If I’m starting a Treasure Hunt, do you think I should start talking like a pirate? Ay matey!
I’m so excited about the Treasure Hunt that I introduced at the bottom of this post!  It’s all about going on a journey to discover the clues that lead us to our passions, our values, our gifts and [...]

If I were to speak like my teenage daughters, I would call Michele one of my BFFs. We’ve been friends for about 10 years and in those years we have inspired, challenged, encouraged, and calmed each other.  I remember one particular time when I was sitting in a parking lot in Alberta, about to face [...]

In my travels in Africa, India, and Bangladesh, I’m met a lot of people making profound sacrifices for their passion, values, and beliefs.  Elizabeth was one of those people.
Though I never met the people in this photo, I know that they made sacrifices too.  We were staying in a pepto bismol pink staff housing complex [...]

I remember her words so clearly. “You’re an orange.  I don’t see many oranges in government jobs. Most of them don’t last.”
I was working for the federal government at the time, and yes, I was one of those orange misfits she was talking about.  A lightbulb went off at that moment (an orange lightbulb, I [...]

I first met my friend Stephanie Tombari at a business meeting about 4 years ago. Because of the connection between the two non-profit organizations we work for, we end up at the same meetings about twice a year. It didn’t take long, though, to realize that, beyond being just colleagues, we were soul-sisters. Soon the [...]