Unleash your imagination and play along with me for a moment. Imagine across space and time that you are from another galaxy about to visit planet Earth, 5,000 years ago. You are told that Nature on this planet is truly astounding. As a small sample of its wonders, you are ...
Naturally, in our culture, most people associate September with “back to school” / learning time. If you are a life-long learner, as I am, you probably still get that sense of calling toward learning something new and fresh as fall sets in our midst. In neuroscience, it’s been well established ...
You may have noticed, as I have, an abundance of programs and books on attracting one’s soul mate. Finding that special soul companion is not necessarily easy, regardless of age. Off course online dating is increasingly popular and it leads to the desired results for numerous couples. But, for every ...
By this time, most people have long forgotten their January resolutions and/or year-end goals. But hopefully you are among the exceptional. It’s very common to inadvertently deviate while striving to stay on the trajectory from envisioning, goal setting, and consistent action, to tangible reality and thriving accordingly. You might ...
At the BC Human Resources conference in April, I was excited to hear best-selling author and Harvard psychologist Shawn Achor talk about ways to enrich our lives by growing our gratitude mindsets, optimism and by deepening our relationships. After that day, I began reading his books and I’m including his ...
Among the numerous studies I have seen about workplace satisfaction, about 50 to 70% of employees are overly stressed, dissatisfied or even disengaged. Thanks to positive psychology, turning some of its attention to the workplace, research in that field is revealing and pointing the way to practical suggestions that can ...
At a certain point on the journey, especially in midlife, people commonly ask themselves this question – is this all there is? Sometimes, this question comes up because our intuition is momentarily connecting us with the vastness of our own infinite potential. In that moment, we feel that we were ...
With just one more week before the RRSP deadline for this year, here is an interview generating invaluable information with experienced Certified Financial Planner Michael Preto: 1 -What might you identify as a myth that still prevails around investing for retirement? That once you retire, you need to make ...
Body, mind and spirit wellbeing is essential if you are to thrive and live fully in the years beyond the workplace which we still call “retirement”. Key no. 1 – MOVE! Sure, we all know the importance of keeping active all through our lifetime. But did you know that only ...
With RSP deadlines approaching, saving and investing for the future preoccupies many, especially those about to enter their second half of life. While you may be wondering if you’ll have enough when “retirement” shows up on your horizon, you would also wise to look past the numbers and reflect on ...