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"If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There is no way around these two things...
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READING, WRITING, AND NETWORKING FOR GROWTH, PEACE, AND HAPPINESS
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Angela
Sep 12, 20201 min read
Travel Talk: Punta Cana - My SECOND Winter Escape
I moved from Toronto to Montreal in August 2004. I just realized that I had my first winter escape only in February 2015. By winter...
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Angela
Sep 11, 20201 min read
A Poem about Music
The poet is Roxane Faulkner. Music is part of my everyday life. It's the one thing that makes me feel alive. No matter what it could be,...
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Angela
Sep 10, 20201 min read
Networking - An Action
Last week, I decided to do something productive to five connections each week. I reached out to my five mentors last Thursday to show my...
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Angela
Sep 9, 20201 min read
Book of the Week (#6): What I Know for Sure
An audiobook read by the author: Oprah Winfrey. It is a book that packed with insight, truth, wisdom, and revelation. Her words are...
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Angela
Sep 8, 20201 min read
The Secrets of A Winning Club
Tuesday is my favorite day of the week because it has one of my Weekly Highlights: the Toastmasters meeting. I have been with McGill...
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Angela
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Daddy is "Taxi"
For the past few weeks, my Monday articles came with publications in Chinese. Here is my daughter's feedback: "Mom you gotta translate...
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Angela
Sep 6, 20201 min read
A Few of My Favorites
Technology is amazing sometimes. It knows what you like to read and it recommends articles to you. That is what my phone does to me from...
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Angela
Sep 5, 20201 min read
Travel Talk: Charlevoix - A Beauty Next Door
Charlevoix is a beautiful cultural and natural region in the province of Quebec. The population is just over 13,000 yet it has tons of...
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Angela
Sep 4, 20201 min read
Music: What Can I Say?
"Music drives you. It wakes you up. It gets you pumping. And, at the end of the day, the correct turn will chill you down" Dimebag...
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Angela
Sep 3, 20201 min read
Networking - A Definition
According to Merriam-Webster, networking is the exchange of information or services among individuals, groups, or institutions....
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Angela
Sep 2, 20201 min read
Book of the Week (#5): Love for No Reason
Did you know that she is also the author for another book "Happy for No Reason"? Did you know that she is the co-author of some...
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Angela
Sep 1, 20201 min read
Walk the Talk, Lead by Example
According to Your Dictionary: Talk-the-talk has two meanings: first, to speak like an expert; to exhibit one's knowledge of a subject;...
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Angela
Aug 31, 20201 min read
A Sweet Talker? A Straight Shooter?
Are you a parent? Is your child (are your children) a sweet talker or a straight shooter? Do you still remember the moments when those...
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Angela
Aug 30, 20201 min read
IS Sunday Your Best Day?
On the 2-month mark of my blogging (August 13), I listed my daily focus in my article "Short and Sweet is My Intention". I followed my...
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Angela
Aug 29, 20201 min read
Travel Talk: Cuba - My FIRST Winter Escape
Winter in Montreal can be very bitter sometimes. When I lived in Montreal, my work was a bit over 3 km away. I used Bixi to bike to work...
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Angela
Aug 28, 20201 min read
Under the Weather
What do you do when you are under the weather? Here are my top five choices: Listen to uplifting songs, one of my favorite songs is this...
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Angela
Aug 27, 20201 min read
The Single Greatest People Skill Is...
What would you write after that "is"? According to Bob Burg: The single greatest people skill is a highly-developed and authentic...
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Angela
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Book of the Week (#4): The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth (Part 2)
I finished this book a few days ago but the lessons I have learned will last forever. Here are the rest of the laws: Law of the ladder:...
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Angela
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Some Elements about Toastmasters (Part 2)
Part 1 can be found here. This article talks about the major part of any Toastmasters meeting: The education session. Toastmaster leads...
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