I was listening to a recent podcast from Luvvie Ajayi Jones in which she was talking about not being a “new you” in the new year. There’s a lot of ads for fitness equipment, diet programs, etc. that talk about how their product will help you be “a new you”, but Ajayi said something that READ MORE
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Two to Ponder – Wisdom From Adam Grant
Yesterday was Family Day here in Saskatchewan so we had the day off, and as of today I have lived in Canada longer than I lived in the U.S., which is where I was born and raised. We’re calling it my Canada Day and I’m spending it with my family. As such, this post will READ MORE
Saying ‘Yes’ to Being Consistant
For the first Better Me Podcast of 2022 I talked about trying to be consistent while not beating myself over some stumbles here and there. Some of the things that I’ve done well at being consistent at during the first six weeks of the year include: I’ve meditated every day for at least five minutes. READ MORE
Yes to “Do”
I’ve written about doing my own “Year of YES” based on Shonda Rhimes book. It’s a little challenging given, well you know, that thing that has thrown off most of ours lives for the past two years that we won’t name in this post. In the Year of YES Journal the first month has a READ MORE
Rewarding Small Successes
I’ve written before about my ongoing quest to find a planner that really fits me. I stumbled across The Self-Care Planner from Simple Self and ordered myself one of the Daily Planners that has enough pages in it to last for six months. I’ll write more about the planner later because I like it a READ MORE
Asking Myself Four Questions
I was listening to an episode of Todd Henry’s podcast early last week and it struck a nerve with me. In it, he recommends asking yourself four specific questions to start 2022. He does this every year, but the questions change. The questions this year are: What is my defining question right now? What do READ MORE
That Doesn’t Inspire Me
“I run a seven figure business.” This is the line that had me turn off an episode of a podcast three minutes in. I won’t say what the podcast was, but it was the first episode I’d started listening to and this line told me I didn’t want to listen to anymore. The host was READ MORE
What’s Essential?
This will be brief because I’m starting my vacation tomorrow. That’s also why you won’t see a new post here until November 18th. On Monday, however, be sure to check out the Better Me Podcast to here my interview with gynaecologist / singer-songwriter (yes, you read that right) Kristina Dervaitis talking about her new album READ MORE
No Such Thing as a ‘Best Before Date’ For People
On Friday I’m recording a podcast with a musician named Kristina Dervaitis who recently released her first album on her 46th birthday. She and her husband, Barry recorded the album in a home studio throughout the pandemic. Prior to this, Dervaitis worked full time as a gynaecologist. She still has a part-time practice in addition READ MORE
Your Silence Serves No One
I just started reading Luvvie Ajayi Jones’s latest book Professional Trouble Maker: The Fear-Fighter Manual. I’ve wanted to read it since I saw this video a few months ago and finally got myself a copy last week. Take 11 minutes and watch this talk she gave at TED almost four years ago. You’ll be glad READ MORE
