Written on
August 11, 2010 by
Suze in
WorkWe’re such creatures of habit. When I think of the 9 to 5, the corporate rat race, I think of the Fifties. You know, the classic scene where it’s 5 o’clock, Mom’s got her hair and makeup tidied, is getting the table set, the kids are playing quietly on the floor, and Dad comes in…
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Written on
July 29, 2010 by
Suze in
WorkI didn’t know what I was going to blog about this morning, then I saw this on Lucretia Pruitt’s Facebook page. I want you to watch it all. Trust me, it’s so entertaining you won’t even notice it’s a bit long. Impersonations by Kevin Spacey (Inside the Actor’s Studio) It’s no secret that Kevin Spacey…
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Written on
June 29, 2010 by
Suze in
WorkOne of my three words for the year is “Stretch”. (The other two are “Less”, and “Collaborate”, but that’s a post for another time.) Stretching is always a good thing. Animals have it right. They stretch continuously – especially when they get up from a nap, or when they are looking for affection. They stretch…
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UPDATE: The winner of the tickets to Shmoozefest is Patti Church! Congrats! Stay tuned – at the end of this post I have a great giveaway!!! I am extremely fortunate to be involved in many amazing projects right now. In addition to my day jobs, which allow me to work with amazing people like Mark…
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Tags: algonquincollege, andrewlavigne, asking, centraide, connecting, Ottawa, ottawatonite, saundersfarm, sawvideo, shmoozefest, staceydiffinlafleu, unitedway I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about how work has changed over the past several years. When I was growing up in the 1980′s, society was still in the mindset that “setting yourself up for success” meant graduating from high school, going to university to get a degree, then finding a good, stable,…
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One of the hardest things for me to do is to say “no” to people. It gets me in all sorts of trouble, too. I get over-committed, over-booked, over-stressed in an effort to please everyone all the time. It’s a common problem – I know lots of people for whom saying “no” is the worst…
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It’s a funny thing about how I write this blog. Last week, I couldn’t stop the posts from falling out of my head. This week, it’s everything I can do to come up with just one decent idea. So today, I decided to reach out to my network for some inspiration. I put the call…
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We are all busy. Really busy. Just watch your Twitter feed on any given day and you will see just how busy everyone is. Coming, going, this way and that, at 100 miles an hour in 50 different directions at once. The past two weeks has been exceptionally busy for me. My video class is…
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Tim Ferriss can’t swim. Yes, Four-Hour Work Week, World Kickboxing Champ and World Record Holder in the Tango Tim Ferriss, until recently, couldn’t swim. Was actually AFRAID of it. When you read about people like Tim who seem to be incredibly successful at everything they do, it’s a bit of a shocker when you discover…
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Back in the 50′s, when my parents were entering the workforce, choices were different. Many people dropped out of high school in Grade 10 or 11 and got a JOB. JOBs were things like working in a factory or working for your Dad in his hardware store. Or selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door. If you didn’t…
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