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Hold that door….! Opportunities to Improve Accessibility are Closer Than You Think
Have you ever thought about how long an elevator’s doors ought to stay open? I have thought about this several times over the past few years and just wrote a long overdue email to property management in my condo. Beyond the uncluttered views of this lakeside condo, I chose to move here for single-floor living […]
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Success Strategies for Back to School
How can parents set up their students (of any age!) for success? I shared three ideas with Annette Hamm on CHCH Morning Live 1 #productivityispersonal – we think differently 2 #flexibilityisinclusivity – we need options 3 #customizewhereyoucan – it’s worth respecting preferences It’s an under-five-minute conversation in which I feature a fave inclusive productivity product […]
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Walking Into a Glass Wall and Why I Can Point a Finger at Poor Design
I wrote the post below back in 2014, but the lesson is timeless so I’m bringing it back. This incident happened the day after meeting the iconic Don Norman who teaches that it can be poor design rather than human error that contributes to things going wrong. In this story, I can see that […]
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How Can a Watermark Be a Human Rights Matter?
It seems like such a small thing, but a watermark did indeed become a human rights matter. Allow me to explain. I’ll share the short version first and then the detailed journey which I realize some of you may perceive as “banging my head against a wall”. I am definitely tenacious. When I think something […]
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Informed Consent – As an HSP, how much information do you want to health professionals to share?
On a Friday morning in March, I was feeling quite proud of myself having had my swim, and was making my breakfast in time to eat it before my 10 am mastermind call. My fellow mastermind members normally have to endure me eating on the call (though after living in Tokyo where eating in public […]
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The SEED Model™ of High Sensitivity
Did you know that I add the letters “HSP” after my name on my LinkedIn profile and on Zoom? Why? HSP stands for a highly sensitive person and I have this trait. I think it’s an extra piece of information – just like pronouns – that can help others understand something important about me that […]
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LG Home Office Makeover Contest
You’ve likely heard me say you can’t have optimal productivity without paying attention to your wellbeing. If you’ve been working at a less than optimal home office and you live in the Greater Toronto Area (City of Toronto, regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York), you won’t want to miss this opportunity to level […]
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How to Work with Highly Sensitive People
You might have heard the term HSP and wondered if it applies to you or some of your coworkers, or perhaps even your partner. Understanding this trait will be helpful to you in any case as it may help you advocate for yourself, navigate your relationships more effectively, and to better support others. WHAT IS […]
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The ABCs of Behavior Change (TM) – for habits that stick
Let me state for the record that though there is a huge focus on making resolutions, I think the new year is one of the toughest times to adopt a new behavior. Many of us have just come through holidays when schedules were thrown to the wind, indulgences beckoned at every turn, and in […]
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3 Ways to Keep Your Mindset Strong Through the Fall and Winter
With winter around the corner and Covid-19 restrictions increasing in many places, if you want to feel as productive and calm as possible this season, you’ll want to do everything you can to keep your mindset strong. In fact, I consider mindset Productivity Table Stake number one. If you can hold onto a positive outlook, […]
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