Miscellaneous

I’m writing this on April 7th, 2022 – what would have been my dad’s 89th birthday. In the 5 years since Simon McGean retired his earthly body, a lot has changed in my life and in the world. But I can’t help but think how much changed in his lifetime.  He was number 7 in a…

Happy Anniversary! It’s been a year this week since my book “Round Trip: How I found Myself on Three Wheels” was released. It was such an honour to cross Canada and meet so many people – if you haven’t read it yet – please pick up a copy. Beauty I like to pull Oracle cards…

Hello Meditation, my old friend I realized this week that I had fallen (a little) back into busyness. Not the frenetic kind that has gotten me in trouble before but a pace that did not allow for as much downtime. One morning I realized that there would be no time to fit in my usual…

Connection Almost everywhere I turn my attention lately, I see a reference to Connection. Blog posts, Ted talks and even listening to people at work. Connection is a big deal but what is it and what is so important about it? I’ve started reading Deb Dana’s book “Anchored” which is a discussion on polyvagal theory…

Spring and turning points… Spring is on the way, the temperatures are starting to creep upwards as the extreme cold of a Québec winter starts to fade. The sun seems to shine more often and I can hear the sounds of melting ice when I take my dog out during the afternoon. Daylight savings is…

Luck is where preparation meets opportunity Roman Stoic Philosopher, Seneca the Younger is quoted as having said “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”  I once had an amazing manager who used to say this all the time and I have to admit, I’ve used it quite a bit myself. I consider myself a very…

A painting of an Eagle An older piece of artwork was chosen to accompany today’s episode. It’s the first painting that I had done in 2020 after a break of several years and was inspired by the work that we were doing in my Personal & Business Performance coach training class with Canada Coach Academy.  We…

Goals and how to approach them According to a Harvard study, 83% of people do not set goals. And, for those that do, there are varying degrees of success but the likelihood of bringing one to fruition increases depending upon how you approach it. For instance, simply having an idea has about 10% chance of…

L is for Love A couple of years ago, I adopted the mantra LAF.  The cover art for this episode depicts the L and the F disguised as butterflies with a motorcycle helmet for the A. I still plan to get a simplified version of that, like a pencil sketch, tattooed somewhere on my person. Since…

As a coach, I’ve learned to leave my own beliefs, values and attitudes at the door when working with a client. My job is not to influence the coachee to nudge them in any particular direction. Rather the task is to help them uncover a new sense of self-awareness that will empower them – to…