Starting a New Job
Tomorrow I start my new role as Program Manager at McMaster University, Continuing Education Dept. The first few weeks are always so intense starting a new job. The learning curve is steep. I am looking forward to the position and all that it means for me. I’m reading through The First 90 Days and trying [...]
Judging Happiness
Someone told me the other day that I don’t seem happy. OUCH! I usually ask people to tell me what led them to make an observation and in this case the person couldn’t really isolate anything specific. She told me that I had been quiet in a meeting that week. I had been quiet in [...]
It’s ALL ABOUT ME!
Every year I choose a theme that helps me focus on the important things I am learning. I am just wrapping up a year of Letting Go and it was a well-chosen theme for 2011. My son moved out, my daughter got married, and I went back to the corporate world just to name a [...]
No I Don’t Want To Give a Dollar to Your Cause
The constant requests at the check out to donate a dollar to a cause or charity is becoming a pet peeve of mine. First, it makes no sense from a tax perspective. All those loonies add up and you may as well make a donation and get a tax receipt. I feel like it is [...]
Bigger Kids = Bigger Problems
That’s what someone once told me along with the advice, “Enjoy them while they are young!” At that time I hadn’t slept for 6 hours straight in days and had no idea if I would ever be able to sit quietly and read a book. They were right of course, and here I am now [...]
Attachment
It is my annual tradition to adopt a theme that reflects my hopes for the coming year. For the first time I added a vision board to the mix. It was a good process to go through and although I don’t consider myself an artist – especially in the area of collage – I had [...]
Courage
Today I’ve been noticing acts of courage in people all around me. Here’s just a few of them: Courage to consider options that might be painful Courage to say no Courage to say yes Courage to post something online and be vulnerable to other people’s comments Courage to quit Courage to stay Courage to believe [...]
Messed Up
Yesterday I had conversations with two women in their early 20′s. Both of them feel a little messed up. They seem to think that there are answers and they should have things all figured out by now. I assured them that life is messy and part of growing means being in uncharted territory where you [...]
Back To School
I’m in my 4th week of a MA in Leadership program. It is a goal I have had for a long time and I’m excited to be finally taking steps to accomplish it. It’s scary to be pursuing this at my stage of life. It’s also a time when I feel that my experience has [...]
