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Meditation and Mindfulness Simplified
You might have heard about the school in Baltimore, Maryland that replaced detention with meditation and mindfulness practices. The kids in the program are making more positive choices, having greater success in school and, best of all, they’re happier. Plus, there...
Same Shit Different Day Is A #1 Best Seller
“If you don’t see the book you want on the shelf, write it.” - Beverly Cleary In September, Same Shit Different Day became a #1 Best Seller in three countries! Do you know the reason I’m most excited about that label? It means that there are more people, possibly...
Is Your Identity Being Hacked?
Identity theft is often in the news. It happens to 15 million people each year in the United States—about 7% of all adults. In Canada, over 6% of the population have their identities stolen. It’s a challenging experience to realize that someone else can do things as...
Gorilla Glue Your Good Habits
Ever notice that parts of your life feel Gorilla-glued in place, but when it comes to some of the changes you want, it seems like they’re held in place by baby oil? When Something’s Gotta Give At either end and in between “Is this all that life holds for me?” and “Get...
Why You Can’t
You clean your home, get haircuts, buy new clothes when the ones you’ve been wearing wear out, change the oil in your vehicle or renew your public transit pass, and go to meetings and seminars aimed at more efficient performance. But, how often do you do maintenance...
Put Out the Blame Flame
Blame is something that starts very early in life. We quickly learn that taking credit for things that result in reward feels good while being blamed results in punishment and feels bad. The problem is that blame doesn’t fix anything. It may temporarily and in a...
How To Change Other People’s Behaviour
If you’ve read many of my blogs or emails, I’m sure you’ve noticed that they primarily talk about personal work and how that resolves conflicts in relationships. If you’re like most people, at some point you’ve wondered why I don’t talk about what to do if your boss...
Why Is Change Taking So Long?
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up." -Babe Ruth I frequently talk about how fast change happens for clients when they get rid of a limiting belief. However, there are times when the change is slower. While it’s true that most of my clients have rapid and...
Dancing In The Rain
It’s raining as I write this, and the soft pitter-patter drummed up the following Vivian Greene quote: “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” Despite the popularity of the quote, how many people do you know who...
What’s Your Story?
Without realizing it, our connections to people often come through participation in each other’s stories or scripts. If you have a fix-it personality, you tend to connect with individuals who create drama or take part in a victim approach to life – and vice versa. If...