How Do You Learn?
"Tell Me and I Forget; Teach Me and I May Remember; Involve Me and I Learn". I don't know who said it. but it is a great quote. It is a...
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Angela
Aug 3, 20201 min read
Raising Kids: Your Way or the Highway?
There are many ways to raise kids. Some work better than others. In my case, my way worked: they both graduated from McGill University,...
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Angela
Aug 2, 20201 min read
Travel Talk: San Francisco (Part One)
I love to travel. The idea of leaving your comfort zone and heading into the unknown is an adventure that excites me. Life is an...
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Angela
Aug 1, 20201 min read
Want Happiness? Practice Gratitude!
"It is not happy people who are grateful, it is grateful people who are happy" I don't know who said that but I couldn't agree more with...
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Angela
Jul 31, 20201 min read
Biking Fun
Facebook has a feature called "memories". It reminds you of what happened on this day, but years before. On July 31, 2009. My entry was a...
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Angela
Jul 30, 20201 min read
A Little Celebration Goes A Long Way
Today is a beautiful day, not just the weather, but also my journey of blogging. This article marks the entry of #50. This morning I got...
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Angela
Jul 29, 20201 min read
Book of the Week (#1): This Year I Will...
I created the category "Reading" when I started this blog, today I decided to write a weekly entry called "Book of the week". Most books...
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Angela
Jul 28, 20201 min read
A Journey Like No Other
Today is Tuesday and you guessed it right, this entry is about my Toastmasters journey. From 2003 to 2020, the most predictable,...
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Angela
Jul 27, 20201 min read
Self-Discipline - What is Your Take?
I was suggested to write about self-discipline as I was told it is one of my strengths. According to Your Dictionary: Self-discipline is...
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Angela
Jul 26, 20201 min read
Living in the Present
One of my mentors asked about my view on living in the present. In her email, she shared her stories and insights on embracing the new...
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Angela
Jul 25, 20201 min read
Pretty Women
No, I am not referring to the movie "Pretty Woman" featuring Julia Roberts. I am talking about the Pretty Women from my weekly...
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Angela
Jul 24, 20201 min read
A Year of Changes
The article attached to today's post is the last one I wrote for 2018, meaning all twelve articles from 2018 have been posted here on my...
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Angela
Jul 23, 20201 min read
Weekly Highlights
Do you keep a daily agenda? Do you have a monthly focus? What are your weekly highlights? I consider myself a very organized person and I...
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Angela
Jul 22, 20201 min read
The Charming Gardeners
Yesterday after I gave a talk at CATS corner, I received this email from one of the organizers: "I totally agree with Nayo, your session...
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Angela
Jul 21, 20201 min read
Masters in Action
It is the name of McGill Toastmasters Club's newsletter and the caption of the cover photo taken on October 7, 2008. In the earlier years...
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Angela
Jul 20, 20201 min read
LinkedIn Learning = My May Agenda
I have a daily agenda like most people. I started a monthly agenda since March. LinkedIn Learning was my focus on my May agenda. Learning...
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Angela
Jul 19, 20201 min read
A Beautiful Friend in the Neighborhood
The first time we met, it was more than a decade ago, it was at McGill Toastmasters Club's joint meeting with Concordia Club. She was a...
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Angela
Jul 18, 20201 min read
The Beauty of Writing
“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” Anais Nin The first time I came across that quote, it resonates...
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Angela
Jul 17, 20201 min read
A Different Day
Since I started my blog on June 13, my morning routine usually consisted of the following (in that order too): I went out and tackled my...
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Angela
Jul 16, 20201 min read
Now It is Official
As it reads on the poster: on Tuesday, July 21 at 12:00 p.m. I am going to give a talk at Virtual CATS Corner, Career Advising &...
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