Have you ever considered how resilient you are? Many of us do not have our full depth plumbed in this area of mental health, and for others it seems there is no end to the learning curve. Resiliency, adaptability, rebound, etc. are all terms used to describe our ability to venture through crisis and major … Continue reading Detour: Has Your Life Been Rerouted?
Fell on Black Days
Kurt Cobain. Layne Staley. Scott Weiland. Chris Cornell. All lost from the same era and genre... I love the era in which I grew up. Science, politics, entertainment, etc. etc. Many good things happened in the world around us. Music was huge to me. I like the fact that I came of age in the … Continue reading Fell on Black Days
The Worrisome Mother: Mental health and the family tree
I love my mom. At least the way I remember her. She passed away in 1989, so some of the memories need to be unpacked from time to time in order to recall them for what they represent to me as I get older. Sometimes I remind myself to tell stories to my kids about … Continue reading The Worrisome Mother: Mental health and the family tree
Burnout in Leadership…and life
The next couple of blogposts will be focused on burnout in leadership and how that led me to developing Lead Freely. A little more personal, and hopefully something you can glean from. Enjoy! I enjoy listening to Donald Miller's podcast Storybrand. Click the link above and have a read or listen, or both. He usually has … Continue reading Burnout in Leadership…and life
Thank You Fort Garry MB and TWU Women’s Basketball!
Businesses and organizations have the most difficulty spending money on the people on the inside. Funny thing is they have the most difficulty with the relationships between those people, and that costs money. So it is always a nice experience when I am able to come in and walk with teams of different sorts that … Continue reading Thank You Fort Garry MB and TWU Women’s Basketball!
Ideas Worth Sharing
Last night I took in the introduction evening for this year's TED Talks with some friends. I was excited on a couple of different fronts. First, I have been following TED for years. I used the talks for everything from personal development, to researching specific topics, to introductions during discussion groups. Valuable material and entertaining … Continue reading Ideas Worth Sharing
“It’s not all about the money”
I had a great conversation with one of my cousin's today about everything from life transitions, to family, investments, and starting out on your own in business. Somehow a quick coffee turned into a 4 hour sit-down, but that is what happens when you are drawn into the 'Eric vortex'. Time has no meaning. Just … Continue reading “It’s not all about the money”
Good Friday is really Good
The Easter weekend is upon us, and once again I reflect on the work of Christ. In leadership, I focus much of my attention on this work as the basis of my ability. As I said earlier, the humble leader stands out. In this case, for millennia. As I considered this throughout the week, I … Continue reading Good Friday is really Good
Are you a humble leader?
We need more of them. Somehow we have slipped into another era of robust and loud leadership, albeit relational. But humble leadership stands out in all settings. Check out this article from Harvard Business Review for a bit more technical view: https://hbr.org/2017/04/if-humble-people-make-the-best-leaders-why-do-we-fall-for-charismatic-narcissists Are you humble? Reflecting on the last week of Lent, referred to as the … Continue reading Are you a humble leader?
Canada #2 in the World? #1 in leadership!
Ok, this is not waxing political, so we are clear. A few weeks ago it was announced, again, that Canada is the 2nd best place to live in the world. We always seem to lose to Switzerland on this one. Jerks. You can read about it here: Canada named 2nd best country in the world…again, … Continue reading Canada #2 in the World? #1 in leadership!
Career Development is Storytelling
So last week the Ice Road Truckers were up in Pauingassi, Manitoba. And so was I. (You can find more about IRT here, if this is new to you.)I got to see one up close. Without the TV outlining the truck cab, I just thought it was another truck making another delivery, to another remote … Continue reading Career Development is Storytelling
Exciting Week Ahead! #Workshop #LeadFreely #youth
Do people still use the word 'stoked'? I do. So I am stoked about this week! I am privileged to be given the opportunity to go to a very rural area and provide them with a youth career development workshop. Each one of those elements is exciting to me, but there is an essence to this … Continue reading Exciting Week Ahead! #Workshop #LeadFreely #youth
