You often hear about people that have figured their lives and career all out. They are working at something that they feel passionate about. People also talk about that space called "Flow." where everything has come together and life happens beautifully and according to plan. Flow and "being in the zone" are held up to be the [...]
I often come across clients that are in deep emotional pain and cannot see a path through it other than the path they are currently on (which is causing the pain and suffering). I often try to use compassion and education to shift those clients to a new way of doing things, but sometimes, those [...]
Photo by Irina on Unsplash September. Labour Day. A day of transition (understatement). If you are a parent to school-aged children, September can be a bit much (I'm polite here). If you are separated and divorced and share parenting with a co-parent, September can be too much. It can be too many decisions, [...]
A few months ago I was at a presentation about money. It was not a presentation about new tax rules or how to invest, but it was about how hard it is to talk about money. "I know that!" I thought to myself. A+ for me. Why is talking about money so hard? Well, [...]
Recently a client asked my advice on what kind of car to buy. I am cutting and pasting because tax season has hit yet again and I have to get creative and efficient! I don't have a standard "newly separated person buying a car" response because it does depend very much on your individual situation. It [...]
It's Dec 19. Today I had planned to go Christmas shopping - it's getting close to the wire! But it started to slush (you know what this is if you live in Vancouver) and after going for a short walk and getting soaked and cold, I decided to leave the Christmas shopping until tomorrow when [...]
I've been doing a lot of work the past three weeks helping clients prepare budgets. I think it's that time of year. People start to freak out around December - I know I do. All this money going out - I'm going to be destitute! That thought doesn't help when you're already stressed out about [...]
I'm an accountant. Accountants are notoriously bad at communication. There is usually a reason someone chooses to become an accountant and that reason is usually because numbers are so straight-forward. They are clear and concise, easy to line up, sort and deal with. They are usually associated with projects and with decisions that have very [...]
I start new posts all the time. These posts are usually about time. I say start because I often run out of time and never finish these posts I've started. Actually - my post attempts are getting less and less frequent. Why is that? I don't have time to even start posts these days. I realized [...]
My blog post ideas usually hit me on the head when I'm having a bit of a struggle in my life. Today's struggle was getting my kids out the door and to their school. This seems relatively straight forward in theory and I've even developed a checklist for each of my kids to complete [...]