by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Feb 13, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, Fuel Your Passion, Life lessons, Self-care
Every once in awhile I cry. It doesn’t happen often but every once in awhile I’m overcome with sadness – at the state of the world, at the grief of my friends, and at the loss of loved ones. Lately, I have been thinking a lot about two...
by Jodie Lightfoot | Dec 12, 2017 | High Achievers, Life lessons, Self-care, Working Moms
I promise you, LESS is way MORE fun! I used to pride myself on being “lightfooted” – quick and efficient at everything, from leaping out of bed in the morning to leaping around the globe every three years – from Edmonton to London, UK back to Toronto, across to...
by Sara Greenfield | Dec 5, 2017 | Fuel Your Passion, Life lessons, Self-care, Working Moms
I remember my close friend telling me that she was ready to go back to work at the end of her maternity leave. I was about three months pregnant at the time and I didn’t love my job (I actually did love the work but the environment was quite toxic and my boss was...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Nov 29, 2017 | Big Ideas, Courage, High Achievers, Life lessons, Next Big Goal
Recently, I met with a friend for coffee. I hadn’t seen her since university and it was so great to catch up. She’s an amazing person – the kind of person that walks in the room and everybody notices. She is tall, stylish, and looks like a model. Even more...
by Rachel Manley-Casimir | Nov 20, 2017 | Courage, High Achievers, Life lessons, Next Big Goal
Let’s get straight to the punchline – here is the actual secret to greatness: Repeated. Incompetent. Action. Yes, repeated, incompetent action is necessary to achieve greatness. No one gets to jump over this uncomfortable, awkward, soggy puddle of muck that is...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Apr 13, 2017 | Big Ideas, High Achievers, Life lessons, Self-care, Working Moms
For many years, I thought I could do it all. I was working full-time and trying not to sacrifice any family time while trying to finish my dissertation. On a typical day, the most time I could string together to work on my PhD was about an hour and a half at night...
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