When I was in university, I remember sitting and listening to a very established guest speaker talk about their journey through university and their career. They spoke about how they always had a dream job in mind, explaining how it motivated them through the duration of their career, and how they took certain steps and …
It’s not in our nature to do things that make us uncomfortable or that we fear or, even worse, things we think we will fail at. Automatically, we resort to things that are familiar or things we know we have a higher likelihood in succeeding at. But it’s doing things outside of our comfort zone …
After the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games in PyeongChang, I came back to Canada and began to reflect on the privilege and experience I had supporting Team Canada at my first Paralympic Games. I found myself wondering how I could best describe the experience when people were to ask me about it, because I knew many …
A short nine months ago I was sitting on the bench waiting for my next shift in what would be the last hockey game of my playing career. Fast forward to now and here I am, standing on the other side of the bench coaching the same game that I love. I decided I wanted …
Getting your first full-time job after finishing school is an exciting time. It can be challenging to find an industry in which you are passionate about, and even more difficult to land that entry-level opportunity – so when you do find yourself in that spot, it’s something to be proud of. Okay, so now you’re …
With how busy our lives are day to day, volunteering for many is often looked at as a burden. It sometimes seems impossible to volunteer and give back simply due to the lack of time. “I’m already giving 40 hours a week to a full-time job, or to my studies. How am I supposed to …