Category Archives: community
It’s That Time of Year
“It helps me to remember that when something seems to be going really badly that this is actually the Universe’s detour to something even better than what I had imagined.” Jeanette Maw Thank you to Wes Hopper for delivering this … Continue reading
Filed under Best Practices, business, Clarity, community, humanity, philosophy
Help! I’ve Fallen Down and Can’t Get Back Up!
Is anyone else having that feeling? The theme during client sessions with businesses the last week or so can be summarized by the title of today’s article. Several of my clients, including my firm, had taken part in planning and … Continue reading
Filed under adult learning, Best Practices, brain pathways, Clarity, community, humanity, learning, mastery, philosophy, sales motivation, setting goals
If I Could Save Time in a Bottle…
It’s fall already, and my time as President of our EWI Chapter is done. One of the issues that comes to mind as I review this past year is time management. When I accepted the nomination as President, my first response … Continue reading
Filed under business, Business Recognition, collaborate, community, EWI, learning, philosophy, Uncategorized
The Morning After
To Mayor Dodic and our new Council, This morning, I welcome you all as the new leaders of our community. Admittedly, some of you were not my first choice, but at some point during a sleepless night I chose not … Continue reading
Filed under Best Practices, Clarity, collaborate, community, humanity, municipal politics, philosophy, Uncategorized
Celebrate!
Congratulations to all the southern Alberta businesses and organizations who have been nominated for the Lethbridge Chamber Business of the Year awards coming up during Small Business Week October 17th through 23rd! Here are a few of them: Astro Insurance … Continue reading
Filed under advertising, Awards, business, Business Recognition, collaborate, community, Customer Service, entertainment, EWI, marketing, sales, Uncategorized
We Are Family
This past week I had a chance to visit the new Family Centre location upstairs in Lethbridge Centre Mall. What an amazing job they have done in creating such a beautiful space with room for all of the diverse support … Continue reading
Filed under adult learning, Best Practices, business, collaborate, community, EWI, humanity, newsletter, non profit, volunteer recruitment
Dressing Up For A Red Carpet Event
In conjunction with Alberta Arts Days held here last weekend my friend Mary Ann Crow Healy, director of the Blackfoot Canadian Cultural Society, invited me to attend the Aboriginal Artists Awards gala on Saturday night. What a fantastic evening! Poet, … Continue reading
Filed under aboriginal, collaborate, community, entertainment, humanity, non profit, philosophy, Uncategorized
What is Your True Value As a Woman in Business?
Our Lethbridge EWI chapter is very excited to host marketing and communications strategist Allen Gibson to speak to us about the changing roles of women in the new millennium; first from the perspectives of business and marketing but also within … Continue reading
Filed under adult learning, Best Practices, business, Clarity, community, Developing content, EWI, humanity, marketing, philosophy, social media, writing
Forgiveness in My Inbox
On this lovely Sunday morning, it seems highly appropriate to receive this blog in my email from Ann Thane, Mayor of the City of Amsterdam, New York. Find the original post here “The following was found written on a paper … Continue reading
Filed under Best Practices, Clarity, community, humanity, learning, philosophy
Do You Get Social With Social Media?
More and more, I am seeing business and organizational clients developing social media components to promote their offerings, which I absolutely love (see previous post Climb Up On Rooftop). Social media for small to medium businesses, often a mix of … Continue reading
