We cannot see our reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see. Taoist proverb.

In the journey of life, being conscious of who we are, living with purpose and joy can only happen when we are aware.

Driven by technology and many other distractions, doing instead being, we can easily lose sight of ourselves, of what and who is truly important. Many fall into the trap of busily making a living instead of making a life. Sound familiar?

If it does, you will want to read Pico Iyer’s wonderful new book, The Art of Stillness. He’s one of one of my favourite contemporary writers.

In it, he reflects upon the reasons many of us seem desperate to unplug. Drawing on his own views and the lives of Mahatma Gandhi, Marcel Proust, Leonard and Emily Dickinson, he reveals how stillness can “quicken creativity, and restore clarity and sanity.”

The need to find time to occasionally step off the wheel, slow down and just catch our breath is a good thing. When you have a few minutes, have a look at his book.

You’ll get it.

Want to rekindle your passion, to be inspired (again) and move on to something new and more satisfying? Are you motivated and open to fresh ideas? Let’s chat! Online or on the phone. Call 416.450.8867 or email drew@drewsimmie.com

In today’s lightening fast economy, there’s no sitting around waiting for the right moment to present itself.

Whatever the project, you have to work in an open mode rather than a closed one, following your nose, expecting one thing will lead to the next.

Wisdom often comes from experience, not from analysis. Sometimes the information you are seeking many be available only after you have taken action.

Get it out there. There isn’t a minute to waste and there isn’t a more opportune time than now.

Want to rekindle your passion, to be inspired (again) and move on to something new and more satisfying? Are you motivated and open to fresh ideas? Let’s chat! Online or on the phone. Call 416.450.8867 or email drew@drewsimmie.com

Time is nature’s way of keeping everything from happening at once! Woody Allen.

Leave it to Woody Allen to put a funny spin on a pressing subject.

How many times have you caught yourself saying, “I can’t believe how fast time is going.”

Of all your possessions, aside from good health, of course, time is one of the most precious, for when it’s gone, it’s gone.

The demands on your time never seem to stop. In fact, in today’s demanding, instant-on world, they are only increasing.

Everybody wants some of your time but there is only so much to go around. In a day, there are only 24 hours. After you factor in eating and sleeping, there aren’t many left. The trick is to use the remaining time most productively. Here are three top tips:

1. Learn to say ‘no.’ If someone asks for your time, check your calendar before you commit. Arrange a time that works for both of you.
2. Stop being a slave to the internet and social media.
3. Review – and constantly update – your todo list. Keep asking yourself this all important question: Is what what I have scheduled to do moving me towards or away from my objectives? If the answer is no, either scratch it off your list or reschedule.

 There are only 168 hours in a week. So few. Yikes. So much to do.

Want to rekindle your passion, to be inspired (again) and move on to something new and more satisfying? Are you motivated and open to fresh ideas? Let’s chat! Online or on the phone. Call 416.450.8867 or email drew@drewsimmie.com

Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform. Mark Twain.

If you are still competing with the crowd, doing things in the same fashion, it is next to impossible to get noticed, let alone move ahead of the pack.

In an age of globalization, surplus supply and endless selection, the competition isn’t between you and your competitors.

It is between you and your imagination.

You are invited! If you are thinking about making some changes and live in the Toronto area, check out my new workshop. Click on the tab the 3rd age.

Want to rekindle your passion, to be inspired (again) and move on to something new and more satisfying? Are you motivated and open to fresh ideas? Let’s chat! Online or on the phone. Call 416.450.8867 or email drew@drewsimmie.com

I can’t go back to yesterday – because I was a different person then. Lewis Carroll.

The journey of life is long. You are not who you were when you first started out. The choices you made along the way were based on what you knew at the time. And that was fine then.

But you know more now and your world view has changed Everything has changed. Could it be time for some new decisions?

Letting go of the familiar isn’t easy. Putting down the past is always wrenching but it is the only way to grow.

In today’s world, defending the status quo is a non-starter. The decision to change is an everyday requirement. If you want to move forward, that is. Moving backwards isn’t an option.

If you are thinking about making some changes and live in the Toronto area, check out my new workshop. Click on the tab the 3rd age.

Want to rekindle your passion, to be inspired (again) and move on to something new and more satisfying? Are you motivated and open to fresh ideas? Let’s chat! Online or on the phone. Call 416.450.8867 or email drew@drewsimmie.com