Mary-Ann Owens and Associates - Calgary Based Career & Executive Coach

02/15/2024

Do you know how to break through barriers to loving someone in your life more purely? Bringing your issues forward and letting them go is the key to open-hearted behavior. Let me know if are you curious about how to do this?

10/03/2021

https://lnkd.in/e6zvz_Nt

Saw this positive article and googled Canadian universities that offer micro-credentials and there are some who are offering this here in Canada.

A growing number of universities are offering college credits as industry-recognized certificates instead, allowing students to use them in the job market long before they graduate.

09/30/2021

https://www.mary-annowens.com/blog/the-resilience-blog/90-5-behaviors-that-increase-grit

What makes a person is how they react to the obstacles and roadblocks in their life and what they do to overcome setbacks. So let’s dive into 5 behaviors that support developing grit. Persistence: “Nothing in this world can take the place of per

09/23/2021

https://www.valamis.com/hub/work-ethic

Discover work ethic definition, examples of strong and bad work ethics. Why it is important in the workplace. Learn how to improve your work ethic.

09/08/2021

https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-open-up-to-serendipity-and-create-your-own-luck?inf_contact_key=74dfc6d8d939e9e2caa12cbe3ef2afe51b0a3f0fd3ee5d9b43fb34c6613498d7

Most of us think that luck just happens (or doesn’t) but everyone can learn to look for the unexpected and find serendipity

08/24/2021

https://jamesclear.com/failure-scientist?inf_contact_key=9989c0135ada97d847b68b0c40fc6120f651f238aa2edbb9c8b7cff03e0b16a0

Read this article to learn a simple strategy that scientists use to deal with failure and frustration.

07/27/2021

https://www.mary-annowens.com/blog/the-resilience-blog/89-how-frustrations-with-weeding-can-help-lead-to-increased-mindfulness-2

I have a lot of weeding to do in the summer; sometimes it feels like a full-time job. We have an extensive alpine garden and sometimes I can get obsessive about it. This type of thinking doesn’t help me because if you know anything about gardening weedi

07/22/2021

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/freelancer-mother-summer-fridays-burnout-self-care-2021-6?inf_contact_key=c90c5bbab476b777636262bb795cb77009c74070ac2bf3cfa7869e3cfd4ff832

By setting early deadlines for her work, Alesandra Dubin can recharge every summer Friday afternoon at the movies, with a massage, or on a hike alone.

07/20/2021

https://www.inc.com/arianna-huffington/people-arent-just-quitting-their-jobs-theyre-redefining-success.html?inf_contact_key=5ab4973cc6634c357910de3f0f0436e2d18a532c4142cb79caf2b269de1401fa

Why the Great Resignation is about more than burnout.

07/14/2021

https://gretchenrubin.com/2021/07/the-happiness-challenge-of-drifting?inf_contact_key=bea09b5875d717ac2fdd0153a277adbd1b0a3f0fd3ee5d9b43fb34c6613498d7

I've written before about the happiness challenge of "drift." Drift is the decision you make by not deciding, or by making a decision that unleashes consequences for which you don’t take responsibility. Maybe you're not sure what to do, so you make the default decision. Maybe a particula...

07/06/2021

https://tim.blog/2019/12/18/make-before-you-manage/amp/?inf_contact_key=0a8b2d0c9b864a6e1197911c0bb39077842e902fbefb79ab9abae13bfcb46658

Try looking at your mind as a wayward puppy that you are trying to paper train. You don’t drop-kick a puppy into the neighbor’s yard every time it piddles on the floor. You just keep br…