The Power of Vulnerability

?Yeah, I guess so,? I replied as I reflected on what she was saying. ?Sometimes it does seem unfair, though,? I murmured more to myself than to her. ?In what way, John?? she innocently asked. ?Well, take this financial thing, for example. You?d think that by this time in life I?d have had it all put together. I certainly work hard, but often I see the good suffer and the evil prosper. And I cry out to the heavens like the Psalmist of old, ?How long, O Lord? How long?? B...

?So many times I thought you?d forgotten us,? I said. ?I felt, that because your work was finished here, you just went on to other things that were more interesting and,perhaps, even more productive. Not that I expected you to be here with us and dedicate yourself to our well- being, but every once in a while, every once in a long while, I thought I?d hear a comforting word or some cheers of encouragement. I guess I felt so alone, yet, I kept on keeping on. What could I do...

There's a cost for what we want most. Nothing comes free in this world. Even nineteenth century pirates understood that. Pirates of the Caribbean characters echoed this sentiment throughout the final of three films with the statement, "There's a cost for what we want most." How true. For every hour a businessman spends at his desk he misses another minute in the life of his children. For every hour a woman spends in the office, she misses another step that her toddler make...

I want to talk with you gals about that much-touted, not-so-easy to obtain, pop-psychology all-star concept; self-esteem. We all want to know: What is it? How do I get me some of that? How do I make it stay? In this article, I?m going to attempt to begin addressing these questions to get you thinking, questioning, and hopefully, moving forward to answering them for yourself. In terms of what self-esteem is, I have found a few definitions by doing a web-search for t...

On June 28, I was awarded for being one of Vancouver Island?s ?Top 40 Under 40? at a Gala dinner and ceremony at the Laurel Point Inn in Victoria. It was an honour and a privilege to receive this award and a fab party! So as I sit down to write this, I?m thinking, how many of us women see ourselves as winners and as ?outstanding? in whatever we do in life? I mean, honestly, how many of us truly think we?re ?all that and a bag of chips?? While many things pain me greatl...

Well, the holidays are over and you?re probably feeling generally burned out by all the excess- too much socializing, too much family, too much food and drink, too much money spent?and the list goes on. The holidays, while mostly enjoyable, can also bring about a real ?letdown? feeling when they?re over. We often feel blue, out-of-sorts, and lacking direction and focus. So what do we do to feel more ?together? and ?in control? after such a time? We make resolutions! You know ...

There are times when we face an inner conflict about how we should actually behave towards our loved ones when they are asking us to do things for them that conflict with our sense of justice, values or ethics or perhaps with our needs for time, energy or money. For example, they might ask us: 1. To give them money. 2. To lend them money. 3. To do something for them that is their responsibility. 4. To tell a lie to cover up for them. 5. To go somewhere with them. ...

There are many ways to enhance the natural beauty that is in all of us? through spa treatments, moisturizers, and skin masks, but have you ever considered stress reduction as a beauty treatment? Just as stress reduction can have incredible, dramatic results on the internal workings of the body, the outside can show amazing changes as well. The secret is found in a device called the SCIO/EPFX. This is an amazing piece of technology that works in conjunction with Quantum Biofe...

My mentor always told me he would rather people were either hot or cold toward him, not lukewarm. You cannot do much with lukewarm response, but you can use challenge and opposition to advantage. Some weeks the same topic keeps coming up in a number of different coaching sessions. Last week it was leaders learning, sometimes the hard way, how to meet opposition from a colleague. The key word here is ?meet.? Most people get into trouble by failing to meet what the person...