Today’s post is to give everyone a reminder to be thoughtful and mindful about their lives! If you’ve spent time this week being bitter because you’ve helped others and now they’re not helping you…You may be too nice. (Make darn sure that others KNOW what you need when you need it.) If you find it [...]

I spent 17 years of my life not eating ham and pineapple pizza. It’s my favorite kind of pizza. WHY? Did someone tell me not to? Nope. Was I forbidden from ordering what I wanted from the restaurant? Nope. It was simple. No one else in the house liked it as much as me. When [...]

The days are at their shortest, the sun often hidden behind layers of thin white clouds.  It’s not easy to jump out of bed, clapping your hands and shouting “THIS is gonnna be a great day!”. Some days you leave early and get home late, and don’t even get a glimpse of the lay of [...]

I’ve got a lot of people asking me about this exciting new program, and so I wanted to quickly do a piece that would explain it in 3 minutes or less! Watch for other videos about the program – maybe ones where I’m not talking so fast! It’s just that I’m really, really excited about [...]

I’m thrilled to be launching “No Such Thing as a Bully – Protecting Our Children from Bully Actions. I have some hopes for this program! I hope to get the program in as many hands of adults working with children as possible. I hope the program changes the way people think about the bullying issue. [...]

Let me start by expressing how honoured I am to be writing on Kelly’s blog.  I have always liked Kelly’s no nonsense approach and I think observing her over the past year helped me cope with a number of changes taking place in my own life.  Thank you, Kelly. There is one thing in life [...]

Pay attention to the people around you. Ask questions. Find out why things are the way they are…and if that’s really the best way for them to be. Be understanding. Be loving. Be innovative. Don’t settle for being personally mediocre. You have more effect on the world around you than you can ever know. And [...]

Think there’s a perfect workplace out there? A perfect family? Think again. Does that sound cynical? It might. Here’s the thing. PERFECTION, or in any case, the way we typically visualize perfection, is beyond our grasp – or if graspable…it tends to be fleeting. Are you unhappy with the situations around you? There may be [...]

Resentment tears relationships apart, and often happens when you are quiet about something instead of speaking out. “Honey, would you go run me a bath?” Gritting teeth. “Sure.” Thoughts? “Like you can’t run your own bath? Don’t I have things to do too?” And so one person goes merrily on their way, not even knowing [...]

This course was presented on twitter as a #microcourse. I hope you find it helpful! • This course is presented to you by Kelly Karius http://kariusandassociates.com • So why do I think I have some things I can teach you about evaluating relationships? • I’ve had a couple or three relationships myself. I’ve managed some [...]