by Hernan Chousa | May 28, 2019 | Goal Setting
In every self-development course or seminar, goal setting is at the top of the list. And the value of goal setting is not in merely achieving your goals, but it is in the person you become when you do it: the skills you gain, the knowledge you acquire, the grit you...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | May 21, 2019 | Big Ideas, High Achievers, Self-reflection
I have noticed that one frequent question on podcasts these days is about which books people are reading and how many books they read a year. I think these are great questions and I love hearing about the books people are reading. I also love reading books. This...
by Frankie Johnston | May 14, 2019 | connection, Relationships
Everybody has a hero and thinks about heroes differently. I think a hero is someone who is kind and generous and most of all helpful. The person who displays all of these qualities is my uncle Robby who has always been there for me. The first reason why my...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | May 7, 2019 | Big Ideas, parenting, Relationships
Some people think that the skills you need to be effective parents are innate. This belief is especially common if you have grown up in a household with a strong, connected and caring parent or a set of parents who have provided positive parenting role models. There...
by Rachel Manley-Casimir | Apr 30, 2019 | Big Ideas, Courage, Habits, Self-reflection
How many of us know what we want to do? We know how we would like to eat, we know how much sleep feels best for us, we know how we would like to communicate with others and listen attentively, we know what foods we should eat to properly fuel our bodies. The list...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Apr 24, 2019 | parenting, Relationships
Do you ever ask your children to complete a task but they don’t do it? I have been reading a lot of parenting books lately to develop new skills and techniques to communicate respectfully and effectively with my kids. And I recently learned about a great tool...
by Naomi Manley-Casimir | Apr 8, 2019 | Big Ideas, connection, Courage, Fuel Your Passion, Happiness, High Achievers, Life lessons, Self-care, Self-reflection, Working Moms
The other day I was watching the movie Dumplin’. For those of you who have seen it, you’ll know that the characters in the movie are huge Dolly Parton fans. And this quote from Dolly Parton comes up a couple of times: “Figure Out Who You Are, and Do It On...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Apr 2, 2019 | High Achievers, Life lessons, Self-care
The flowers on our wedding day were white and purple orchids. I wore four in my hair. We also placed a stunning orchid plant in a beautiful, rectangular glass flower pot filled with grey polished stones as each centrepiece. One lucky person at each table took one...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Mar 26, 2019 | High Achievers, Leadership
An expert archer relies on their arrows to hit their target. And before they shoot they check to make sure every arrow in their quiver is the right kind for the task at hand. Recently, I was listening to an interview with Keith Krach on the Disrupt Yourself...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Mar 19, 2019 | Big Ideas, connection, parenting, Relationships
It’s just ten minutes a day and it has already had an amazing impact. For the last two months, our family has implemented ten minutes a day of quality time between each parent and each of our children. This is a first and most important tip in Amy McCready’s book...
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