Navigating and Celebrating
I’m feeling good, or I’m feeling bad. I’m feeling happy, or I’m feeling sad. Life feels great, or not so great. It…
Expanding Our Concept of Love
My mentor and coach Lance Secretan says “… that love is to the soul what oxygen is to the body.” Clearly, we all want…
Control Your Horse for a Better Life
Horses are amazing creatures. I really love horses and I am so very grateful for the many years I spent with them, and…
Stop Ruminating – Make Room for Positivity, Love and Joy
The ability to engage in deliberate and focused thinking on the issues and challenges in our lives is a real strength.…
Modern Heroes
I recently finished a book by Stephen Ambrose that I really enjoyed called Undaunted Courage. It details the famous…
Your Morning Routine
Your Morning Routine – Tips to Jumpstarting a Better Day How do you start your day? Is it haphazard or deliberate? Do…
Stop Rescuing
Are You a Rescuer? Hello, my name is Coach Billy, and I’m a recovering rescuer. In my past life, I squandered a lot of…
Uprighting – Agency Through Awareness
Even good relationships are sometimes difficult. Going through a high conflict separation, from what perhaps was a…
Gratitude Can Change Your Life
This post is a collaboration with my friend Dan McKinnon. Dan holds a Ph.D. in Education, a Master's in Counselling,…
Forgiveness
Forgiveness One of my favourite podcasters is Dave Asprey, whom I’ve followed for years on the topics of nutrition and…
First Principles
A case could be made that the idea of first principles started with the biblical story of the Ten Commandments. As the…
Learning and Growing
I love reading books. I’m determined to find more time for reading. Part of my challenge is that I can’t seem to read…
Rethinking Goals
I must admit, I’ve never been much for setting goals. Even before I understood my reasons why I didn’t feel comfortable…
Be Cautious With Labels
In my coaching work, I frequently encounter coachees who have convincing labels for themselves. For example, they tell…
Make the Ask
As parents, we always have hopes and dreams for our children. It seems I wasn't all that typical with mine. My biggest…
Ebb and Flow
Everyone knows that to improve as an athlete, we need to train our bodies. We need to acquire or improve physical…
Pause and Reset
This guest post is a collaboration with my good friend and inspiration, Marie Knapp. Marie has a Ph.D. in education and…
Managing Stress
We all have our share of stress. It seems to be an unavoidable aspect of everyday life in our fast-paced culture. Most…
Name Your Mind
You are not your mind! Neuroscience and psychology tell us that 95 percent of our mind operates from subconscious…
Affirmations Have Power
Have you ever been at a gathering, and a person you have met before forgets your name? They say, “I’m sorry, I’m just…
Our Natural Health Service
“Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of…
Journaling
I am forever grateful to have stumbled across an in-depth article on the art of journaling on the Daily Stoic in 2019,…
Boundaries
For most of my life, I don’t recall hearing the term “boundaries” as it applies to relationships. Lately, it seems the…
Vulnerability Is Your Superpower
Big boys don’t cry. Suck it up buttercup. Be a man. The socialization and conditioning of the male mind starts…
Self-care Isn’t Selfish
Self-care is all the things you do to take care of your health and well-being in the key dimensions of physical,…
How Is Your Diet?
How is your diet? I have a mini poster on my inspiration board. It reads: Your diet is not only what you eat.…
Frameworks
One of my favourite podcasts is Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais. Dr. Gervais is a brilliant psychologist who…
The Lost Art of Thinking
I’m a bit weird, I know. Every year in January I spend a fair bit of time dissecting the past year and looking ahead…
Know Your Core Values – It Matters
“Who are you?” he asked me. My coach and his darn questions! I pondered for a moment and responded, “What do you…
Responding vs Reacting
It happened in an instant. I was out with my dog Dexter. We were passing a house with a couple carrying groceries from…
There is Life on the Other Side
I recently had a long time friend over for supper. We had a great catch-up as we hadn’t meaningfully connected in some…
Managing Setbacks
When we experience a personal setback or crisis, what should we be able to expect in terms of support from our friends…