BEING ASSERTIVE-Daily Practice

I had to use a daily check list for about 10 years to Help bring "balance" into my life. Balanced living did not come easy to me. I offer the checklist as a free download on my web site (www.hopeserenity.ca) and invite anyone who has a problem understanding and executing "daily balanced living" to download a copy.

One of the things I had to learn was to be assertive each day. As a "people pleaser", this wasn't something I d... Read More

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DO YOU KNOW YOU?

Once we understand ourselves, the rest of living falls in line.

What a great line, and makes me ask the question- Do you know you?

At first, the initial answer is likely "yes, of course I do". Funny, way back when, I would have and did react the same way.

The biggest turning point in my life occurred when I finally realized I did not know myself very well. I knew things about me of course,... Read More

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THOUGHT ABOUT SELF-HATE?

I love to research and explore points of view outside of my own thinking. I was exposed to a Dr. Allen Berger who is a psychotherapist and a person in life long recovery. A very interesting combination. If you want to learn and read more, Dr. Berger’s web site is

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I listened to him on the topic of self-hate (amongst other things) and quite honestly had never thought about this "specific" topic. I certainly... Read More

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WHAT DO YOU FEED?

I am truly blessed. I have had the privilege of meeting and learning from so many wise and interesting people. Those I am meeting in this phase of my life continue to enrich me.

It is safe to say that these people (and I invite you to be one of them) keep me in a mode of growth, thinking and progress. Hard to get complacent when you are challenged!

Today I got something from a fellow coach in Australia, Phil Evans. It is much in keeping... Read More

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I HAVE A DREAM-DON’T YOU?

Thanks Martin Luther King for these words.

Amazing how life goes along and stuff happens in your life- some good and some not as hoped.

Most of us have a dream and/or expectations. To some, it is just that, a big dream never fulfilled. I was there for a good period of life. While much good did happen, the dream was not fulfilled.

Today, I am for the most part living the dream- not necessarily in a material way, but in a... Read More

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