This is as close as I'll ever get to the Olympics! Don't laugh, but this fall I was invited to enter the BC 55+ Games in Kamloops, British Columbia. Yep, this 'picked last for every sport,' last-placed triathlete was 'scouted' at the gym to be on a h...

"Don't demand that I should be equal to the best, but better than the worst. It's enough for me if, every day, I reduce the number of my vices and correct my mistakes." - Seneca I try to live as stoically as possible, and I participat...

We don't have to look far to see someone in profound sadness, grief, confusion, disappointment, or just in a generally tough season of life. We are nice people, we want to help, we want to say the right thing, we want to do the right thing but nothing ...

At Least? I'm listening to the audiobook of Daniel Pink's The Power of Regret and, no surprise here, it's very interesting and relatable. He writes about different kinds of regret and what to do with those lingering feelings that keep niggling at you...

Sunk Cost Fallacy On the Nightstand In Case You Missed It - Life Improv(ed)! On the Road Hi friends, When to cut your losses... Have you heard of The Socrates Cafe? I hadn't either but when I saw there was one in my town, I decided to explore fu...

Sometimes the world wants you to do something. You try everything you can to ignore it, but the messages keep coming until, one day, you succumb. You say yes. You join in. You capitulate. And so it was with a weeklong course I took this summer in Advan...

I've been absent - perhaps you've been on the edge of your seat wondering when you will hear from me? No? Oh well, a girl can dream! Special thanks to Krysta and team for checking in on me! As we head into the middle of August, shocked yet again by ...

I've been wanting to do it for years - dress up in an inflatable suit and prance around my small town, incognito! Then I decided the only thing more fun than that would be getting a matching suit for my Little so we could prance around together. We cho...

If you know me, you'll know that I typically try to add (or subtract) something from my life at the start of each month and then stick with it for at least 26 days. This June, I'm going to explore something called a Sit Spot. While it may sound like ...

Future Think I'm sitting in the boarding lounge and it's surprisingly uncrowded. The sun is streaming in through the big airport windows, and I'm watching the action outside when I hear the lone guy a row over start a telephone call. I know this becaus...

I did it! Finished at 20:35, awaiting a welcome pick-up from The Hub after my 2nd 12-Hour Walk! Peace, Permission, Perspective On the Nightstand Hidden insights video In Case You Missed It Peace, Permission, Perspective With a full day event can...

Do you have capacity? Coaching with Me! On the Nightstand In Case You Missed It - Aint' no room in my heart for hate. Do you have capacity? When the spirit moves me, I love to ask people a simple question: "What's one little thing I ca...

Recently, the Artemis Program brought our divided world together. People across countries, beliefs, and backgrounds were united - cheering for a common goal.It reminded us of something easy to forget in the noise of everyday life: We are small. And we ...

Sounds like the start of a bad joke... but it's actually a powerful framework I just learned from my colleague Sharon Weinstein's newly released TEDx talk. And if there are two things I love, it's a good story and a practical tool. Originally develope...

I'm an optimist - you probably already know that. For some people, it's refreshing.For others... mildly irritating. (Apparently, not everyone wants to find the silver lining before coffee.) I also feel deeply, I always have. When I was young, I cut a bab...

Kudos to reader, Elaine from Newfoundland, Canada, who, upon taking my suggestion for a V-Day gift last year, wrote something she appreciated about her honey on each playing card! Can you imagine doing that for yourself?! Love Is in the Air... And Toda...

Have you ever been awarded/gifted/honoured with something that you didn't think you deserved? That's how I felt when I found out that I was in contention for induction into the Canadian Speaking Hall of Fame (yes, there's such a thing). I felt not worthy. I felt not enough. I felt like others deserved it so much more...

This photo was taken ten years ago when we renewed our vows. It was a surprise to everyone-except our youngest daughter, Gina (in the background), who performed the ceremony. This fall, The Hub and I celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary. Thirty-seve...

More Than Just a Calendar On the Nightstand In Case You Missed It Where in the world is Steph? AI Prompt A lot transpires over the holidays, right?Happiness, sadness, expectations, disappointments, peace, overwhelm, frustration, ...

Ask... This was a BIG year in business for me! To start with, 2025 marked my 20th year in the speaking industry. People often think what I do is very different from my previous career in nursing, but I don't. I went into nursing to help people, and th...

Finding the Gift in Holiday Chaos On the Nightstand In Case You Missed It - I wrote us a holiday 'stress' tribute! Where in the world is Steph? Finding the Gift in Holiday Chaos You're busy - I'll be brief today... You don't have to do i...

The 12 days of ... On the Nightstand In Case You Missed It - How to Die Slowly Where in the world is Steph? *** The 12 Days of ... I've been trying to get into this retreat for years. It's a busy place, a popular place... and a very, very quiet place. ...

We've all been there. A bad day, month, quarter, year. Wanting to quit, run away, succumb, curl up into a ball, sleep and sleep and sleep because it's just easier to be unconscious. We are in it up to our eyeballs and we can't imagine how things wil...

Fun in the bathroom! I've never had such a good time in a public bathroom. Scurrying through a short layover in Atlanta, I made a quick stop at the ladies' room - typically an uneventful part of travel. But not this day. Because on this particular da...

October's challenge - or maybe focus or intention are better words - was to try to see a sunrise or sunset as many days as possible (ideally, my goal was 25 in the month). This challenge was very different from most of my others in that I couldn't do i...

What's your Zugunruhe? On the Nightstand Where in the world is Steph? In Case You Missed It What's Your Zugunruhe? I learned this cool German word: Zugunruhe (pronounced "TSOOK-oon-roo-eh").It means migra...

Lifts & Shifts - Creating what you want/need On the Nightstand - Remember by Lisa Genova In Case You Missed It - The Sixty Sparks Challenge Next week - What's your Zugunruhe moment? Just for Fun! Lifts & Shifts - Creating what you want/need I was d...

Shame on Me (Or Not) I've been procrastinating in a big way! Those weekly touchpoints we used to share? They've slowly dwindled and, well... all but disappeared. The last time I wrote was July 12 - yikes! I blamed summer (because, you know... sunshine ). B...