Living A Life For Joy
March was a fun month in our house growing up. In addition to St Paddy’s Day’s (Mom LOVED to decorate for the ‘seasons’), we had March break and three birthdays […]
Living A Life For Joy Read More
March was a fun month in our house growing up. In addition to St Paddy’s Day’s (Mom LOVED to decorate for the ‘seasons’), we had March break and three birthdays […]
Living A Life For Joy Read More
It’s been another amazing week of Four Simple Word Dialogues. Our conversations have covered everything from self-care, ageism, the power of politics, the magic of being a conduit (for ideas
Serving Me To Serve You Read More
When asked about my 8 years as a single, self-employed father I reply with a few observations. One: it was truly the worst and the best of times. There were
Three Simple Words: Black Lives Matter Read More
I’ve been thinking about Emotional Intelligence (EI) this week both with my personal reading and after a professional development session. And after some refection I have come to the conclusion
EQ and Servant leadership Read More
At some point during most of my Four Simple Words talks I mention my mom Kath (Elsie’s youngest child) as an example of someone who modeled the words day in
This week has been filled with examples of strong and not-so-strong servant leadership. Trying to absorb the onslaught of information has me reflecting on the power of acknowledgement as we
Servant Leadership in times of crisis Read More
I witnessed a great example of Servant Leadership this week while attending a training session about the power of feminist business development. It was fun to be an audience member
Elsie Was A Feminist Read More
I want each of us to think about how we can grow our servant leadership skills in 2020. No public pledges, no social media commitment or pressure. Just an ask
Mary Elsie was born to Ida and Charles McBride in 1903 in the small town of Smith’s Falls Ontario. The first of four daughters, the family lived a comfortable and
March 8 is International Women’s Day. It’s also my 50th birthday. Can’t imagine a better day to launch FourSimpleWords.ca. At this halfway point in what is a pretty spectacular and
Happy International Women’s Day 2020 Read More