by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Mar 19, 2018 | Big Ideas, High Achievers, Life lessons, Relationships, Self-care
Recently, I reconnected with one of my favourite people in the world. You know the kind of person I’m talking about…the kind of person who is filled with love and positivity and lights up a room when he walks in. The kind of person who has accomplished so...
by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Mar 13, 2018 | Big Ideas, Courage, Self-reflection
I recently had the privilege of hosting an International Women’s Day event, and our keynote speaker was Paulina Cameron, who by the way is a very interesting and compelling speaker, especially on the topic of female entrepreneurs. She wrote and curated a book...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Mar 6, 2018 | Big Ideas, High Achievers, Life lessons, Self-care, Working Moms
At a recent conference, I reconnected with a lovely, accomplished law professor that I hadn’t seen for awhile and asked her how her law teaching was going. She told me that although she’s now very comfortable in her job, as a full-time working mother of two...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Feb 27, 2018 | Big Ideas, High Achievers, Next Big Goal
Have you ever found a book that really resonates with you? Through a series of serendipitous events, I happened upon a great book that seemed to be written just for me: The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson. In the book, Jeff Olson talks about the way in which successful...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Feb 20, 2018 | Fuel Your Passion, High Achievers, Self-care
I’ve never really thought of myself as an artist. In part, this is because I was completely overshadowed by my sister Rachel who is a very gifted artist in a number of mediums (just take a look at her amazing painting above!). I vividly remember being in art...
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 Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Feb 6, 2018 | Big Ideas, High Achievers, Next Big Goal, Positive self-talk, reframing
During the ten years that it took me to complete my PhD (yes…that’s right, it took me ten years!), every book and article that I read related to my PhD topic. I’m sure you’re wondering: “What was your PhD topic, Kirsten?” The short...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jan 29, 2018 | Big Ideas, reframing, Relationships, Working Moms
The other morning, I was washing the dishes in my pjs and coffee grounds shot up into my right eye. Yep, I was temporarily blinded while washing the coffee portafilter – you know, the thing that you put your coffee grounds into for a home espresso...
by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Jan 23, 2018 | Big Ideas, High Achievers, reframing, Working Moms
I’m going to tell you something that people who know me will be surprised to find out. I. HATE. PACKING. So I procrastinate like crazy until I’ve finally run out of time and absolutely have to pack. But I have a five minute hack for you that is absolutely...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jan 15, 2018 | Big Ideas, High Achievers, Next Big Goal
I love meeting new people. I’m always excited to hear about their lives – about what they have done in the past, what they’re doing now, and what they have planned for their future. Each person has an interesting story and personality...
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