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Joyful Networking!  I know… seems a bit like an oxymoron doesn’t it? But let me share a true story about someone who approached Networking not as a chore, but as a joyful adventure. Kristin (not her real name) worked for a big company.  She’d been with them for over 20 years and loved the culture,…

The following is an edited version of an article I was asked to write a a while back, for Nova Scotia Business Journal.    As I re-read it, I realized everything I wrote then is still applicable today. What is networking? Networking is relationship building.  It’s the art of engaging in conversations about topics that are…

Not everyone has the luxury to take a break between jobs. I get that. I’ve certainly worked with some individuals who, if they were to go more than a few weeks without a pay check they’d be in serious financial trouble. But many of my career coaching clients find they can financially afford to take…

On Monday, June 17, I found myself at the celebration parade for the Toronto Raptors basketball team, in downtown Toronto. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I thoroughly enjoyed being part of that 2 million strong crowd. I was heading home to Halifax from a weekend with my daughter and son-in-law and…

Ever wonder why even though you’ve been focussing and praying and wishing for a specific something to happen, it doesn’t seem to show up? Could be because you are focussed on the not having of what you are wanting, rather than the wanting of it.  Confusing?  In my coaching practice, I often find opportunities to…

Let me tell you about Jane. As with all my stories, I’ve changed the name and type of work identified.  Jane hired a career coach partly because she lost her job as a digital marketing manager with a big company, due to corporate re-structuring.  Jane was not too upset when she got the news, because…

When I first began writing a blog the first piece I wrote was about the Mind/Body connection. I told a short story (true) about the colonoscopy I had recently had.  That was several years ago.  And don’t worry- I’m not going to tell that story again! But the mind/body connection continues to keep my attention.…

This is the second in my little series on Women and the Workplace. As with my previous posting, I must give credit to one of the presenters at our ICF Advance seminar last year… Tara Jaye Frank.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarajayefrank/ She talked about the five things that women want to experience from their careers.  What she said…

So much has been written about women in the workplace, and I didn’t figure I really had much to add to the conversation.  But then I took part in some advance coach training offered by the ICF last year, and one of the presenters talked about five truths that women face.  And it really resonated,…

Have you ever marvelled when you hear someone talk about the amazing new career opportunity that just seemed to “show up out of nowhere”for them?   Before I became a Coach, I figured those kinds of folks were just plain “lucky”.   But since I’ve been coaching these past 12 years, I’ve come to a different understanding…