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April 18th, 2024

Start Small, Think Big

Life isn’t about finding yourself. It’s about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw

In our super-charged digital economy the new winners, always hopeful by nature, are the dreamers; eyes firmly fixed on the future, open to new ideas and willing to think beyond conventional wisdom.

Exciting, previously unimagined opportunities abound.

The road to success isn’t easy, though. It’s long with many bumps and steep hills ahead. You’ve got to show up everyday and do the hard work. There’s no getting around it.

No matter. Have courage… whatever your dream or how challenging, if it’s sticking to your soul, stick with it. It’s never too early nor too late to be your best self.

Stay interesting. Stay interested. Stay relevant. 

I hope to see you back here soon. As always, thank you for reading me.

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Human beings, by changing the attitudes of their minds can change the outer aspects of their lives. William James.

A MOMENT OF REFLECTION: Have you found yourself wondering if, perhaps, there is more you could be doing? Something more meaningful and engaging? Or closer to the point, something that more reflects who YOU have grown into over the years? Need some help getting there? Perhaps I could be of assistance.

Read my approach to coaching. For A COMPLIMENTARY, CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION text/call me at 416.450.8867 or email drew@drewsimmie.com. Follow me on LinkedIn.

 

 

April 11th, 2024

Keep on Going

The roller coaster is my life; life is a fast dizzying game, life is parachute jump; It’s taking changes, falling over and getting up again; it’s mountaineering; It’s wanting to get to the very top of yourself and to feel angry and dissatisfied when you don’t manage it.
From Eleven Minutes. Paulo Coelho

Life, indeed, is a roller coaster. It is determined, in large measure, by the choices you make and – more importantly, why you make them.

What is the dream? What do you hope for? Are you adding value to the lives of others – while, at the same time, doing what you love? What stories do you believe? What stories do you tell yourself?

Life is a roller coaster, that’s true, but it can be the way you want to make it, if you see the vision, if you don’t let fear, self doubt and  false judgement keep you from taking action, if you do the work, if you don’t give up.

Even when the world seems upside down, just keep on going. Every ripple, can lead to a wave…

Stay interesting. Stay interested. Stay relevant. 

I hope to see you back here soon. As always, thank you for reading me.

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Human beings, by changing the attitudes of their minds can change the outer aspects of their lives. William James.

A MOMENT OF REFLECTION: Have you found yourself wondering if, perhaps, there is more you could be doing? Something more meaningful and engaging? Or closer to the point, something that more reflects who YOU have grown into over the years? Need some help getting there? Perhaps I could be of assistance.

Read my approach to coaching. For A COMPLIMENTARY, CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION text/call me at 416.450.8867 or email drew@drewsimmie.com. Follow me on LinkedIn.

 

 

April 5th, 2024

Don’t Lose Yourself

Life is too short to be little. You must enlarge yourself and then act on it.  Benjamin Disraeli.

In today’s confusing and tumultuous times, when change is everywhere, it’s not always the finished product that’s valuable.

More times than not, on the pathway of life, it’s who you become in the process.

One of the gifts of ageing is the opportunity to reinvent yourself, again and again and again.

Never stop moving forward and doing what you can.

Don’t lose yourself.

Stay interesting. Stay interested. Stay relevant. 

I hope to see you back here soon. As always, thank you for reading me.

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Human beings, by changing the attitudes of their minds can change the outer aspects of their lives. William James.

A MOMENT OF REFLECTION: Have you found yourself wondering if, perhaps, there is more you could be doing? Something more meaningful and engaging? Or closer to the point, something that more reflects who YOU have grown into over the years? Need some help getting there? Perhaps I could be of assistance.

Read my approach to coaching. For A COMPLIMENTARY, CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION text/call me at 416.450.8867 or email drew@drewsimmie.com. Follow me on LinkedIn.

 

 

March 28th, 2024

Be Kind and Generous To Yourself

Go above and beyond for yourself. You do it for your family, friends and colleagues, but don’t forget about YOU! It’s important to include yourself… you are worthy of your own kindness, too. Stephanie Lahore.

In the pantheon of traits that supports successful people, always stick with it, whatever that ‘it’ is.

Persistent people never give up. They know that the mountain top often seems higher than they expected. No worries. Consistently they:

  1. Maintain a  highly developed sense of purpose.
  2. Are always hopeful.
  3. Take a long term view.

And they know the only way to save their dream is to be kind and generous to themselves.

Stay interesting. Stay interested. Stay relevant. 

I hope to see you back here soon. As always, thank you for reading me.

____________________________________________________

Human beings, by changing the attitudes of their minds can change the outer aspects of their lives. William James.

A MOMENT OF REFLECTION: Have you found yourself wondering if, perhaps, there is more you could be doing? Something more meaningful and engaging? Or closer to the point, something that more reflects who YOU have grown into over the years? Need some help getting there? Perhaps I could be of assistance.

Read my approach to coaching. For A COMPLIMENTARY, CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION text/call me at 416.450.8867 or email drew@drewsimmie.com. Follow me on LinkedIn.

 

March 22nd, 2024

So, What’s Next?

As we grapple with these crazy, demanding times, the challenge is how best to meet and adapt to the many changes as we move on with our lives.

The trick is to stay curious, open and keep evolving. Learning and growing. We all need to grow, to be hungry for more.

Why is that? It is because that, whatever your goals or aspirations, it’s  the action of striving to meet them that lies at the heart of the growing process. The act of striving is a creative, challenging activity. Think global but work local.

The salient issue, though, is who you really are as you reach out further on your path to “what’s next.”

Stay interesting, stay interested and above all, stay relevant.

I hope to see you back here soon.

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Human beings, by changing the attitudes of their minds can change the outer aspects of their lives. William James.

A MOMENT OF REFLECTION: Have you found yourself wondering if, perhaps, there is more you could be doing? Something more meaningful and engaging? Or closer to the point, something that more reflects who YOU have grown into over the years? Need some help getting there? Perhaps I could be of assistance.

Read my approach to coaching. For A COMPLIMENTARY, CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION text/call me at 416.450.8867 or email drew@drewsimmie.com. Follow me on LinkedIn.

 

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