View Testimonials Joan Pham, Clinical Nurse Leader, Mt St. Joseph’s HospitalBarb is an amazing facilitator, courageous, extremely knowledgeable, experienced and...
“Others can stop you temporarily but only you can do it permanently” ~ Don Ward Last night my friend Gary said, “There’s an energy vampire in all of us and it’s fear and worry.” Fear and worry prevent us from doing so much, especially those things we want to do, but have never done before. This has just played out recently in my life,...
May 9, 2012 Read More“I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone.” ~ Gerald R. Ford Have you ever noticed how kids can really accentuate a message? The other day my 13 year old daughter, J, was telling me about 2 of her friends from our old neighbourhood. She still sees these friends at dance, but apparently the friends are fighting and...
April 11, 2012 Read More“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” ~Alice Walker Do you pay much attention to the words you use to talk about yourself or what you do? I didn’t use to until someone mentioned it. I was telling my coach, Sarah, about my experience seeing Melissa Etheridge in concert: “After rockin’ out to a song, Melissa stopped and...
March 12, 2012 Read More“Good fences make good neighbours” ~ Robert Frost One of my workshop participants (Sherri), who is a principal, was telling me about an incident that occurred at her school: A dad, of one of the students, came into her office. They were talking about school when the dad (let’s call him Mr. M) all of a sudden said “You think you’re such a great principal. ...
February 17, 2012 Read More