Welcome! The purpose of this blog is to help people be on the right side of change Fringe No More! A New Financial System is Arising! This blog post is to review a YouTube Video interviewing Jack Mallers, the CEO of Strike. Strike is an app and a company that is aiming to disrupt the financial system in a MAJOR way. This interview blew my mind. The Highlights Here are some key points: Strike allows you to send money to anyone anywhere in the world for free. (or minimal fee) Contrast this also with Western Union – 1 week and … Continue reading Bitcoin To Give Financial Rights to the Unbanked – Should the Banks be Worried?

Hey hey everyone! I’m really excited for this video, I want to talk about my food journey, if you will. So, basically, how I went from just feeling absolutely terrible about food, and now having full confidence in what I … Continue reading How To Take the Guesswork Out of Healthy Eating and Feel Great

Many of us have heard of SMART goals! (If not check out this link) and how they are the superior goal setting method In this post, I offer what I believe to be a superior and more meaningful alternative to SMART goals. Here’s a quick breakdown: SMART is good however we all know that our life isn’t just about the head, it’s also about the heart (and the soul). RIGHT goals take that into account. Curious? Keep  reading! WHAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU? I think there’s a lot of noise out there. And really there is only one true compass : … Continue reading SMARTer than a SMART Goal

I would like to share a practical real-life experience in building trust. This is something I’ve experimented with my roommate and good friend Anouk. It’s called the “No-are-you-sure” rule*.   In short, it involves trusting someone else’s word by eliminating the words  “Are you sure?” when someone offers you something.   What do I mean by that? Here are some common examples of use-cases where one could reply “Are you sure?”: “I would rather go to Chinese food, but I’d love to go to Mexican food if that’s your preference.” “Sure, I can lend you my car. I would have needed … Continue reading A Simple Tool to Build Trust in Any Relationship

Why I am Never Busy – Reframing Our So-Called “Busy-ness”! I’ve never liked the term “I am too busy”; it felt fake or dishonest. “Busy” for me implies a loss of power and responsibility. “Busy” feels like something that happens to you.   So… what if this whole time, you never were busy? What if this whole time, you were making choices relative to your time?   I recently started experimenting using a different wording: “I am choosing to use my time in …” or “I have allocated a lot of time towards these activities.” This gentle reframing is empowering: … Continue reading Why I am Never Busy – Reframing Our So-Called “Busy-ness”!

Hello dear friends, It’s been a while. I stopped writing about a year ago for a variety of reasons (struggles of varying kinds), I know I have some faithful readers, and I’ve always kept you in mind, preparing this comeback. So thanks for your supportive comments. So the blog is back, with a rebrand, and an updated “about us” page. Here is the new stated purpose “My goal is to help as many people (including myself) have fun, be fulfilled in their lives and to do what matters most to them.” This blog will seek to do so by doing some … Continue reading Fun and Fulfillment: the return of the blog

To follow up on my post from Wednesday, I’m going to share a bit of what’s going on in my Energy Efficiency retrofitting for my house in Charlottetown. So I’ve just started the process. And this post is to help guide others in their energy efficiency. (I’m also still learning so feel free to share as well). I wanted to share some of my discoveries so far in hopes that it can be useful for you as well. Where to Start? What I’ve Done Simple vs Complicated or sexy vs efficient Just Do Something! Next Steps   1. Where to Start? Here’s … Continue reading Taking Care of Climate Change Can (Should) Be the Same As Taking Care of Yourself

In the midst of COP21, and all the talks on climate change, I thought I would write today on the topic of climate change. I heard the spokesperson for Greenpeace say that we need to be 100% off fossil fuels by 2050, in order to avoid the worst impacts. I started doing my part this week, as I’m looking to create a really energy efficient house (more on that in another blog post). And this got me thinking on a bigger scale: Can we make Charlottetown or even PEI 100% energy efficient by 2050?  Major cities, such as Frankfurt, Munich, … Continue reading How To Get To 100% Renewable Energy By 2050

Today was the PEI Marathon and I ran a 1/2 Marathon (21kms) with a group of friends. And what a great day! This Post aims to report some lessons from this and benefits of running in hopes to inspire others to be inspired to run (or run more). Benefits include: Comraderie/Friendship: Having run with a group, it really built a sense of comraderie and brought us closer. Positivity: The atmosphere was so positive throughout. People cheering in front of their houses, or on the streets. It’s very hard to be negative on this day! Fall colours/Fresh Air: The run took … Continue reading How the PEI Marathon Will Inspire You to Run (More)