No Coincidences
I opened my computer this morning to begin working on the 2019 Victoria Yoga Conference. Each year I work with my team after the conference to ask three questions that come from the work of Fabienne Fredrickson who calls this process Groundhog Day. 1. What worked...We all have a story to tell…
I can remember, as a child, being read stories each night at bedtime. When my mom and I would go to visit my grandparents in the summer we would share a room, me in one bed and her on the far side in another, and from across the room I would drift off to sleep...
Giving December 2016
There are lots of ways to give at Christmas (and throughout the year) – I thought I would capture some of the ones that caught my eye here, in case you want to give too! I’ll keep adding and removing as things come up! “You’re my Tree this...
Soul in a Bowl
During the winter months, I cook up a few pots of soup and invite friends, family and sometimes people I don’t even know, to join me for a bowl of soup. The evening is pretty casual – everyone always wants to know something to bring – I remember the...
Trade Show Today = Business Tomorrow
Why sales are just one piece of the trade show puzzle. In my years as an event producer and exhibit manager, I’ve worked with a number of different types of exhibitors and clients. In the more corporate environments, trade show exhibitors may or may not have...
GRIT | word of the day
When I attended elementary school we thought one of the coolest teachers was Mr. Robbins. Each week we had a new word up on the blackboard – we had to learn the word and create a drawing that went along with it. GRIT keeps coming up for me today. The pairing of...Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude with Olive Bassett
Olive Bassett was born in Unity, Saskatchewan in 1921, the 7th daughter in a family with seven girls. in 1937 she moved from Unity to Richmond, BC and was married at 19. She a mother of two, and nana to many. Her work career spanned from the Federal Government during...
Charlane Simpson
Planes are safer on the ground, but are meant to fly. Charlane Simpson has been described as bold, energetic and open, with a contagious laugh. While conducting her business terms such as focused, colourful, and extraverted, with attention to individual depth...