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May 17th, 2024

Dancing In The Rain

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass … It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
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Anonymous, more recently attributed to Vivian Greene.

There is no way to completely eliminate uncertainty in our day to day existence. After all, life does not stand still, it’s up to us to determine how we will respond to life’s challenges, disruptions, storms.

Sure, there are a lot of issues that must be addressed, but as ominous as the sky may look at times, it’s not falling in. There are many people just like you, never giving up, doing what they believe is the right thing, moving ahead, trying to make a difference.

Life is about learning to live with, even embrace the inevitable storms, the rainy days of life. To dance between the light and darkness, between happiness and unhappiness, between the raindrops, though it can require courage, resilience, positivity and compassion.

Most importantly, remember who you are and what you stand for.

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Stay interesting. Stay interested. Stay relevant. 

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

 

 

May 10th, 2024

Walk through the years

Life can only be understood backwards but it must lived forwards. ~ Soren Kierkegaard.

The only thing we can really know about the future is that it will be different from today and it will arrive whether we want it to or not.

Life does not remain stagnant. We’re forever growing, learning and maturing, constantly in motion. None of us are who we were when we started out.

Events and people change, and they change us, touch us, impact us, just as we change them. Even in life’s most difficult challenges, a new, more weathered, aware, self emerges.

Loving and losing, suffering losses and celebrating gains, we pass through many lives, as we walk through the years, on our way to becoming whom we were meant to be …

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Stay interesting. Stay interested. Stay relevant. 

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

 

 

May 3rd, 2024

The Storms Of Life

“And once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won’t be the same person who walked in.”
~
Haruki Murakami

If you knew that today was the last day of your life, would you keep on doing what you are doing?

How often have you asked yourself such a question or one like it? You know … it isn’t the answers you get from others when you ask, but the questions you ask yourself that will determine what kind of person you will ultimately become.

Each of us has a unique flame in our hearts for something that makes us feel alive. It is up to you to find yours and keep it lit.

Life is short. Find and embrace your passions.

Take the next first step.

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Stay interesting. Stay interested. Stay relevant. 

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

 

 

April 26th, 2024

A Brighter Tomorrow

Live out your imagination, not your history. Steven Covey.

There is no yes in yesterday. What you do today has a lot to do with your future.

The thing is, what’s it going to look like?

Never mind what everyone else thinks.

Keep learning, keeping growing and keep going.

Welcome everyday. You know what to do.

Start by looking for tomorrow.

Hmm…

Stay interested. Stay interesting. 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 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.

 

 

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