When I ask people what scares them about public speaking, virtually every answer comes down to vulnerability. What if my mid goes blank? What if I sound stupid? What if I make a mistake and somebody calls me out? What if I accidentally offend someone? Standing in front of others to speak your truth leaves [...]
Mortgage Agent @ Mortgage Brokers Ottawa Mortgage Brokers Ottawa is Ottawa's largest brokerage offering its experienced mortgage advice, competitive mortgage rates and unique mortgage solutions through trusted lending partners. We have access to multiple lenders , we will find you the most competitive rates with the most suitable mortgage term. We take the time to [...]
We receive this question quite a bit when testing current or new employees, “I was asked to do a drug test by the company I’m applying for. Are they allowed to do that? I’ve never been asked to do this before.” The short answer is yes. Employers have several duties with regards to ensuring workplace [...]
When you define your target audience, what information are you including? Most will answer with a traditional age, gender, geographic location. Sometimes there is more depth targeting like “income”, “has children”, “married” or “professional”. The next time that you sit down and review your target audience, I implore you to dig a little deeper. [...]
I have worked with several business coaches over the years. Even though I am very appreciative of their guidance, anytime you are asking for the help of others (and even when it is unsolicited by you), you may receive suggestions, advice or ideas that just don’t quite fit. Initially, you might question yourself wondering if [...]
Facility Supervisor / Medical Assessor at SureHire I am the Facility Supervisor / Medical Assessor at our SureHire Ottawa facility. SureHire is an industry-leading workplace testing company. With locations across Canada, SureHire aims to create safe, healthy, and more productive workforces through accurate & trustworthy workplace testing services such as drug, alcohol, lung function, medical, [...]
I get a good chuckle when I hear my clients say to me after our first session, “You’re not going to believe what happened!” Thing is I do believe it, wether they are telling me about attracting more of their ideal clients, better business opportunities, promising love interests or a deeper connection in their relationships. [...]
“I can’t believe it worked. I was a bit doubtful, his allergies are terrible especially around dogs. He had almost zero symptoms. He is a true believer, it’s great,” Mel (client) Allergy season is among us and if you are one of the millions of Canadians that suffer you know this brings with it [...]
When it comes to financial well-being, advice may be the difference between achieving your financial goals and falling short. -Households who receive financial planning advice have an annual savings rate of 8.6 per cent, compared to only 4.3 per cent for non-advised households – that’s twice the rate of annual savings.* -Advised households have [...]
We've both heard the phrase she got up on the wrong side of the bed. This was me on Saturday morning a few weeks ago. I got up on the wrong side of the bed, grumpy, irritable & short with my husband and son. I didn’t know why for most of the day [...]
