by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
A few months ago I facilitated my “Setting Goals for the Career You’ll Love” workshop for the clients of a local nonprofit group here in Victoria. I’d like to tell you about one of the things I learned while doing it. The workshop was for a... by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 4, 2012 | Workshops
Yesterday morning I was pleased to be at the yoUnlimited event in Sidney organized by Carolyne Taylor. If you haven’t heard of this one-day conference before, I would say that yoUnlimited is quickly becoming the “go to” women’s event in... by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
This weekend I leave town for a work trip to Montreal … yes, a work trip to Montreal! Sorry, I had to say it twice because it’s actually very rare for me these days to go anywhere other than to Greater Vancouver or up Vancouver Island for work and... by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yesterday through my work at Volunteer Victoria I organized and attended a session for the Emerging Leaders Network members to do The Passion Test. Our facilitator was Anna Harvey of Boost Communications. Knowing Anna’s exuberant personality and engaging... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jan 25, 2012 | Workshops
As I mentioned the other day, when the call for speaking proposals came out for WordCamp Victoria 2012, I didn’t know how my proposal for to facilitate “Genuine Blogging” would be received. And even though my proposal was accepted, I was still a... by Beth Cougler Blom | Jan 18, 2012 | Workshops
When the announcement came out asking for speaker proposals for WordCamp Victoria 2012 last fall, I knew I wanted to put in a proposal. But I really struggled with what my contribution to the one-day conference on WordPress could be. I use WordPress to contribute to... by Beth Cougler Blom | Dec 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last week I was registered (and paid up) to attend a networking event that was sure to be a lot of fun and perhaps a good help to my business. But in the last few minutes before I was due to walk out the door for it, I took stock of my mood and decided that what I... by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
What stops us from doing what we love? Lots of things of course. But one of them is the unwritten rules that we have – consciously or unconsciously – set for ourselves or have inherited from our families or society. Unwritten rules are rules that we feel... by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 7, 2011 | Business back end
One of the things I love to do is refer people who are looking for something to someone who I think can help them. The fact of the matter is, I love to connect people. That’s a big part of my approach to networking and I don’t ask for anything in return. I...