Whewf! These past two months were jam-packed. As usual, the end of the calendar year came to a speedy finale and a much-appreciated break from regular life. I’m happy to have learned the hard way, a few years ago, that my body and mind need a dedicated week to break from work and reconnect with […]
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Newsletters This year, I found a lot of my news came from the headlines of newsletters I subscribe to. My favourite newsletters of 2024 are… 1. Indigenous Clean Energy – Monthly Newsletter, 2024 Reflections What is ICE? A not-for-profit advancing Indigenous-led capacity building and collective action in Canada’s clean energy transition. ICE supports various initiatives
Hoping everyone is keeping cozy. September, as usual, saw a ramp up in work as everyone got back from summer holidays and chill times to ‘get down to business.’ Moving into October, I got some much appreciated family vacation in. Then immediately jumped into a work trip, where I went back to the Nemiah Valley
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This July and August, I had the privilege to travel to many interesting places. Through the Chilcotin and Nemiah Valley, and to Seton Lake for work. San Diego, where I attended Comic-Con with Chuck, my first nerd convention. And then to Prince Edward Island, to celebrate our friend’s marriage! I hit my one-year milestone with Barkley Project Group,
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Hey, summer is here! June has so many special days, it’s a bit overwhelming to be honest. Prominantly, June is Pride month and National Indigenous History Month. What did you do to celebrate or learn? Something that stands out for me, is the tour of Saysutshun Island I went on with some of my work colleagues. What started out
Happy spring everyone! The fiscal year for governments of Canada, BC, and many First Nations is April 1 to March 31. So, the past two months have been full of wrapping up projects, presenting results and having thoughtful discussions with communities at my day job, as well as ramping up and finding funding for new
This past month, I celebrated the Lunar and Chinese New Year with family and friends – another cycle of the Earth around the sun. I find new year’s celebrations are always a good time for reflection, connection, and appreciation, and these past couple of months have been exactly that. February is also Black History Month,
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Happy new year everyone! 2023 was jam packed and I can’t wait to see what 2024 will bring. On the personal front, my experience and learnings working for myself and then transitioning back to full-time employment, while also continuing business coaching and wrapping up consultative projects, was challenging but extremely rewarding. I hope to look
Informative Podcast episodes Books read I didn’t read as much as I usually do this year, but here were my three most enjoyed/thought provoking books of 2023: Blood Like Fate by Liselle Sambury; SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham; and The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. Community Partnership Events 2023 was my busiest in industry social
Happy Halloween! The past two months have been full of a lot of different things and blogging has taken a back seat. There are two articles I’m working on, on-and-off, right now that aren’t yet ready for the world. One is on the topic of ‘sustainable flying’ and the other is built off of my
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