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Start Here: An Index of My Best Articles

Not sure where to start? I’ve selected my best transformational growth and thought leadership articles sorted by category so you can dive in and benefit from my approach. — Personal Evolution Processes (P.E.P) Get clarity, focus, and direction with these processes based on the neuroscience of transformational coaching. A Year-End Review Personal Evolution Process (P.E.P.) for 2021 — How to establish your core value and emotional tone for how you want to feel in 2022.

Personal Growth

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Start Here: An Index of My Best Articles

Published in Think Queerly

·Jul 29

Interview with Michelle Douglas, Executive Director, LGBT Purge Fund

Think Queerly Podcast Leadership Interview | TQ237 — It was an honour to speak with Michelle Douglas, Executive Director of the LGBT Purge Fund and a 30-year social justice and human rights activist. I ask Michelle to start at the very beginning: why she decided to join the Canadian Military. Michelle shares her story of what that was like, falling in love with another woman in her unit for the first time, being honourably discharged, and what happened after. Ironically, Douglas worked…

Human Rights

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Interview with Michelle Douglas, Executive Director, LGBT Purge Fund

Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life

·Jul 28

How to Use the 3 Es of Self-Mastery Framework to Create Greater Efficiency, Happiness, and Success in Your Life

Occasionally, the events of our lives read like the hero’s journey: Act 1: The Challenge Act 2: The Journey or Struggle Act 3: The Resolution This morning, I responded to a post on LinkedIn from a coaching client and friend, Lachlan, who told the story of his team’s cricket match this past weekend, and how defeated/deflated they felt after losing the…

Happiness

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Published in Think Queerly

·Jul 17

It Does Get Better (But You Still Have to Work at It)

Save the date: Self-Mastery 101 Webinar for Queer Change-Makers & Creatives. — Next week I am hosting a new webinar called, Self-Mastery 101 for Queer Change-Makers & Creatives. I wrote about Self-Mastery last week in my article, Personal Growth and Personal Development Are Meaningless Buzzwords. You don’t grow or develop a personality. Instead, you learn how to manage self-mastery to thrive in…

Self Mastery

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It Does Get Better (But You Still Have to Work at It)

Published in Think Queerly

·Jul 15

EVENT: Self-Mastery 101 for Queer Creators & Change-Makers

Self-Mastery is choosing to know who you are and managing how you are being and showing up in the world. — The terms, ‘Personal Development’ and ‘Personal Growth’ have become clichés. Why is that? They don’t suggest a path to lasting, transformational change. We all grow, develop, and evolve by simply living our lives — and by how well we manage the challenges, opportunities, and joys we experience.

Self Mastery

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Published in Think Queerly

·Jul 10

Personal Growth and Personal Development Are Meaningless Buzzwords. Here’s What You Need to Practice Instead.

You don’t grow or develop a personality. Instead, you learn how to manage self-mastery to thrive in life — especially as an LGBTQ+ person. — The terms, ‘Personal Development’ and ‘Personal Growth’ have become clichés. These terms don’t suggest a path to lasting, transformational change. Even the famous dictum, “The unexamined life is not worth living,” is pointless without a clear intention of what you’ll do after you’ve examined your life. We all grow, develop, and evolve by simply living our lives — and by…

Personal Development

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Jul 5

Why You Need to Do Less to Accomplish More. Here’s How To Do That and Have a Bigger Impact as a Creator.

Lately, I’ve been practicing doing fewer tasks and projects in my day, which has resulted in greater productivity, more published articles, and clearly fleshed-out ideas. If this sounds like a contradiction, I invite you to suspend judgment and continue reading to understand how prioritizing one thing can make all the…

Creativity

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Why You Need to Do Less to Accomplish More.

Published in Think Queerly

·Jun 21

It Gets Better Canada: Uplifting, Empowering, and Connecting 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Across Canada

Think Queerly Podcast Leadership Interview with Omid Razavi and Ethan Berkeley-Garci | TQ232 — The It Gets Better Project envisions a world where all 2SLGBTQ+ youth are free to live equally and know their worthiness and power as individuals. In this week’s episode, I speak with Omid Razavi, the Executive Director, and Ethan Berkeley-Garcia, Youth Ambassador of It Gets Better Canada. I had such a great time hosting this interview. It’s clear to me how committed both Omid and Ethan are to this important organization…

LGBTQ

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Published in Think Queerly

·Jun 17

Queering Leadership — Breaking the Status Quo and How to Lead From the Margins

Yesterday, I was a guest speaker on the topic of ‘Queering Leadership’ — week 4 of the seminar series, “Is she tough enough? Womanizing Leadership” at the Cairo Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The instructor of the seminar reached out to me about a month ago after searching the…

Queer

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Published in Think Queerly

·Jun 11

What’s All the Fuss About Having a Purpose in Life?

If you don’t know what drives you and why that’s important to you, how will you navigate the journey of life? — Your values are like a compass that helps you find your true north to keep true to your direction in life. Your purpose is the reason you’re on the path. If you don’t know what drives you and why that’s important to you, how will you navigate the journey of life? Think of it this way: Knowing your purpose provides you with the motivation to not only set goals, but to…

Purpose

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