June 2012 Circle with Terri Segal, Elisha MacMillan and Shaw Percussion.
Happy 2016! Though every moment is a new beginning, there is heightened awareness of this as we enter a New Year. A fresh opportunity to welcome new adventures, new acquaintances, new thoughts and magical moments! I am reminded by this quote that balance is also important and that we will also be letting go of what no longer serves us. Read more
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It is Valentine’s week so it feels very timely to be answering a question that was sent in from a Type 5 reader asking, “How do I stay connected with my emotions and not detach when it is important to do so? Please review my overview blog on Type 5 for background. I decided to reach out to my panel of experts…the Type 5s in my life for their input to this question. Needless to say, it was not an easy response for the majority of them, which is why this question is so powerful.
Type 5s are in the Thinking Triad and identify powerfully with; “A sense of being a detached, outside observer of the world – not part of it. They resist recognizing physical presence and state, feelings and needs, from the book “The Wisdom of the Enneagram”. Read more
This topic has come about so frequently with clients and in my own life over the past few weeks that it felt like a great topic to write about. This subject of mirroring is not a simple process to understand however it can be very powerful. In the big picture, I always say that “we do not see the world as it is, we see the world as we are!” This means that we interpret our outer experiences from the perspective that we hold at any given time. If we wake up one morning over-tired and not in a great mood, the experiences of our day seem to reflect that mood that we hold! As Abraham would say:, “The worse it gets, the worse it gets!!” Thankfully, the opposite is true too:, “The better it gets, the better it gets! Read more
Fall is officially here and so too is the fourth quarter of 2011! I attended a wonderful business symposium last week entitled “Business Innovation in Changing Times”. It was focused to give small and medium sized businesses access to ideas and insights to adapt their businesses to the changing marketplace. The afternoon keynote speaker was Arlene Dickinson, CEO of Venture Communications and co-star of CBC’s Dragons Den. She shared real stories of her life journey and the lessons she learned about how to succeed in business and as an entrepreneur. They were tough, funny and very relate-able, especially for the women in the audience. Arlene highlighted the incredible opportunity we have in Canada to live a life that we choose. To remember what motivates us and to take opportunities when they present themselves and figure out the how tos along the way. I look forward to reading more about her life lessons from her new book “Persuasion”.