Jan
09
What’s a holiday without a little 100 before 100 list crushing!?! For Christmas, the lovely Danielle LaPorte bought me two handmade wrist malas (or prayer beads) from Tiny Devotions and, by doing so, helped me cross off #38 – Rock out with some handmade mala beads! The black cord mala has beads of carnelian. Tiny …
Jan
03
Every year I love writing this post. It allows me to take the time to reflect on where I came from, who played a large part in my life over the last year, and remember the rad adventures that made me smile from ear to ear. It’s like a yearbook of awesome. I especially love …
Dec
01
corker #2: Mike Desjardins! Mike and I first connected as part of an all-male panel discussion for YWiB. With such intertwined circles, its amazing we went for so long without running into each other sooner. One rainy Vancouver day, after a yoga class at his favourite studio, we jammed on staff development and what we, …
Nov
10
Could I have anyone else other than my wicked sister start off this series? Of course not. This iron(WO)man, attraction ninja, baker, and adventurer extraordinaire has dropped truth bombs on me for years now. As she traveled the globe in October, she stopped to share some lessons from her Journey with us. I crave start …
Nov
02
I headed to London on a whim and, as previously mentioned, these stories tend to have a happy ending. I got off the plane, found my Oyster card from my bag, and minded the gap all the way to the London Business School. After getting off at the wrong stop, realizing my cell phone network …
Oct
31
I was ready to share a blog post today about what I learned from my remarkable weekend in London with some stellar friends (both new and old). And BOY was this weekend worth sharing! However, when I sat down, I checked my online banking to see what damage I did after the pounds had been …
Oct
26
Before I left Vancouver, a friend and colleague of mine looked at me and said: Play full out over there. You don’t want to look back and wish you did something different. BOOM! Words I’ve taken to heart since I’ve arrived in Copenhagen for sure! To me, playing full out means dropping the excuses, the …
Oct
20
My health is one of THE most important things in my life. Creating a difference in this world starts with ensuring I am physically and mentally able to do so. Having a healthy body and mind is like tying up my laces before a marathon. It’s the first and most important step to ensuring I …
Sep
18
#85: Make chocolate by hand Thanks to CocaNymph’s great workshops (and a Christmas present from my rad sis), me and some friends spent an evening learning about and making our own chocolate. We were given a little history lesson about where chocolate came from, tasted a few different grades of chocolate, and then got our …
Sep
01
A year ago, on my second day, in the hot upstairs room of the West 4th lululemon store, I wrote down the goal: “I complete my MBA by Sept 2013.” I then jumped into the land of luon and proceeded … … to welcome and train over 220 new hires from around the world. … …