Aloha! I’m back. Hope you all had a great couple of weeks. I had a refreshing vacation in Maui.
If you want to get inspired, you should visit the Hawaiian Islands. They have changed my life; they may change yours. We all have places that empower us. The Hawaiian Islands do this for me. Maui has a special place in my heart; it is where I originally came up with the idea for my blog. So, I thought I should use my holiday as a chance to reflect on my blog, past and present.
Read MoreI’m so excited that today a role model of mine and fellow Canadian blogger, Elan Morgan (aka Schmutzie), is sharing her thoughts on perseverance with us. As I have said before in a previous post, "tome, my role models are individuals who have the courage to be real, to be vulnerable, to be themselves, and to share their journeys." Elan does this through speaking from her heart. I was first introduced to Elan electronically when I was a juror for the Canadian Weblog Awards. After hearing her Ted Talk, I had to ask her to be part of the "Profiles of Perseverance" series as Elan encouraged me to be more open and to dig deep by sharing my personal narrative online. I'm so thankful for Elan's advice; she truly inspires me. Thanks, Elan, for your presence on my blogging journey!
Read MoreDuring a routine run around my local lake this past weekend, instead of bringing my headphones like I usually do, I decided to be silent in nature and reflect on my journey. On the west coast, we are lucky to have some of the biggest trees in the world. Trees teach me a lot and being in their presence reminds me to think outside myself. The trees around here have been growing for hundreds of years and keep reaching higher, despite obstacles. They are a force to be reckoned with – I haven’t even touched on how deep their roots must be. Check out this beautiful video I found called "Growing is Forever" that I thought would visually encapsulate what I feel when I am surrounded by these tall trees.
Read MoreScott Vannatter is 54 years-old and has had several careers throughout his life. He has been a programmer, worked in computers in several capacities, and was a teacher of special needs middle-schoolers. On May 7, 2010, Scott suffered a severe hemorrhagic stroke, which forced him to stop working in February of 2012. At this point in his life, Scott maintains daily blogging on his website and has, finally, earned one of his dreams: that of being a published author. He is published online at www.atomicavarice.com (“The Way It Is”) and in print with his story “Sirens of the Undead” contained in the anthology “The Dead Sea” on sale at Amazon in print and on Kindle: Scott’s Story. Scott lives in Middletown, Indiana, with his cat, Tamika.
Read MoreWhen you travel, the focus is on the destination. Travel guides draw you in with the sites you will see and what you will experience when you are visiting the new places. But for me, the highlights of any adventure I have ever been on, are the beautiful heart-felt connections you will develop with the people on your journey.
The people you meet along the way make the experience. I thought I needed to go to all these amazing places throughout the world to see the sites. What my soul craves, though, is to go meet new people and to build connections with them. Those are my most precious moments and souvenirs from travelling. The memories/lessons learned from these connections are what I cherish most.
Read MoreJac McNeil is a certified professional coach and a self-leadership expert for women solopreneurs. She completed her training and earned her credentials through The Coaches Training Institute (CTI) and International Coach Federation (PCC). Her work helps women unearth their own powerful business truths so they can do more of the work they love and feel called to do. Through the lens of self-leadership, she helps women bring their unique strengths, gifts and powerful potential more fully to their work and create thriving, integrity-based businesses. She created the transformational business-building program In Your Element and the digital program Your Personal Business Retreat Kit (to be released in April 2013). She lives in Fall River, Nova Scotia, with her husband Matt, little girls Sophie and Emilie, and their Bernese Mountain Dog Guinness.
Read MoreWhen you think you don’t have anything super exciting to announce or to say, do you stop talking or hide your thoughts?
A friend asked me recently why I wasn’t posting more regularly. While I had been posting, I think what she really meant to ask was: why wasn’t I sharing more of my journey on the blog?
After she brought this up, I found a chance to head to the water and reflect. As you may know, water is my source of inspiration. When I’m looking for guidance, I seek it out.
Read MoreOver a year ago, I had the privilege of profiling Jacqueline Boone. She writes an amazing blog called 6 Months to Live, which is all about living a life you love and embracing life as fully as you can. She has encouraged me to persevere in this journey, and I want to support her in achieving her BIGGEST DREAM yet!
Her deepest passion is to travel and to connect with people on a global scale, and she has an opportunity to travel the world for the next 6 months and to have enough money at the end of the trip to create her start-up, which will transform the way people connect and achieve their dreams!
Read MoreAs some of you know, I was interviewed by Anne-Sophie for her podcast recently. I was a little nervous as I had never done one before but it was amazing and so much fun. I love trying to new things and reaching out of my comfort zone. We had such a fun discussion - the conversation is 45 minutes long. Thanks Anne-Sophie for the opportunity! Click the image to hear the interview. I'd love to hear your feedback on it.
Read MoreOn a walk this past weekend and seeing all the beauty that surrounded me, I started to think about my blog. The “random” thoughts going through my head centred around how can I make my site a better foundation for all of us to grow.
This spring shouldn’t just be a time for flowers to reach their full potential; we should take their cue that it is our time to rise up.
Instead of looking to myself for the answers, I am reaching out and asking for your input; we are on this journey together. You are a vital part of this community and your “random” thoughts matter.
Read Moremet author Heather Grace Stewart “randomly” last year through the blogging community on WordPress.com, even though we grew up in the same city. We have never met in person yet have so much in common. Therefore, when she asked me to take part in this blog hop – I jumped at the opportunity to get to know my new “friend” a little more.
Read MoreJesse Ruben is a Philly-bred singer/songwriter currently living in Brooklyn, NY. He has independently sold over 10,000 albums, gotten song placements on TV shows such as One Tree Hill, Degrassi, and Teen Mom and toured with some amazing artists including Jewel, KT Tunstall, Rick Springfield, and Hanson. His song “We Can” is in regular rotation on the XM/Sirius Coffeehouse channel, which called him “the next generation of singer/songwriter”.
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