What do you think of schools removing cursive writing from their teachings?

I suppose you can argue that of the 3R’s, (w)riting can be deemed “communication”, and maybe they’ll replace hieroglyphics ...

I’m done.

I celebrated 44 years February 29^th which was quite a milestone! 

During that time in business I’ve won 11 awards for creative, results oriented marketing programs, received the coveted Hu...

Last week I had lunch with my friend, Lorraine. We don’t see each other often because we both have very busy lives and live about three hours apart. Our lunch was planned about a month in advance.

I ...

Are heading to where you want to be?
 
When asked, “What holds back most people in your industry from being successful?” one of my mentors, Linda, responded, “A paradigm shift.”  Interesting response.
 
T...

Last night I was listening to the opposition party leader here in Canada talking about how our current government has let the people down. 

He pointed specifically to the escalating drug overdoses – ...

Have you ever started, ran, or worked in a small business?

Small business is not for everyone. Small business owners and employees often wear many hats. Their functions aren’t always clear cut, there...

Are you a fan? Do you have a favourite sport team you follow, kids that you cheer on or maybe a Netflix series you can’t get enough of?

Die-hard fans have the team jersey, know the schedule off by he...

My dad used to always say, “Anything worth having is worth working for.”  I’ve never been a stranger to working hard and going after what I want.  How about you? (Silly question since I already know t...

How much pain can you endure?

It’s not a question we want to test ourselves with but quite frankly we do, and daily.

How many people feel the need to work multiple jobs, keep a strict budget or say ...

I experienced an interesting text exchange with my cousin (she’s not on social media and unsubscribed from Aha! Moments a while ago so as not to clog her inbox so no chance of her seeing this … though...

Ah, the teenage years.  Remember them?  I do. 

In fact, I’m happy to see high-waisted pants and fitted tops return to the style guide for girls (and am working on getting into better shape so I ca...

I am notorious for doing that one more thing.

It was years ago in an education session that the facilitator was talking about how much time people waste. He pointed out how much you could actually ge...