We all know which answer we want to have, but watch this funny 13 min talk to find out! So how did you do? What can we do for each other to make this world a better place? Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) #TED #wor

Finding our calling or our purpose is like giving the perfect gift. We are so full of anticipation and excitement that we can barely contain ourselves, and when they open it and we get to see their response we get as much or more out of it! When we identify our gifts and act on them, it is like giving the perfect gift every day. When we don’t, it is like having all of that excited energy trapped inside of us with no where to go. It quickly turns from excitement to agitation,

With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season upon us, it is sometimes helpful to remember… Remember to focus on what will make you feel stronger/ weaker in the long run and CHOOSE to act according to your values! Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) C

This is true whether it is about work we are doing now, or work we did in the past and also true of paid or unpaid work. A few weeks ago in our post about Work and Family, we talked about how part of the reason for this is that work can be one of the ways we get a lot of our needs met, so when we feel it is being threatened in some way, it can be very de-stabilizing. Another reason is because we are always interpreting the present through the lens of our past experiences and

Have you ever wondered why it can be such a BIG issue? WORK (paid or not) provides us with: A sense of SAFETY (financial and physical), especially when it is paid work because without money we can’t have food or shelter. It allows us to maintain the standard of living we and our families are accustomed to. For many financial safety also means physical safety. Here in Canada we are fortunate to have good public access to health care. However, our health care system pays for th

How come something as basic as rejection, isolation and exclusion can be so powerful in controlling human behaviour? Because we evolved to be a SOCIAL SPECIES, we NEED a feeling of belonging in the same way we need food and water for survival. In the past 20 yrs the research world has exploded with evidence showing there is actually “survival of the nurtured”. People with healthy (Secure) attachment styles, stemming from having caregivers who they felt were emotionally and ph