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“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” That was one of the sayings I heard frequently as a child. It didn’t ring true then and it still doesn’t. Words have far reaching and potentially devastating effects on the recipient. We have heard a lot lately about bullying and teens…

Last week I wrote on how each of us is a leader whether we recognize it or not. This week I am thinking about how good leaders take responsibility for their choices and actions. Unfortunately responsibility is one of those things that many avoid. You are probably familiar with a cartoon in the paper called…

Yes, you lead. If not you, then who? Leadership is not just about corporate CEO’s or elected officials. It is about each of us and the choices we make in our lives. By example we are leading our employees, our family, our children and our friends. It may be as small as the decision on…

Awhile ago I wrote about someday, one day, never. Well, this week my one day happened. My partner and I were away from home and had called back to check on my elderly mother in law (with whom we live). She did not answer and after dozens of calls, we had the neighbour go and…

When you sit down at your desk in the morning and turn on your computer what is the first thing you do? Check your e-mail? If so, you are like hundreds maybe thousands of us. Email is a truly amazing thing and it often is the biggest thief of time and productivity that exists. You…

Words define us. The words we say out loud or in our heads define our reality. If we use words that constrict our choices: don’t, can’t, won’t, then it is likely that indeed we don’t, we can’t or we won’t. Yet those kind of negative and minimizing words are generally part of most people’s every…

Years ago I won a speech contest which started:”Questions, questions, questions ” At that time I did not realize how truly important questions were. It seems to me that as a society we are encouraged not to ask questions. For example, on TV these days there is a commercial saying that the residents of BC…

It’s spring in all its glory where I live. The snowdrops and crocus are fading as the daffodils and tulips begin to raise their pretty heads. There is more light and with the change to daylight savings that light lasts longer into the evening. Unfortunately the downside of all that light is taking a good…

In August 2008 I got a smart phone. It changed my life. If I was watching TV and a topic was discussed I could look up more on my phone. I could play games -lots of games. I could check out Apps -even more apps than games. I could pick up my work email. First…

While I was watching curling the other night I had my laptop on my knee and was working through my email. I was astonished to discover over my three accounts I had close to 600 emails to review. Granted most of them were subscriptions to other sites, newsletters etc and that number was still ridiculous.…