by Susan Elford | Jul 13, 2020 | Business, Business Relationships, Family, Featured, Highlight, Parenting, Personal Leadership
5 things you can do when you don’t know what to do. When I took my coaching training, many years ago now, the instructors would start each session, even the one after lunch – with a curiosity – a deep listening – a leaning in with the question:...
by Susan Elford | May 5, 2020 | Business, Career, Featured, Highlight, Personal Leadership, Public Relations
How you respond in a crisis can show your true colours. We all have our bad moments. Those moments when we regret that the bedroom window was open the night we had a big argument with our partner. Those moments when we lost our cool at our kids at the playground and...
by Susan Elford | May 5, 2020 | Business, Career, Highlight, Success
Small business owners are some of the most creative and resilient people around. This certainly holds true when looking at the inspiring examples of how local businesses have continued to thrive throughout this pandemic. Even in times of crisis, entrepreneurs have...
by Susan Elford | Apr 1, 2020 | Family, Featured, Happiness, Highlight, Personal Leadership
6 Principles to Help Us Find Solid Ground in Uncertainty It was 1984. I was in Grade 10. And the world was coming to an end. My social studies teacher was impassioned about the state of the world and was intent on her wide-eyed, previously innocent students...
by Susan Elford | Mar 12, 2020 | Business, Career, Featured, Highlight, Personal Leadership, Success
3 Things that Hold Women Back from Self-Promotion and What to Do About It “I’m a server god!” exclaimed my 14-year-old daughter after volleyball practice one evening. “I got every single one over the net and I’m awesome!” My husband and I chuckled at how quickly the...
by Susan Elford | Mar 8, 2020 | Business, Career, Highlight, Personal Leadership, Success
Strong, inspiring women throughout history (or herstory) have contributed to every single aspect of Canadian life – from science to politics to justice, music and sports – the list goes on. In honour of International Women’s Day, here are five inspiring Canadian women...
