Have you ever considered how exactly where you are right now is where you are supposed to be? Recently, I’ve witnessed a few examples of this exact thing and want to share why absolutely nothing is perfect or awful. It just is. First Case For years, a friend had an extravagant, fantastical idea for treating […]
This week, I thought I’d share the inside view of some of the things happening here in what will be the centre of the (Ontario, Canada) universe for all things Eclipse. This region, known as Niagara, my own backyard, has gone completely bonkers. You know I live twenty minutes away from the world’s eighth […]
Healing the globe can take many different paths. Imagine if most businesses took the lead in healing the planet and helping the people. Imagine the profit; imagine the impact. Imagine if it worked beyond our wildest dreams! Practical insights, provocative points of view. Simultaneously inspiring and educational. Join Charlene Norman every Saturday at 6 a.m. […]
I reconnected with a favourite colleague from 28 years ago the other week. Of course, in sixty minutes, we barely scratched the surface of the nearly three decades of in-between. And agreed that more sessions were needed to get fully caught up. In extolling the frustrations of playing executrix to her elderly UK cousin’s estate, […]
Right now, my husband is on a six-week journey. This past Monday, he had surgery for his rotator cuff muscle. We are just completing week one. Naturally, I have a few thoughts …… When we get married, we sign up for the usual ‘for better or worse.’ And rarely do we give thought to what […]
The other day, I encountered the usual ‘What’s your time worth’ argument. You know the one. You don’t build wealth by penny-pinching. Because your time is more valuable than you think. Instead, what you are supposed to do is -Decide the value of an hour of your time. -Outsource any task that will cost less […]
Informed opinions are some of the best ways to learn new ideas and update and coalesce our old ideas. The best-informed decisions are not conjecture. Instead, they are backed up with data, analysis, and lived experience. Charlene has lots of opinions AND is also insatiably curious. If you share a thirst for knowledge and want […]
Right now, I am visiting my 97-year-old mother-in-law. Where the outdoor temperatures are a balmy minus 25 to 30, it does not matter whether you use Fahrenheit or Celsius. It is bloody cold here. One morning this week, I asked her what she had learned and wished she had learned EARLIER in her life. […]
There are three pillars to Good Stewardship. Our Planet. Our Selves. Our Businesses. All of which we need to focus on. For the highest good for all. Imagine the power, the possibilities and the profit when we get it even close to right. Our Planet Good stewardship of our planet can take many different paths. […]
Offering support to help YOUR growth in sustaining the planet, mastering yourself and expanding your business. Because being good and doing good are the fastest ways to build a lasting legacy. Our Planet Do not believe all the news and social media reports you see and read. There is indeed positive news buried amongst the […]