Emotional Ponderings: “Renewal”

Mar 09 2011

March is the month of Spring and in Vancouver (the home I left yesterday morning) the rhubarb is up in our backyard and the trees are loaded with buds that are going to burst forth at any moment – can’t wait for those magnolia blossoms. This morning on CBC radio, in Calgary, brrrr, where there [...]

Website of the Month: www.ted.com

Jan 13 2011

My pick for website of the month is www.ted.com I always mention ted.com in all my courses and am continually amazed at all the people who have not yet had the pleasure of viewing a “tedtalk.” TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing [...]

Emotional Intelligence and Scuba Diving: Self Motivation

Jill and I were fortunate enough to spend a glorious week in Puerto Vallarta the week before Christmas. I think we’ve started a new Christmas tradition.;-) I had the opportunity to go scuba diving and really enjoyed it. I don’t know if you’ve ever been scuba diving, but it’s quite a unique experience to actually [...]

Emotional Intelligence and Dentistry?

Nov 03 2010
Kim Cairns in Mexico

Knowing that Dave had been to Nigeria and the Middle East prompted me to write about my ‘dental tourism’ trip to Mexico. In late April, an opportunity came up to travel to Telchac Puerto on the Gulf of Mexico. Telchac is about 45 km north of Merida …

Dubai

Oct 20 2010

For being such a hot place, Dubai’s pretty cool ;-) Everywhere you go the air conditioning is brutally cold and you have to go outside to warm up ;-) But seriously, what the United Arab Emirates has built out of a pile of sand is quite remarkable. I’ve heard the political system here called a [...]

Summertime Blues

Aug 12 2010
David Cory, M.A.

I’m suffering from/enjoying the Summertime Blues. I’m not sure if I’m suffering or enjoying. I guess I just can’t seem to let go of some of the stuff I ‘ought’ to do so I can really enjoy the stuff I’m doing. My to do list is growing…

Some photos from Nigeria

Jul 02 2010
Group Two Managers in Nigeria with UAC

I think I will endeavour to take more photos and post more photos. But for now here’s a few.

Ah, Africa!

Jun 24 2010

I’ve heard it said that you cannot visit Africa and not be affected and I knew it was true on my first visit 2 years ago, but now coming back to Lagos, Nigeria, I know it once again. I’ve spent the week working with warm, wonderful, ‘passionate’ Nigerian leaders who have such a sincere desire [...]

Ottawa EQ-i Certification Course, May 26-28, 2010

May 28 2010

We just wrapped the Ottawa EQ-i Certification Course and I’m sitting at the airport waiting to board my plane for the west. What wonderful people I have the privilege to work with! I continue to marvel at the talented, experienced, knowledgeable people who sign up for the EQ-i Certification Course. These participants are seasoned managers [...]

EITC Update

Mar 02 2010

Wow, a lot has happened since my last blog post! New website, new year, new ideas, new projects, and a new life in Calgary, Alberta. Wait, what? Why would someone move from Vancouver to Calgary? It’s not that Calgary is not a great city. It is a great city in its own right, but compared [...]