by Susan Elford | Jul 10, 2019 | Family, Featured, Happiness, Highlight, Personal Leadership
How Revelations From a 13-year-old Can Spark Your Own Newfound Freedom “What if I bought you a bus pass and you could go anywhere you wanted?” I asked my youngest on the second day of summer holidays. (I gave her the first day of summer holidays to laze around and...
by Susan Elford | Jun 13, 2019 | Business, Career, Featured, Highlight, Success
Five Reasons Why Building Your Tribe is a Key to Solopreneur Success “I am so ready for a break,” sighed my eldest, as we cleared the breakfast dishes together on a beautiful sunny Sunday morning in June. She was getting herself psyched up for a day of study as she...
by Susan Elford | May 8, 2019 | Family, Featured, Happiness, Highlight, Personal Leadership, Success
Grade 12 Grad or Bust – How Graduating from High School Impacts Us As Parents “So, let me get this straight – we go to your grad, but we don’t actually go with you, sit with you or even really talk to you during the whole thing? When can we even get pictures?!” I said...
by Susan Elford | Apr 10, 2019 | Business, Career, Featured, Happiness, Highlight, Personal Leadership, Success
5 Ways You’re Holding Yourself Back, And What To Do About It “You’re putting a ceiling on our lives!” I exasperatedly said to my husband. “We just talked about this – how people inadvertently hold themselves back by unconsciously creating ways to keep themselves...
by Susan Elford | Mar 13, 2019 | Career, Featured, Happiness, Highlight, Personal Leadership, Work / Life Balance
The new work/life balance may not be about “balance” after all Honestly, I just about fell on the floor when my husband shared with me – a few years ago now – that he was feeling a little “stressed” when he had to pick up our daughter on his way home from work. Every...
by Susan Elford | Mar 14, 2016 | Business, Featured, Highlight, Work / Life Balance
I’ve been self-employed for 13 years. When I share that with people who don’t really know me or what I do, they tend to say things like: “Oh, that sounds relaxing.” “Oh, how nice! You can be home for your kids.” “You must love not having a boss.” Well, if you are...
