Counterintuitive Job Search

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On a crowded BC Ferry I saw a young woman in a uniform standing up.. waiting for her phone to charge… Within a few minutes she shared her job search success, which I definitely describe as ‘counterintuitive’ and bold. She

A more flexible way of contributing at church

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Freedom from long term weekly commitments leads to deeper dedication and exploration in creating readings for her church service.

Green Business Certification

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It’s an idea that’s been long in coming. Helping small and medium sized businesses show that they are taking steps in being a sustainable business. Their checklist helps businesses see the steps that they need to take in their own

Neighbourhood building

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The penny drops — neighbourhood improves!| One of the students renting a house in our neighbourhood who I met last week while updating Block Watch info, sent this very thoughtful email to me and wanted it passed on to their

A son’s leaving home for the first time

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A son’s journey after an uncle got him a job with an aviation company that included homelessness but ended with being a sought-after employee. His mother’s counsel was, “Stay with it, you don’t know where it’s going to take you.”

A Boulder Wall… removed

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A new neighbour’s move to build a boulder wall on his hill-top property was overturned, and dismantled, graciously. While a city councillor of the village predicted a protracted law suit, it was ended amicably. Before, during and after this ,

Asking a child to change the world

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Steps a child can take to change their world. Kathleen Arnason shares some key steps in changing our world, no matter how young we are. Kathleen is a keynote speaker, author of six books, speaking on a variety of specialty

What’s Gone Well Today metaphor: Reaching

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When we feel a need to reach out and accomplish more, or it’s time to do something else. It starts with an idea and awareness of how to ‘water’ it. The WGWT Reaching Card To view more applications of WGWT

Decisions and growth in the second half of life

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Georgia felt it a perfect opportunity after ending a twenty-five year marriage, to re-invent her life completely. To hear more of her story, the steps in her healing, of moving beyond being a victim and the countless benefits from taking

Career Paths..being open to new doors

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A vet tech student heeds advice to take a break, and consider a course in dog training. Within days she’d begun a new, very successful path.