How to turn “time wasted” into time well-spent
November 26, 2012 by Marguerite Orane
Filed under Featured Posts, Free and Laughing, Observe
“That was a total waste of my time” I muttered to myself. I had just completed a meeting with a large multinational here in Toronto to “pitch” my Executive Coaching services. The meeting had not gone as I had intended. It got more and more painful as the minutes laboured on. I was not connecting […]
How long is a “moment”?
February 10, 2011 by Marguerite Orane
Filed under Be Present, Featured Posts
It is the thing these days to “be in the present moment”. How long is a moment? Is it a minute? A second? 30 seconds? A day? A moment is not a matter of time as measured by the human clock. The dictionary describes it as “an indefinitely short period of time”. I also find […]
How to change a deadline to a “liveline”
October 20, 2009 by Marguerite Orane
Filed under Be Present, Featured Posts
I wrote this blog last June – in my state of bliss, and celebration of my revelation, I never posted it. I found it while clearing out my papers last night and thought I would share it with you – for the lessons are still applicable. A major deadline of June 30 was looming. As […]