Archive for November, 2009

Lead On!

Nine hundred members of the Canadian sports community invaded Vancouver last week for the Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Conference, put on by the Coaching Association of Canada.

The purpose of the conference is to support the development of Canada as a leading sports nation. It is a collaboration of the major sports organizations in this country and supported by blue chip sponsors. The conference was sold right out; a credit to the event quality the CAC has produced the past few years, buffeted by the energy of 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

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A Nation's Thanks

Last week I went on a short but poignant field trip with my six year-old and a few of his Cub pack mates.

Since they were heading downtown, I decided to help the pack leaders keep track of these rascals, given they were going to travel by subway. Turns out they really didn’t need me. Attendance was down due to the variety of ills flying around. I was short one myself, my older cub home battling a withering flu. But if you believe in all things happen for a reason, this might have been one of those nights. Read the rest of this entry »

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A Balancing Act

I am a proud member of Generation Y and I am not afraid to admit it! And, as a member of this Generation, full of technology and the ability to communicate 24/7 (blackberries, email and Wi Fi…oh my!), it has been quite the learning curve to figure out this little thing called “work/life balance.”

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