Supporting Mothers in the Workplace
“Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are.” — Dorothy Canfield Fisher It’s the end of February, which means International Women’s Day (March 8) is coming soon. Since many women are mothers, we thought it would be the ideal time to discuss how we can better support mothers in […]
10 Trips to Plan in 2023
“The gladdest moment in human life, methinks, is a departure into unknown lands.” – Sir Richard Burton It’s a new year, which means for many of us, a fresh start. Now that the world is opened up again, Canadians are once again travelling. Will 2023 be the year you finally explore those places on […]
Faith is What Guides Us: At Christmas and All Year Round
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 Since we are in the thick of the festive season, we thought we would take this […]
An Employee First Model Puts Health, Safety and Wellbeing at the Forefront
“Safety brings first aid to the uninjured.” — F.S. Hughes Many of us have to work. Whether you’re in a career you’re passionate about or a job that puts food on the table and pays the bills, one thing’s for certain – you deserve to feel safe. In a recent Angus Reid survey of […]
What Breaks Your Heart? Finding Meaning and Purpose through Giving Back
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” — Acts 20:35 It was just Thanksgiving. A time when we practice gratitude for the things we have and the people we share our lives with. It is also a time to reflect on those who aren’t as fortunate. Everyone has a cause they are […]
Life Hacks for the Remote Worker
“We like to give people the freedom to work where they want, safe in the knowledge that they have the drive and expertise to perform excellently. Yours truly has never worked out of an office, and never will.” — Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group While it’s back-to-school time for the kids, it’s […]
Temp Work is a Wise Choice
“If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well.” — Martin […]
Kill Your Ego & Choose Humility – You Are Enough.
“Ego says, ‘Once everything falls into place, I’ll feel peace.’ Spirit says, ‘Find your peace, and then everything will fall into place.’” – Marianne Williamson In last month’s blog, we examined why failure is a gift. Often, when we are successful and things are going well for us, we start to believe that we’ve […]
Failure is a Gift: Accept it. Learn. Grow.
“The secret of life is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.” — Paulo Coelho Many of us have been conditioned to believe that “failure is not an option.” Not only is this phrase shortsighted and not in touch with reality, it’s really quite damaging. When we stop seeing failure as […]
Finding Your Yoda: The Value of Mentorship
“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” — Oprah Winfrey Whether you’re fresh out of school looking for your first job or a new entrepreneur looking to take your business to the next level, you don’t have to do it alone. We have this skewed idea that to […]
