Making the Decision to Succeed
I am inspired by the pursuit of excellence maybe because I grew up with a father who was a two-time Olympian, a mother who competed in the Canadian Open in golf. Also, 70% of the Canadian Olympic Sailing Team every Olympics came from my sailing club. Olympians were my coaches, neighbours and friends. Even though […]
Are you really in competition with everyone?
I believe that I am inherently competitive. However, I think there are a bunch of different types of competitive personalities. There are the type who believe they have to crush others to get ahead – destroy the competition. I am sure that we all have encountered those people and personally they repel me. I can’t […]
Have you ever asked yourself “Where did those 10 years go”? I have been asking myself that all day
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the 2008 Olympic Games. When I think about it, what stands out most is how it almost did not happen. Along the way we had great supporters but there were also many who gave every reason why they thought pursuing my Olympic dream was not even remotely a good […]
Long Weekend Survival Tips
Have you ever felt like you needed a week vacation from your long weekend? I certainly have and was determined not to feel this way after this long weekend nor did I want to deprive myself of the fun that usually causes that feeling. It is the day after and I feel great, have lots […]
Now that it’s summer – Do you have your sunscreen!?!
Summer and sunscreen go hand in hand! Are you travelling this summer or are you staying at home? Either way – Summer and sunscreen go hand in hand. Rising Tides is a company that has 3 pillars: Travel, Health & Wellness and Inspiring Events. Today’s post talks about health and wellness and travel. I have […]
What does a sailor do when there is no wind – Golf!
Thanks to Tracey Luel at “Her Golf Mentor” for featuring me in this fun article about how sailing and golf can mix. Click here for the full article No wind days were tough because it could get really boring. Playing pick up games like volleyball or Frisbee often resulted in injuries for us “A” type […]
Are you waiting for permission?
This post is inspired by conversations I have had within the past 12 hours with two amazing women. The first has been on the job hunt for almost a year and after yet another rejection or “we have decided to rethink the role” she has decided to take control of her future and start her […]
Wow! Where did those 3 weeks go!
Have you ever been so crazy, fun excitedly awesomely busy that 3 weeks go by in a snap. That has been the last 3 weeks for me. Huge wins for the first Spoken Lives Toronto West event, followed by the Arbonne Conference in Las Vegas, throw in a move of house and my birthday and […]
Have you ever been excited for a Monday!
Monday is the first of my speaking series “Spoken Lives West”. It features 4 entrepreneurial women who will share their stories of their journey to being an entrepreneur and the obstacles they faced along the way. My goal is that everyone who attends leaves a little bit better than when they arrived, whether that be […]
Project Olympics – The Net Cam and other innovations
Custom Curling sticks by Paterson Composites helped propel Canada to a Bronze medal at the 2018 Paralympics.