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Do You Have Good Boundaries? They Are Important
In the 1960s my father was the Credit Union Manager in a small Saskatchewan town. He believed in people and had interesting ways of helping them get their needs met....
Do You Have Good Boundaries? They Are Important
In the 1960s my father was the Credit Union Manager in a small Saskatchewan town. He believed in people and had interesting ways of helping them get their needs met....
Are You Tenacious?
My sister never liked it when I used what she called "big words". I remember making her a poster-sized photo collage for her thirty-fifth wedding anniversary with a heading that...
Are You Tenacious?
My sister never liked it when I used what she called "big words". I remember making her a poster-sized photo collage for her thirty-fifth wedding anniversary with a heading that...
Are You A Winner? Learn from Those Who Are Winners
We just finished watching the Winter Olympics as well as the Brier Curling Finals. Each of them offered several lessons that we can apply in our personal lives: 1. Practice...
Are You A Winner? Learn from Those Who Are Winners
We just finished watching the Winter Olympics as well as the Brier Curling Finals. Each of them offered several lessons that we can apply in our personal lives: 1. Practice...
Self-Care Like Computers Do Maintenance
It seems that we are constantly being reminded to practice self-care. Eating nutritionally, getting enough sleep and exercising regularly are common messages that we have all heard repeatedly. But there...
Self-Care Like Computers Do Maintenance
It seems that we are constantly being reminded to practice self-care. Eating nutritionally, getting enough sleep and exercising regularly are common messages that we have all heard repeatedly. But there...
Stuff Happens
Just when you think that you have everything under control, the unexpected happens. This week I placed an order for office supplies but my credit card was denied. How surprising...
Stuff Happens
Just when you think that you have everything under control, the unexpected happens. This week I placed an order for office supplies but my credit card was denied. How surprising...
Integrity Vs Despair
My uncle was a judge of the Queen's Bench of Canada. I remember how upset he was when he was told that he had to retire by his 75th birthday....
Integrity Vs Despair
My uncle was a judge of the Queen's Bench of Canada. I remember how upset he was when he was told that he had to retire by his 75th birthday....
Are You A Nag? Try New Ways of Dealing with Others
So many times, people become upset because they are continually telling someone what should be done without results. They nag and nag about the issue, but nothing changes. Then they...
Are You A Nag? Try New Ways of Dealing with Others
So many times, people become upset because they are continually telling someone what should be done without results. They nag and nag about the issue, but nothing changes. Then they...
Who's Your Valentine?
As we approach February 14th it is time to think about relationships and their meaning. Ponder the following:1. Most people spend more time shopping for a new vehicle than finding...
Who's Your Valentine?
As we approach February 14th it is time to think about relationships and their meaning. Ponder the following:1. Most people spend more time shopping for a new vehicle than finding...
Time for Paws
Have you ever noticed that some people treat their animals better than they treat other people? They beam when Spot enters the room and spend time greeting and cuddling him....
Time for Paws
Have you ever noticed that some people treat their animals better than they treat other people? They beam when Spot enters the room and spend time greeting and cuddling him....
Business Pros and Cons
So many people have a dream of having their own business. They focus on benefits that they could enjoy including freedom to choose schedule, pride of ownership and hopefully large...
Business Pros and Cons
So many people have a dream of having their own business. They focus on benefits that they could enjoy including freedom to choose schedule, pride of ownership and hopefully large...
Where Do You Spend Your Time? Past, Present or ...
There are three places where you can live your life: 1. In the past - People who have regrets and are "stuck" thinking about things that cannot be corrected often...
Where Do You Spend Your Time? Past, Present or ...
There are three places where you can live your life: 1. In the past - People who have regrets and are "stuck" thinking about things that cannot be corrected often...
Ten No Cost Options
At the beginning of each new year it is easy to set goals that have a big price-tag. But that doesn't have to be the case. In fact, planning expensive...
Ten No Cost Options
At the beginning of each new year it is easy to set goals that have a big price-tag. But that doesn't have to be the case. In fact, planning expensive...
Trust Your Instincts and Avoid Problems
It was early in the morning and I had just woken up when my home phone rang. The gentleman on the other end called me by name and asked if...
Trust Your Instincts and Avoid Problems
It was early in the morning and I had just woken up when my home phone rang. The gentleman on the other end called me by name and asked if...
Focus to Reach Goals
I have a client who faithfully goes to the gym three times a week. He told me that he is surprised at the lack of focus of others who are...
Focus to Reach Goals
I have a client who faithfully goes to the gym three times a week. He told me that he is surprised at the lack of focus of others who are...
How to Mess Up Your Children
So often adults use the adage "Do as I say - not as I do" and then wonder why their children have problems while growing up and when they become...
How to Mess Up Your Children
So often adults use the adage "Do as I say - not as I do" and then wonder why their children have problems while growing up and when they become...
The Family Orange
I love looking at the fresh produce at the grocery store. Often I have been enticed by large, beautiful oranges and then am disappointed to find that what I have...
The Family Orange
I love looking at the fresh produce at the grocery store. Often I have been enticed by large, beautiful oranges and then am disappointed to find that what I have...
Life Is Choices - Choose Thanksgiving
It is so easy to focus on all the things that go wrong in a day or in life. Fall is a season that reminds us to focus on the...
Life Is Choices - Choose Thanksgiving
It is so easy to focus on all the things that go wrong in a day or in life. Fall is a season that reminds us to focus on the...
How to Remember - November 11th
Memory is an interesting faculty of human life. Often I hear clients express concern about not being able to remember everything or recognizing that their memory isn't working as well...
How to Remember - November 11th
Memory is an interesting faculty of human life. Often I hear clients express concern about not being able to remember everything or recognizing that their memory isn't working as well...
O Christmas Tree
I happened to go into a large retail store recently and was absolutely shocked by the extremely long wall that was stocked from floor to ceiling with artificial Christmas trees....
O Christmas Tree
I happened to go into a large retail store recently and was absolutely shocked by the extremely long wall that was stocked from floor to ceiling with artificial Christmas trees....
Life Is Not A Movie
Younger people are shocked when they find out that I was born in the era of "pre-television". I remember the first day that we got the big box that only...
Life Is Not A Movie
Younger people are shocked when they find out that I was born in the era of "pre-television". I remember the first day that we got the big box that only...