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The Wheel of Life

The Wheel of Life is a simple tool for you to take a quick snapshot of your life.  It'll give you a sense of where you are most satisfied and where you might want to make some changes. Wheel of Life (pdf)

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Powerful Questions for 2009

• Small changes done consistently day in and day out lead to big success.
• If your resolve to make a change this year is starting to slip, now’s the time to refocus.
• Ask yourself some powerful questions about what you want to achieve in 2009. These are great questions to consider in quiet reflection or in conversation with your partner, friends or family.
• Get clear about what you want to happen this year and then start with something simple.

Powerful Questions (pdf)

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Quote of the Day

Don’t you love a good quote? Quotes seem to be able to capture that perfect bit of wisdom in just a few words.

They make great tools to help hold your focus or remind you what is important.

They’re inspiring and wise – and somehow the right quote just seems as if it is speaking directly to your heart.

Click here for some of my favourite quotes

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The Power of One

Once upon a time...more

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Articles

Top Ten Personal Habits - read article

Successful people have a regular routine of daily or weekly habits that reinforce the things that are most important to them. By practicing a set of personal success habits, they maintain a positive outlook, keep focused on their priorities, have more

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Why Asking Why Won't Work - read article

If you Google “why” you get a whopping 697,000,000 hits. Probably a few more than the number of times you’ve asked yourself that question, but chances are your own personal “why” count is pretty high. more

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What's Holding You Back - read article

Inspiration comes in the most unusual ways. You never know where the most perfect piece of wisdom might show up. While cruising along the highway between Edmonton and Calgary, I passed under an electronic sign with a large, red flashing message: more

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De-Grinch Yourself & Steal Back Christmas - read article

Do you feel like you are held hostage by the holiday season? Are you balanced precariously on the edge of sanity like the Grinch on the top of Mount Crumpit?

Well you are not alone. more

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Are you afraid to make waves? - read article

One of my favourite things is to get away to our beautiful beach house on Vancouver Island. Living in landlocked Alberta, it sure is great to escape to the ocean. And once I’m there one of the fun things to do is to sit on the deck and watch the boats go up and down the Juan de Fuca Strait. more

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How much room do you take up in life? - read article

If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much room.
Jayne Howard

Chances are when you read that quote you had one of two reactions. Living on the edge is a risky, precarious, unpredictable proposition. Or you might have thought living on the edge is exciting, spontaneous, rewarding. And the truth is both are right. more

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life lessons at Starbucks - read article

I have to confess that I like to indulge in a Starbucks Tazo Chai Latte about once a week. It’s a pleasant change from coffee and the spicy flavours remind me of my trip to India. Now I consider myself a reasonably observant person, so imagine my surprise...more

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getting yanked out by your roots - read article

My mother was a fabulous gardener. She spent many hours puttering in her garden, nurturing her plants, arranging cut flowers and trying to convince my father that certain green sprouts were indeed not weeds..more

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Why New Year’s Resolutions are the Worst and Best of Times - read article

Death, taxes and new year’s resolutions. You can count on all of them. Isn’t it amazing that in spite of their poor record of success, many people continue to make a declaration at the beginning of January about what will be different by the end of the year. Sad thing is that by mid February most people’s resolutions have fallen by the wayside only to be resurrected the following year. more

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Retreating from - and to - life - read article

A week in the Tuscan countryside with poet David Whyte. When I got the invitation, I didn't need to think twice about signing up for this wonderful retreat. It offered a delightful combination of many of the things I love - hiking beautiful landscapes, Italian food and wine, a chance for meaningful conversation, poetry and reflection and most importantly, a temporary escape from my usual life. more

5 Ways to Create a New Habit - read article

Creating a new habit can sometimes seem like a daunting task. Even with the best of intentions, old habits just seem to get in the way. Good intentions need great actions in order to get results. There are some basic strategies that will help you get started and keep on track with your new habit. Before you know it, you’ll be amazed and pleased at your progress.

Try these five ways to create a new habit...

5 Steps to Create a Success Circle - read article

One key strategy in achieving your goals is to create a personal success circle. Surrounding yourself with people who support you helps to keep you on track and motivated. Think of your success circle as your go-to group who are committed to offering you encouragement, ideas, resources and an objective opinion.

Here are five steps to create your success circle...