Leadership Upside-Down

Upside Down Leadership

What is Leadership? – Is it an ability some people have that others don’t? Or is it a skill that can be developed over time? I am not the person to answer these questions. All I know are the choices I have to make for myself. I am young, and just starting my career, so…

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The Pictures Are Pretty

Pictures on a table

Last weekend, I went camping solo on the south shore of Lake Nipissing in Ontario. I wanted the time alone to hear my thoughts, explore the province, and take pictures. I quickly learned that 90% percent of my thoughts are actually not thoughts at all, but random songs. But the other, darker thoughts came when…

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The Year of NO

We can’t be all things to all people. But, oh, how we try! It’s easy to get caught up in the expectations or demands of others. Performing, people-pleasing, and striving for praise can be exhausting and leave us feeling empty. It’s just as easy to think we can do it all, and for a time…

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Who is Jesus?

Who is Jesus? Do you know him? During our last show, I shared with the team ‘who Jesus is.’ He is described in the Bible, and we who know him personally, have experienced: He is friend, brother, saviour, king, servant, teacher, the light and truth and way, the Word made flesh and blood, fully human…

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5 Things You Might Now Know About … Melinda Estabrooks

I always find these kinds of questions quite amusing … and surprising. I guess it surprises me what I choose to divulge to the world … and how surprised people can get/respond when they find out more personal information about me. So, here goes: 1/ My life-long nickname is PEACHIE PIE. I’m named after a…

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5 Things You Might Not Know About … Lisa Pak

Sometimes it can be hard to get to know the little things about people through conversations. I’m talking about those moments when you look to a friend you’ve known for years and say, “Really? I had no idea!” It’s been a great time with the ladies during Season 4 and there were not just a…

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5 Things You Might Not Know About … Joanna la Fleur

Hi, here are FIVE things that you might not know about me … 1. I lived in Romania as an expat kid and France as a business student. These experiences greatly shaped my worldview and desire to see the whole world. (35 countries and counting…) 2. My favorite mode of transportation right now in the…

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Dad-isms

If you were raised by your dad or had a significant father figure, then you are guaranteed to have some “Dad-isms”. Dad-isms are quotes or expressions that your dad would say regularly to get things in your head, to make you understand your own history, to create discipline and character in you, or to try…

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