The question Gloria Macarenko asked that stumped me (even though I knew she would ask me)
Speaking to the wonderful Gloria Macarenko on CBC in an interview on play, I got stumped. Gloria: This city is expensive. What do you say...
The elephant in the room (or why talking doesn't work)
I tell you you're awesome and you don't believe me. I tell you you're awesome - one thousand times. Your friend tells you you're awesome...
Should we really fake it till we make it? Amy Cuddy's TED talk
"Your body language shapes who you are." Amy Cuddy presents one of my favourite TED talks. She talks about sticking your arms in the air...
Emotional Correctness Over Being PC
Words are important. The words we choose have an impact on others and the culture we are creating. Words aren't everything. They are the...
Mr. Rogers + Marina Abramovic: the radical act of slowing down
What drew people to Mr. Rogers even though he always seemed ridiculously slow to me? Why were people transformed and moved to tears when...
"Am I overreacting?"- You may appreciate a dirty plate metaphor
(Dirty plate metaphor sounds just a bit sexy...do read on. ;) There are those times when someone, especially a special someone, doesn't...
Why we might be scared of clowns, or anyone for that matter.
I just read an article in GQ (?!) entitled "Look, Man, You're Not Actually Scared of Clowns," which has got me to again revisit this...
Gord Downie: a permission giver
I speak a lot in the work I do about being a permission-giver. In Canada, we were recently with Gord Downie, of the Tragically Hip, as he...
Be Creative! Why this order doesn't work
"'Being creative' is not something beyond us, nor do we have to become it. "Creative" is an idea that compartmentalizes and limits our...
feelingthoughts: the word invented in a Colombian fishing village
There is a coastal community in Colombia, who consider themselves sentipensantes, beings that use both their brain and their heart. (If...
weird but not too weird #2
As I create an identity for my new 3 in 1 blog I am still thinking about the idea of "weird but not too weird." There's the part of me...