Personal Stories

OK – you heard it first here. I am a bona fide, card carrying, registered Halloween Fan. Halloween became my Mecca when we moved into our house in Oakville, but my Dad warned me I should only expect about 20 kids. What travesty was this!!? This became my raison d’etre. I wanted to become the Halloween destination of choice in my neighbourhood.

When was the last time you thanked a client for choosing you, and not your competition? When was the last time you told a friend how much it means to you that she trusts you with her secrets? When was the last time you told this same friend you...

For many of us, including me, hearing the news of a friend with illness often brings thoughts of … Thank God it’s not me! We are often in denial of anything bad happening to us from a health perspective. We feel invincible, particularly when we’re still young and in good health. On November 1, 2008 at the age of 49, I also felt invincible. I was in good health according to my doctor. My recent annual check up had revealed nothing to be worried...

Aim for what you want. Make calls and plead your case if need be. Schedule lunch together. The good news is that although another’s reaction could be off at first, his perspective changes more to your liking. Understand what you need to do to increase your happiness.

When you envision what success will mean to you, do you see yourself as a small fish trying to swim where the big fish do in fear of being eaten alive? Or do you believe that you have every right to swim where there are bigger fish? Do you see the ocean as a large, shared entity where all fish work in tandem? Yes, sometimes it is a fish eat fish world.