Tag: values
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How I Learned Self Love Working on My 2nd Million ($)
When people used to ask my dad how business was going, he would respond, “I’m working on my second million!” “Wow! That’s great! How’s that coming along?” They would ask. Laughing, my dad would respond, “Well, I gave up on my first, so hopefully, the second will pan out.” This story is about how I […]
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How to Improve Your Life By Taking Charge of Your Space
Personal development is an integral part of life. It helps us grow as individuals and improve our lives. In this story, I share how the process of taking charge of my physical space empowered me to live a fulfilled life. Background About ten years ago, I watched a documentary about the story of stuff. My […]
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12 Tips For A Fulfilled Life: Personal Development Basics
This blog post explores skills for personal development, helping people reach their goals and live more fulfilled lives. Personal Development for Living a Fulfilled Life Personal development is about learning how to live a fulfilling life. It is about being able to do things that you enjoy doing and achieving goals that you set out […]
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How to Teach Teens Communication Skills (2022)
This blog post is the first in a series of lesson plans for teaching teens communication skills. Background During my career spanning over two decades, I developed curriculum and lesson plans for interpersonal communication and conflict management skills for post-secondary students, teachers, and high school students. In addition, I held the designation of Chartered Mediator […]
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How to Ground in Your Authentic Self
This blog post explores building strong foundations to ground into our authentic self for personal growth and personal development. Relationships Our relationships with others start with our relationship with ourselves. As we journey through life – from childhood and adolescence to adulthood – we develop many different types of relationships. Some may last a lifetime, […]
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Self Love Means Setting Boundaries is Necessary
This blog post shares practical communication strategies to use when setting boundaries. Boundaries and Communication Social skills involve more than just knowing how to communicate. They also include learning how to set boundaries. Boundaries are essential to any healthy relationship, yet they are often overlooked. When we ignore our boundaries, we are left feeling disconnected […]
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How to Set Boundaries as an Act of Self Love
This blog post shares practical strategies for how to set boundaries as an act of self love to live a happy, balanced, and fulfilled live. It seems like someone is telling us we need to set boundaries everywhere we turn. But what does that even mean? And why are boundaries so important? How do we […]
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Quotes to Live By: You are not required…
“You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep others warm.” (Unknown) This truth is learned only through self development. To transform from a people pleaser to putting yourself first takes courage and love. Love for self, and then for other. When we are caught up in our roles and expectations, ours and […]
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Self-Love is Living a Fulfilled Life
Good day my beloveds, I hope you are all healthy and joy-filled. This post is about a lesson I have learned about what self-love means and how we are all worthy of love. On my own self-love journey, I spent a significant amount of alone time reflecting on past mistakes. I soon realized I lived […]
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Children’s Book about Values
Children Learn the Value of Setting Healthy Boundaries ‘Ada and Her Magic Feather’ (2022) by Suzanne Marie, MA., MEd. is now available. National Indigenous People’s Day is the perfect day to launch a children’s book that bridges the past with the future for Canadian Indigenous children. Many of today’s Indigenous youth feel disconnected from their […]
