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Category: Personal Growth

Connecting the Dots to South America

By lizjansen Posted on January 15, 2014 Posted in Adventure, Liz's Stories, Personal Growth Tagged with adventure

by Liz Jansen Be careful what you put out to the Universe. Never forget that Spirit is always listening and ready to respond. That’s how I find myself planning to ride to South America. Chile. Never in my wildest dreams …

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A Gift from the Past and a Lesson on Fear

By lizjansen Posted on January 6, 2014 Posted in Ancestors, Culture, Liz's Stories, Personal Growth Tagged with courage, fear, trust

by Liz Jansen The seas pitched and roiled as the SS Minnedosa steamed across the North Atlantic from London to Quebec City. Below deck, many passengers were confined to cramped quarters, too ill to even raise their head. On deck, …

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10 Free Gifts That Make a Difference

By lizjansen Posted on December 12, 2013 Posted in Leadership, Personal Growth Tagged with Change, leadership, make a difference

First published in December 2012, it bears repeating here. At this time of year when there’s so much focus on consumerism, let’s remember the gifts that go on forever. Within each person is the power to make a difference–in themselves, …

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10 Things I’m Grateful for this Thanksgiving – Part 2

By lizjansen Posted on November 28, 2013 Posted in Personal Growth Tagged with gratitude

With friends and family on both sides of the border, over and above practicing daily gratitude, I love being able to celebrate Thanksgiving twice a year. There’s a lot to give thanks for and so this gratitude list was begun for Canadian …

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10 Things I’m Grateful for this Thanksgiving

By lizjansen Posted on October 14, 2013 Posted in Liz's Stories, Personal Growth Tagged with gratitude

With friends and family on both sides of the border, over and above practicing daily gratitude, I love being able to celebrate Thanksgiving twice a year. There’s a lot to give thanks for. Consciously taking time to acknowledge our abundance helps avoid …

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12 ways to Deal with Fear and Live Your Dreams

By lizjansen Posted on October 7, 2013 Posted in Personal Growth

Dreams are alive from the minute you’re born. Fear is there too, often influencing you to store your dreams for a “better” time. Time passes and those dreams try to break through and become reality, often repeatedly.   You know …

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9 Ways to Discover Your Strengths

By lizjansen Posted on October 2, 2013 Posted in Personal Growth Tagged with empowerment

One of the questions asked during the Stop Dreaming & Start Doing webinar was, “How can I identify my strengths?”   It’s easy to get caught up in the roles or titles you think you should go after, or you …

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21 Ideas to Celebrate International Peace Day

By lizjansen Posted on September 20, 2013 Posted in Personal Growth

Tomorrow marks the thirty-first year that Peace Day has been celebrated. First adopted in 1982, in 2002 the United Nations General Assembly officially declared September 21 as the permanent date for the International Day of Peace. Achieving world peace seems like …

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The Dance

By lizjansen Posted on September 19, 2013 Posted in Personal Growth Tagged with empowerment, personal growth, wisdom

Perhaps because we’re heading into the days where darkness occupies more time than light, perhaps because I’ve gained a new appreciation for our interconnectedness, or my own vulnerability and fragility, this poem spoke deeply to me.   It speaks to …

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Montana to Indiana – The Journey Continues

By lizjansen Posted on September 6, 2013 Posted in Adventure, Personal Growth Tagged with motorcycle travel

This is the last missive from the road – for now. I don’t at all feel ready to come in from the road – it’s been such an extraordinary time. Yet my 6 weeks is up and I’ve got some …

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