What you think you become. What you feel you attract. What you imagine you create. Buddha.

Finding one’s way isn’t easy, especially today. Sorting out what’s real from fantasy, coming to grips with what’s truly important, requires many personal values and attributes, including deep introspection and self-examination, honesty, self-esteem, personal commitment and the willingness to do the hard work.

Oh, did I mention courage?

Everything flows from courage. It’s the foundation upon which all our other actions stem.

Each of us creates our own experiences by our thoughts, feelings and actions… painting a picture, if you will, of ourselves and how we can be the best version of ourselves that we can be.

It takes a lifetime to build a life. Everything we think, say and do, every move we make, is creating our future success. Our thoughts and deeds create who we become.

But in your search, no one can do it for you. It’s up to you.

There is no short cut, no mysterious roadmap to creating a equanimous life style and no specific timetable: Everyone arrives at this point at their own speed but only when they are ready. If you’re not there yet, don’t give up. Just keep at it.

On the extraordinary journey of life there are no ordinary days.

Make each day matter.

Stay safe. Stay strong. Stay connected.

PS. While it is true that each of us has to find our own way sometimes having am a street-smart, experienced life coach to help you work through the strategic steps is just the ticket. I am here to support you in your search.

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

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I can’t go back to who I was because I am a different person now. Lewis Carroll. 

There comes a point for many of us when events or circumstances give us pause.

We find ourselves at a pivotable point when we can feel a hand on our shoulder and we hear ourselves asking, “Could there be more?”

I mean, here you are, doing all the right things, playing by the rules, but there is a void in your life, a feeling that something is missing. It’s kind of like getting up from the table, after a delicious meal, but still feeling hungry. All you know for sure is that you want more, without even knowing what’s next on the menu.

Have you ever been in that situation? I have. I know how challenging that can be.

You are not who you were when you first started out. None of us are.

Subject to the shifting currents, particularly in today’s bizarre circumstances, as we make our way through life, we all pass through a number of phases. It is part of the process of continual growth.

Moving on to what’s next is to leave in the past those moments in life that have finished and to start growing again.

Not changing, staying longer than necessary is not a good thing. If you  insist on staying past what is the right time you can become dispirited, uninteresting and lose the happiness and meaning of the other stages you have to go through.

Things pass and the best you can do is let them go. Really. Sometimes it is hard, but you can’t write a new chapter in your life until the old one is ended:

Confident in your belief that you can handle what’s next for you.

Stay safe. Stay strong. Stay connected. 

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

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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he or she (italics mine) grows up. Pablo Picasso.

Artistry isn’t confined to the fine arts.

There is artistry in business, too.

Never has it been so necessary as it is in today’s virtual world.

There is art in creating a unique product or service. There is art in taking it to market, and finding the right social media platforms and tools.

Creativity is born in all of us. It’s just that by the time we have grown into adults, many have traded away most of it. The trick is to rekindle it and adapt to the new realities.

Successful women and men always keep moving forward.

So, take a deep breath,  get out the brushes and resolve to paint a new and bigger picture of yourself – and your business. Today.

And tell Picasso to move over!

Stay safe. Stay strong. Stay connected. 

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

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If you want to know your past, look into your present conditions  If you want to know your future, look into your present  actions. Confucius.

Increasingly, as the Omicron wave washes over everything in our lives, more and more people find themselves questioning the general direction of their lives, wondering if, indeed, this could  be time for a rethink.

Everything is on the table. That’s a what a pandemic does. It turns societies and individual lives upside down and forces each of us to be brutally honest about who we are, what we’re doing and why.

Ask yourself these three powerful questions:

1. What is my vision of the future? Personally and in the workplace?
2. What value do I bring – to my relationships, my work, and any other areas where I need to show up and contribute?
3. Am I living up to my potential or resting on my laurels?

This is heavy stuff. Personal transformation doesn’t happen overnight. It’s all about being brave, looking into the deepest corner of your heart, and then taking the appropriate action. The rest is details. 

Over to you…

Stay safe. Stay strong. Stay connected. 

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Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. William James.

The most important moment is the present moment. But how to live like that?

Especially today in these crazy, challenging times.

Many of us live out our lives with one eye on the past, a past that’s already gone – and the other on the future, that’s not here yet. Choosing to live in the past or in the future can steal your todays and rob you of living to the fullest.

Living in the now, the present, takes character, courage, patience and humility.

Here are just five of many practices you can adopt to get you started:

1. Live more simply. Cut back on what you don’t want and don’t really need. Live as lean as you can. Don’t let all the ‘stuff’ overtake you.
2. Stay in control of your attitude. Strive to stay positive. It is easier to give in to societal convention and cynicism, but don’t. Nothing of any lasting value has ever been produced by a cynic.
3. Be more empathetic. You’ll be amazed at what flows back to you when you do.
4. Make a conscious effort to fully appreciate the ‘little things,’ the sights, sounds and smells, and the various emotions you feel and encounter each day.
5. Love your work. If you don’t or can’t, resolve to appreciate the good things about it. Then get involved with something outside of work that feeds your soul and gladdens your heart.

Never look back. Live forward. No one knows what the future holds so just give each day your best shot.

One day at a time.

Stay safe. Stay strong. Stay connected. 

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

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Want to be a new, fresher version of yourself? Need help getting there? FOR A COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION text/call me 416.450.8867 or email drew@drewsimmie.com. Follow me on Twitter