by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jan 1, 2019 | Big Ideas, High Achievers, Life lessons, Self-reflection
The other day I was riding the streetcar in Toronto on a rainy day. As I stood in the crowded streetcar, I noticed the raindrops running down the streetcar window. Some raindrops were standing completely still. Others landed and started to move slowly down...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Dec 26, 2018 | Big Ideas, connection, Happiness, Life lessons, Relationships
Photo Credit: Johnson Lee Holidays are wonderful – full of fun, full of family, full of laughter and yes… full of hassle. Every two years, our family gets together to celebrate the holidays. All told, there are 20 of us and, as a I write...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Dec 15, 2018 | Big Ideas, connection, Happiness, Health, Life lessons, Relationships, Self-care
Does it surprise you that we spend the majority of each day travelling through time? This morning I listened to the Daily Calm and Tamara Levitt talked about the amount of time we spend time travelling each day. As humans, we can spend up to 75% of our days...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Dec 11, 2018 | Big Ideas, connection, Life lessons, parenting, Relationships, Self-reflection
Deep self-reflection is an important skill that can support people to be successful in all aspects of their lives. Self-reflection can help people learn from their experiences, improve their relationship skills, and overcome obstacles that stand in the way of...
by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Nov 30, 2018 | Big Ideas, High Achievers, Leadership
Innovation is a big buzzword these days. Everyone wants to be considered innovative. Everyone wants to figure out how to innovate. One success factor that is critical to innovation is to have enough time and talent to actually do innovative activities. To...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Nov 29, 2018 | Big Ideas, connection, Life lessons, parenting, positivity, Relationships, Self-reflection, Teachers
Have you ever thought about whether you open or close gates for other people? I’m sure many of you have heard the term ‘gatekeeper.’ Gatekeepers are people who restrict access to something or someone. Their job is to: Keep. People. Out....
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 Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Nov 8, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, Fuel Your Passion, Life lessons, Self-care, Self-reflection
Lately I have been reflecting a lot on the problem of dissonance. Todd Henry talks a lot about dissonance in his book The Accidental Creative and in his podcast episode: “How Dissonance Steals Your Creative Edge” and it really got me thinking about the...
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...
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