KindSight 101

Want to beat burnout? I can share this seminar that helps you do just that in six, simple to implement strategies that you can put into practice starting today! If you're an educator, paraprofessional, or someone who works in a high-stress environment, this is worth the listen!

It turns out, writer's block isn't really a thing. It's just fear. 

Sometimes, there can be immense pressure to show up real time, with your hair done and your face ready. I challenge the whole concept and urge us to step back into the 1980's to embrace [gasp] the audio call. Do you know what? There are some significant health benefits to doing so, believe it or not!

When it's time to say, "bye-bye" to your goals without feeling guilty or like you've failed!

The three simple questions to amplify, simplify, and better your life!

Jill Payne is a former national level rugby player, a dedicated yogi and a proud single mama living and practicing Energy Management each and every day. Jill has lived in many places from the beaches in Costa Rica, to the concrete jungle of New York City and is currently residing on Vancouver Island.10 years of life and academic research and an MA in workplace wellness allowed her the insights and skills to develop this singularly transformational practice: Be A Dime Energy Management. On the ground, practical skills inspire individuals towards joy and capacity.  

Over the years, Jill has brought her expertise to Google, McDonald’s, Highliner Foods, YMCA, Ronald McDonald House, PepsiCo, Republic Services, Core Logic, NBC, Panasonic, Boeing, JPL, Western Union and Sony, to reinvigorate productivity and enhance corporate culture. As seen in Vogue, Glamour, Elle, and SELF Magazine, her highly sought-after programs go beyond physical wellness by initiating tools to manage one’s own overall mindset and everyday state of being.  

Jill comes to each and every engagement with her own quality of energy and joy that will allow you to see the same in yourself. Her favourite life mantra is that life is meant to be joyful. Jill has created a licensed certification program to train coaches in the Be a Dime Energy Management techniques. The team is building quickly and upon graduation in 2021, there will be 8 fully certified coaches, spreading this empowering message. The sky's the limit!  

Check out her website on: https://jillpayne.ca/pages/about-jill

I've just read the book, Balance, by Andrew Hallam and it asks this very important question to help you get real about your finances!

#balance

#fromburntouttofiredup

Dr. Jody Carrington is a child psychologist, author, and all-around amazing human fixing to change this world for the better, one educator, one child, one first responder at-a-time! She's a force and if you don't know her yet, you'll be wanting to get your hands on all things "Jody Carrington" by the time you're done!

We talk teacher-ing in the age of Corona, parenting when we feel less-than-perfect, and discuss some of the ways to keep going in spite of how challenging things might seem right now! 

Barbara Gruener is an author, school counsellor, and educator who has been in education for over 30 years. She has just written a book called Mr. Quigley’s Keys which has won several awards and is highly acclaimed throughout the education community for it’s beautiful approach to inclusion and kindness. In our conversation, we discuss the power of serendipity, creativity, and our ability as human beings to be resilient. 

Dr. Kristin Neff is an author, a professor at the university of texas at Austin, and is one of the foremost experts in self-compassion in the world. She and I talked about the self-compassion inventory, the difference between self-indulgence and self-compassion, the fact that self-compassion can be fierce, radical act, rooted in healthy boundary setting. I learned a lot about the importance of being tender with ourselves, especially as we head into another year of this pandemic as a society. Be sure to check out her new book, Fierce Self Compassion. My goodness, I loved this conversation and I hope you come away feeling like you can create some healthy powerful boundaries of your own this year!