by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Jul 20, 2021 | Anti-racism, Bravery, Courage, High Achievers, Leadership, Life lessons, Next Big Goal, Personal growth
How many of you have been in a situation at work where someone makes an offensive comment, where speaking up would be the right thing to do, and instead you’ve been frozen? Maybe you were shocked or couldn’t believe what you just heard. Maybe your mind was...
by Rachel Manley-Casimir | Jan 25, 2021 | Big Ideas, Courage, Gratitude, Happiness, High Achievers, Kindness, Mindset, positivity, Self-care
Feeling like you made a yucky mistake can be debilitating. Often you can get stuck in a vicious cycle. One where you continually look back on a decision you made or an action you took (or failed to take) and repeatedly beat yourself up for it. When this happens...
by Rachel Manley-Casimir | Oct 6, 2020 | Big Ideas, Coaching, Courage, Sports
I have had the great privilege of competing in a variety of sports. As an athlete, I’m used to competition. I’ve also coached a lot of teams, so I know what competition is like as a coach as well. But let me tell you about how coaching ten year-olds...
by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Sep 29, 2020 | Big Ideas, connection, Courage, Gratitude, Health, Life lessons, Personal growth, Resilience, Self-care, Self-reflection, Survive, surviving
When I think back over the past few years and my trauma recovery journey, I remember how difficult it was to have faith that what I was doing would help me find my way through the muck. I was lucky because the counsellor I was seeing specializes in trauma. His...
by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Aug 21, 2020 | Big Ideas, Courage, Habits, High Achievers, Life lessons, Next Big Goal, Self-reflection
All of us have asked for advice at one time or another. But here’s the big question: did you take it? The idea of taking the advice you ask for is simple but not always easy to put into practice. I can think of times that I haven’t following the...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jun 30, 2020 | Anti-racism, Big Ideas, Courage
As we watch the worldwide protests against the brutality of racist police violence and excesses in state power, many wonder how we can respectfully show our support. How can we actively participate? How can we stand, walk and work alongside those who insist that Black...
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