debris of winter.  I felt fantastic and …

Success is Attitudinal

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I feel like I am not getting much work done since the Olympics began.

What a thrill to see our first Gold Medal on Canadian soil. Less than 30 seconds to get …

Really…How mad was she?

One of the best laughs I ever got while driving was this sign situated in front of a flower shop the day after Valentine’s Day. So what is it about this holiday that turns us all into ramped up consumers …

Optimism is Getting a Bad Reputation

I have recently been working on a substantial keynote for an organization who started out wanting a seminar on optimism. Several phone calls later, and some age old concerns have raised their ugly heads – is optimism really all …

What is it with Airport Security?

date 30 Jul 2009 | category Main, Stress Management

As many of you may be aware, I have created a fundraising campaign called Faith For Fern. I am on a personal quest to help my identical twin sister raise $75,000 in 120 days – our target …

How Not to Lose Your Head on the Limbo Bar of Life

‘If you can’t see the bright side of life, polish the dull side’

We negotiate every day with our family, friends, colleagues or clients. Where shall we go for diner? What movie will we go and see? …

The Power of Asking for Help

As many of you may be aware, I am frantically working to create awareness around a disease my sister has been suffering with as well as ask for donations so that she may receive an experimental medical treatment which could …

Time for a Long Weekend Get-A-Way

date 14 May 2009 | category Motivation, Stress Management

May signifies the beginning of our group camping season.  There are 4 families – all friends – who connect religiously for this long weekend to kick-start our play time.  Many of us have had a very busy winter with recession …

What Brett Wilson had to say at Power Within Calgary

date 16 Mar 2009 | category Stress Management

Some of you may be familiar with the name – others not.  Brett Wilson is a local Calgary philanthropist.  He is featured on the Canadian program – Dragon’s Den.  Brett spoke passionately at the Power Within Conference about his own …