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Do you love planning events? Me too!
I haven't mentioned yet here on this blog that I am busily preparing to teach the "Fundamentals of Event & Conference Management" through Camosun College at the end of this month. Registration is still open! This is going to be a great course for anyone wishing to...
“Aha” Moments around Blogging Authentically
I told you a few days ago in my last post about the yoUnlimited conference that I had two more things to share about my Genuine Blogging presentation. One thing literally made me squeal with delight and the other warmed the cockles of my facilitator's heart. The first...
Inspirations to share
Here's a little something for the weekend! Just sharing some of the blogs that I return to again and again for beauty and wisdom. Squirrelly Minds: Love this local Victoria woman's blog about crafting, cooking, fashion and more. The best part is the way she...
Buoyed up about Blogging
Well I posted recently to give you some indication of how the day started at the recent yoUnlimited conference, but I never told you how my session went. I'm so happy to say...really well! I had proposed to speak again on Genuine Blogging, the same topic that I...
What Stops You From Doing What You Love?
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 group of individuals who...
Inspiration reigned at yoUnlimited
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 Victoria. I had attended this...
Off to Montreal to find some Kindred Spirits
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 I'm just a little...
Doing The Passion Test
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 facilitation...
More on Genuine Blogging
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 little bit nervous as...
Speaking About Blogging Genuinely
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...