“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson I grew up as the fifth of seven children in a strict religious family where faith shaped everything. From an early age, I learned to follow the rules, perform to be seen, keep…
Australia’s 2026 opened with catastrophic bushfires in Victoria and a climb down from PM Anthony Albanese in agreeing to a royal commission into last month’s shooting at Bondi Beach which targeted a Jewish festival and left 15 people dead. He had previously argued that reforms on gun ownership and hate speech, steps to tackle antisemitism…
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Montréal-based cybersecurity software company Flare claimed today that it has identified a new group of scammers that is actively defrauding Canadians using fake toll and parking violation texts disguised as messages from provincial agencies. The texts are coming from a group that Flare calls PayTool, which is the name the scammers used on their initial…
Hi friends! Happy Friday! How are you? What are you up to this weekend? We’re just hanging out here and home and I’m looking forward to a low-key weekend after lots of holiday activities and adventures. It’s suddenly winter here in Tucson – rainy and freezing!- and we’re enjoying lots of puppy snuggles in between…
Hi friends! I have a brand new podcast episode live and today we’re kicking off 2026 with a conversation all about longevity – not just living longer, but living better. This episode is your realistic, no-extremes roadmap to building habits that support strength, energy, resilience, and joy for the long haul. If you’re tired of…
Looking back on the year and sharing some of the things I’ll be working on in 2026. Hi friends! How are you? I hope that you’re having an amazing week so far. The kids are back in school, Liv’s 14th birthday is this week (HOW?!), and I’m just now starting to get my life together….
Sharing the details for the health planning class if you’re spending this week getting your goals together for the New Year! Hi friends! Happy New Year!! I hope that everything is going well so far. I’ve missed you guys. I feel like it’s been holiday chaos for two weeks and we also got a puppy!…
Many founders picture their company’s exit at the far end of the growth curve. A new report from business law firm Fasken suggests the decision point often arrives much sooner. “Founders might be saying, ‘we can IPO or make this company into a massive player in our market,’ and you might have VCs saying, ‘I…
Prospects for Canada ahead point to intense, heated, at times bitter discussions ongoing from mid February 2026 on and off till late 2027 as tr Pluto opposes the Mercury. With tensions erupting from August 2026 into 2027 as tr Uranus in the financial 2nd squares the Mars on the cusp of the 6th house of…
