by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Nov 20, 2018 | Big Ideas, Happiness, High Achievers, Life lessons, Self-reflection
I was talking with a friend recently about a strange situation at work. Someone that many of us interacted with was displaying heightened levels of stress and emotional responses that were out of proportion with the circumstances. The responses and behaviours...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Nov 13, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, Happiness, Life lessons, parenting, Self-reflection
One big lesson I learned through sport is to focus on process not on outcome. And lately I have realized how important a lesson this is to teach my kids. As parents, we need to praise the process – the struggle, the failures and the resilience of our...
by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Oct 30, 2018 | Big Ideas, connection, Happiness, Life lessons, Relationships, Self-care, Self-reflection
I came across Beverly Busson’s saying “Life is not a dress rehearsal” recently in the Canada 150 Women book. It’s a good concise reminder that THIS is life. We only get one shot at this life and we’re choosing the way we live it every day. We can rush...
by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Oct 16, 2018 | Big Ideas, Fitness, Happiness, Life lessons, Next Big Goal, Self-care, Sleep, Working Moms
Recently one of my friends posted “Build a Life. Don’t live one.” as their Facebook status and it really struck me. Too often, I find myself caught up in the ongoing current of my life. Work is busy and I tend to focus on the week ahead, rather than looking further...
by Jennifer Monahan | Oct 9, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, Happiness, Life lessons, Self-reflection
One of my friends sent me a link to a short, 16-minute documentary titled Slomo. If you haven’t seen it, take a look. It’s about a doctor who walks away from his medical career to do what he loves. He had two things happen that drove him to do this: first, he started...
by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Sep 18, 2018 | Big Ideas, Happiness, High Achievers, reframing
Have you ever had a job or a set of responsibilities that you just weren’t good at? You tried and tried, but it just didn’t click? When I was in this situation, it was frustrating. I’m smart. I’m willing to do the work, but no...
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