by Susan Elford | Jan 9, 2018 | Career, Featured, Happiness, Success, Work / Life Balance
5 Tried and True Strategies to Give Yourself a New Year Boost You know it’s January. When. Everything is slow to get started. The engines of motivation are churning very slowly. Or maybe it’s like a car trying to start on a really cold morning. You hear a sound as the...
by Susan Elford | Oct 3, 2017 | Happiness, Success
Taking action in the face of uncertainty is your best bet for moving forward and living a fulfilling life I read a book recently which turned some of my beliefs about how we make the most important decisions in our lives on its head: What pain do you want in your...
by Susan Elford | Sep 19, 2017 | Happiness, Personal Leadership, Success
The way you spend your days will define your legacy Last week I had the opportunity to volunteer my time to help a couple whose daughter died of cancer last year at the age of 12. These parents are continuing to honour their daughter Natasha’s legacy by...
by Susan Elford | Aug 22, 2017 | Career, Happiness, Success
You too can step away from your negative past and into a future full of possibilities Have you ever had a conversation with someone where they suddenly came out with all their pent-up anger, disgust, and shame and blasted it at you out of the blue? One of those good...
by Susan Elford | Jun 6, 2017 | Business, Happiness, Success
I had the opportunity this past week to see Peter Shankman speak at a conference. I don’t know where I’ve been spending my time, but I had never heard of him before. (Sorry Peter). He took to the stage with a decidedly different approach than most of the...
by Susan Elford | May 9, 2017 | Happiness, Success, Work / Life Balance
What is Good Enough for YOU? My daughter comes off the volleyball court after handily winning a game. “Great job!” I say. “Your team did great out there!” My perfectionist 15 year-old responds with: “I sucked. Did you see my sets? Not once did the power try to hit it,...