by admin | Nov 1, 2010 | Blog, Eclectic Living, Uncategorized
November and February have long been the two most dismal months of the year. Living in Waterloo, Ontario at the edge of Southern Ontario’s Snow Belt, by the time February draws to an end shoveling snow, scraping ice crusted car windows, heavy coats and slipping on...
by admin | Oct 25, 2010 | Blog, Resilience
Fear is universal and it can prevent you from moving forward, from asking the question, from reaching out to another, and from taking the risk to try something new. Fear can suspend you in time and place. Fear.less is an on-line publication that shares stories of...
by admin | Oct 19, 2010 | Blog, Eclectic Living
Ten ways to network more strategically Networking is always listed as one of, if not, the most important thing to do when building or looking to expand a business. As many know doing so effectively is more easily said than done. A great deal of time can be spent...
by admin | Oct 18, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized, Women and Politics
Today is an important day for every woman in Canada- young and old alike. Eighty-one years ago today (October 18, 1929) the British Privy Council declared “And to those who would ask why the word “persons” should include females, the obvious answer is, why should it...
by admin | Oct 11, 2010 | Blog, Eclectic Living
Imagine a vending machine that sees you coming and based on what it sees it offers you what it believes you will want. How does it know? Well, because of the demographic information programmed into it. But, from a marketing perspective, its real beauty lies not in its...
by admin | Sep 23, 2010 | Blog, Eclectic Living
Ever since I first read about Habitat for Humanity builds in Time magazine in the 1980’s I have wanted to take part in one of their builds. Initially, it was because I loved the idea of building a house – I have a thing for tools. In more recent years, it was also...