Edge of Change Newsletter Archives

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September 2010

Becoming a Transformational Leader

 What do you think of when you picture a leader? For most of us, myself included, we still envision some sort of cross between a powerful executive and a general leading troops into battle. A type of person born with a charisma that gives them an unspoken authority – even though that type of leadership no longer works in as many places as it once did. Read Full Article Here.

August 2010

Book Review: Fierce Conversations

 Of the many books I have read on leadership and communication, Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott has really stood out to me over the years. Although it has been at least five years since I read the book, the points she makes about open and honest communication have resonated deeply with me. Read Full Article Here.

July 2010

Mid Year Goal Check Up: 5 Steps to Get Back On Track

 About this time of year many of us have lost track of the goals we set at the start of the year. Life has gotten in the way of our best made plans in many cases and in others we just seemed to have lost the momentum we started the year with. Take some time now for a quick mid-year goal review that will get you back on the road to accomplishment in five easy steps. Read Full Article Here.

June 2010

Hot Off The Presses! Linda Yach Joins Edge of Change

We are happy to welcome and introduce you to our newest member of Edge of Change - Linda Yach! A multi-accredited professional coach with a deep dedication to helping others make their lives more meaningful and rewarding. She firmly believes that coaching delivers a medium for mining one's values and beliefs while charting a route leading to fulfillment - not only in one's career, but in all areas of one's life. Linda is committed to working with people of all backgrouns, careers and walks of life to uncover what it is they truly want to create in their lives, helping them on an exciting path that starts with a clearly articulated dream and leads to a fulfilling reality. She is excited to be working with Corinne and thrilled to be a part of Edge of Change! Read Linda's Full Bio here

May 2010

Review: Leadership From The Inside Out

What is leadership? This question, in some form or another, comes up in nearly all of my sessions as a coach. One reason for this is that leadership is truly important to me, and I think leadership goes beyond a title, beyond behavior and directly to the core of who a person is. In fact, I believe that it would be impossible to lead unless one approaches it personally. This means that no explanation can accurately describe leadership for everyone – understanding it may be one of the most important personal journeys you will take in life. Speaking from personal experience, the question of how I lead and how I serve constantly informs me in my business and my personal life. Read Full Article Here.

April 2010

Are You Acting Like A Child?

When was the last time you acted like a child? I'm not talking about pouting or throwing a temper tantrum when you didn't get your way – I'm talking about having fun and playing!
Often as adults we get caught up in the seriousness of life. We have bills to pay, work to complete, a house that needs cleaning, homework to help with, dinner to make... just reading that list exhausts me, how about you? Given this, how can we possibly have any time to play or explore our curiosity? Only when we make play the priority in our life
it deserves and needs to be. Read Full Article Here.

March 2010

The Fire of Your Dreams!

Being an Olympic torch bearer was truly humbling as I carried the torch and looked at its flame thought back to the journey my parents made when leaving Germany to come to Canada after WWII. I phoned and thanked my Mom for her choice and she cried as she talked about leaving her family to come to Canada. She followed my Dad 2 years after he came to prepare a place for her. The goal my parents set was one of vision and faith. They wanted to raise their family in the best place on earth. My phone call was the icing on the cake for my mom. Read Full Article Here.

February 2010

What Do You Have To Teach?

Think of all the teachers you have had in your life – those that held the title of teacher, boss or parent and those that held no title at all. As children we had many formal teachers, yet some of the more impressive life lessons we learned probably came from our peers. Who taught you how to be a friend? Who taught you how not to be a friend? Where did you learn what music to listen to or how to dress as a teenager – going out on a limb here, I am going to guess it wasn't your parents! Who taught you how to treat your employees? Did you learn more from your best boss or your worst in terms of motivating those around you? What lessons have you learned from your significant other? Read Full Article Here.

January 2010

"New Year" Energy Everyday

 A New Year is, when it comes right down to it, arbitrary. In truth, it is nothing more than a changing date, another day passing. Yet the significance we attach to the changing of the year affects all of us more than any other day passing. The reason for this? It reminds us to look backward at the past year and to look forward into the next year. We tend to think back over all the change brought by a single year and to honestly reflect on our life. We also feel that a New Year offers us the chance to do  something differently, to move forward to our next goal in life, or make little corrections for the course we are currently on. I think that we need more “New Years” throughout the year. We need to set aside time to reflect on our lives and look at our future regularly instead of just once every year. Read Full Article Here.

December 2009

Think Small

I have noticed that when we set out to make big changes in our lives we instantly start with the big steps. If we want to be happier we consider major changes in our family or business lives. If we want to get into a better financial situation we tend to drastically overhaul our budget or if we want to get healthier we throw away all of our junk food and vow to only eat salads from now on. While making all the changes we want to see at once would be awesome if we could manage it, in truth we actually tend to set ourselves up for failure. The change seems to large to comprehend so we procrastinate instead of starting it, or we beat ourselves up the second we deviate from the plan. Quite often the only thing we end up with is a heavy sense of guilt at our failure. Read Full Article Here.

November 2009

The Flip Side of Personal Growth

I have been guilty of it too many times to count. When I am working on a tough, deeply personal  goal that involves changing something about myself, I tend to get wrapped up in my own challenges. After all, it is my struggle. Nobody else can experience the frustrations or victories I feel in my pursuit of this goal, yet I know that everyone will feel the benefits of my success. Whether I am working on creating a successful business, earning a promotion or breaking a bad habit, I am motivated by the thought of creating a better life for the people I love. Chances are, you too get stuck in this train of thought too. Unfortunately, this focus on our own quest to achieve a goal often proves to be the one thing that prevents us from achieving it, and that's because like everything else in life, personal growth cannot happen in a vacuum.  Read Full Article Here.

October 2009

The Power of Negative Thinking

When something traumatic happens in our life – we lose our top client, our job, discover that we are sick, or separate from our spouse we are often told to focus what we have left. The common wisdom is that thinking about the good things will help us avoid the depression that may follow an event like this. While this works to some degree, new research suggests that thinking about what life would be like if we subtracted one of the “things we have left” may actually make us feel much better.   Read Full Article Here.

September 2009

How Do You Define Success?

What do you think of when you think of a successful person? If you are like most of us you expect that a successful person will be one who has made a lot of money or has achieved some degree of distinction in their field. If pressed however, you would agree that the man who has kept his commitment of 20 hours of quality time per week with his family while earning a comfortable living has been successful. Few among us would hesitate to agree that the single mother who finishes her degree, obtains a good job and sends both of her children through college has achieved success. We often think enviously of the person who gives up on the rat race and finds a way to support their dream of surfing full time as having achieved something most of us only dream of; so why do we automatically think of a "successful" person in terms of dollars or fame? Read Full Article Here.

August 2009

Letting Go of The Expert

When I first encountered this concept of letting go of the expert, I thought: That is crazy, I've educated myself and worked hard to become an expert, why would I let it go?! Perhaps the most understandable way to start this discussion is to discover what is an expert. Webster's defines an expert as: A person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular area. Some synonyms: master, proficient, and whiz. The suggestion is that you have arrived, and your work is done. OK, that sounds pretty good, so why do I want to let go of that? Read Full Article Here.