Say good bye to "all or nothing" mindset 👋🏻 Ever catch yourself stuck between all or nothing ? You want to do things right, give your best, and stay true to what matters—but when life doesn’t unfold perfectly, you feel like you’ve failed. I get it. That voice that says “either it’s working or it’s not”  shows up for all of us. It’s comforting in a way—it gives structure, certainty, and something to measure against. But, life rarely fits into those two boxes. The moments th

A dear friend of mine was telling me recently about a conference she attended for women founders and entrepreneurs. She loved it. Among the many inspiring voices, one speaker shared a message that really stuck with her: "Work hard now so you can be with your kids later. It's not true that they won't need you later — they probably will need you more as they grow." For my friend, that felt like permission. She’s a devoted mother of two, runs both a brick-and-mortar and online b

A gentle rebellion against the rush. Lately, I’ve been slowing down. Not as a strategy, but as a survival instinct. Somewhere between being a mom, a coach, a business owner, and a woman trying to hold it all together—I realized that life had started to feel like one long checklist. Even the meaningful things were being rushed. Walks became workouts.Conversations became calendar blocks.Rest became something to earn. And the more I rushed, the more disconnected I felt. The wak

Last week, I attended a global leadership conference. One of the speakers said something that stuck with me: “Do the boring thing.” It...

Picture of my dad, son and I crossing the finish line of our 10km Army Race in Ottawa. "Olga" I heard coming from the crowd as we were...