Wow, what a whirlwind the last year has been. The Mountain Peak Strategies team and I have been working and growing to better serve the busy professional women we have the honour of working with. Here at MPS we say: Love is a mountain. Life is a mountain. The pursuit of anything is a mountain. …
The first time I ever physically challenged myself, in spite of my fear, was when I leapt from a 50 ft pole during an event. As our team walked to the site of the activity, I was quite comfortable as I had no intentions of even trying. I justified my decision by saying it was …
I know that you want to have everything you need to have a full and happy life. Who doesn’t? Who doesn’t want to be great, highly effective, and respected? Who doesn’t want the time and energy to show up authentically for our loved ones when they need us, and also the time to just recharge …
It’s great to have you back. As promised in my last blog – Charged Up! – here is one simple technique to renew your inner battery and two gifts to help you on the way. Many of us have experienced depletion brought on by uncertainty, fear and sheer exhaustion while trying to move our agendas …
We keep a close eye on our phone’s battery … “can I get back home before it loses power … I keep meaning to buy a new car charger. Whew … I made it … back to the work I left on my laptop … oh no, it’s in the red too, quick, someone bring me …
Like you, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the new year. I believe that each and every one of us has the capacity to identify our individual challenges and access the solutions within ourselves. It’s a life-long process for most of us – a process that requires answering the age-old question about what …
Our final, and possibly biggest, philosophy to live by comes from the Asian continent. Taoism is an ancient Chinese philosophy that teaches how to exist in harmony with the natural laws of our universe. Tao literally means “way”. It is also translated to mean ‘the path of all life.’ I recently read this passage on …
Just in case you missed it, our first series was Pamoja, a KiSwahili word meaning togetherness. This second philosophy from across the globe comes from the European continent. Hygge (pronounced hoo-gah) is defined by the Danish as a way to take time for self and people you care about. Its distinguishing factors are the qualities …
Today we begin a 3 Part series, each one covering a philosophy from across the globe – concepts we can certainly learn from and, if they fit, even choose to live by. I embrace all three and hope that you are inspired by what they offer. It’s always a good time to celebrate the diversity …
Now this blog title is the longest title I’ve ever created … yep, straight out of The Sound of Music. Most of us have one eye on the holiday season and the other on the brand-new year ahead. Let’s look at the ‘other’ first. You’ve heard that, for the most part, people do the exact …
Resilience is the capacity to prepare for, recover from and adapt in the face of stress, challenge, or adversity (HeartMath® Institute). In today’s world, these words sound like a magical gift. The good news is that they are attainable. In recent years, more and more of our mainstream thought leadership speak the language of personal …
Does your life feel like it’s buzzing past you faster than you feel you can cope? In a very short nutshell, here’s where I am and what’s up for me: Prioritizing is so important, and it certainly has my attention and focus. I’m very busy working on how I can serve my clients, and future …
For over a decade, I have used this time of year to look back, even as I begin to explore what’s ahead in the coming year. For me, it’s a time for personal retreat and introspection. I ask questions of myself about where I’ve come from, what I’ve done, and how it all ties into …
Your full potential, and the possibilities that it creates, lie within you right now – always did, always will. I think back to my late high school friend Carolyn Alexander, someone who struggled with her mental health, and advocated to support others in their journey. There is still too much silence and ignorance around the …
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I have a friend, Kathy English Holt, to thank for introducing me to the inspiring motivational poet, Howard Simon and to his poem I Choose the Mountain. It spoke volumes to me, and I trust that it will speak volumes to you too: The low lands call I am tempted to answer They are offering …
Theoretically, most of us understand the value of our teams. Yet, we don’t always fully realize and appreciate their true and essential contributions and roles in how we reach our goals. If you happen to be guilty of this, it’s a good time to think again. This lesson was solidified as a reality when I …
Prince is quoted as saying “There’s a dark side to everything.” And aren’t we all good at highlighting it, and often wallowing in what has gone wrong within ourselves and with others? Many stories we hear, experience and/or tell, reflect a spectrum of darkness. Have you ever attempted to ignore the dark side by brushing …
Aren’t we all in the midst of an exodus? Moving, shifting, and changing our direction until we find what fits. Richard Wright wrote: “I was leaving the South To fling myself into the unknown … I was taking a part of the South To transplant in alien soil, To see if it could grow differently, …
When you read the sign above, what was your first thought? Bumps are good, bumps are bad, or bumps can be both!? Can an obstacle that slows us down or stops us in our tracks have real positive meaning or purpose? Or do we half believe the statements we all use: “it will all work …
As a young student in Uganda, one of the many poems we were required to recite was “My Shadow” by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is amazing how effortlessly I recall the singsong way I learned: “I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, and what can be the use of him …
