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Happy Canada Day! Who knew I’d leave Canada 10 years ago and never make it back. I love my home country but there's a big world to explore! All these years of travel have opened my eyes to our potential to adapt and embrace change. The opportunities those moves led to were a major precursor to my fascination with upleveling careers, relationships and the inner self. It always looks easy from the outside (“oh wow you’re lucky to end up there!) but all meaningful change always starts from within. To all my fellow Canadians...Happy Canada Day! https://www.instagram.com/p/CQy42xnAc8A/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Happy Friday! One of those days you’re so excited about life you get stopped on the road for a photo ;) Thanks @_lomaay for the street pic! This is my post-job interview happy face. (at Geneva, Switzerland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQjI16mhdoz/?utm_medium=tumblr

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True words. Via @workmazing https://www.instagram.com/p/COSYfvapmFj/?igshid=j1x5f8se1kol

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Happy weekend everyone! Please wait the three day recovery period https://www.instagram.com/p/COSYMz0J7tK/?igshid=10yhrdiocpw5v

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Work ethic evolution Via @employment_psychologist @lizandmollie https://www.instagram.com/p/CM1wpJNBCt1/?igshid=1gb8181rqx9n

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Work ethic evolution Via @employment_psychologist @lizandmollie https://www.instagram.com/p/CM1wpJNBCt1/?igshid=1gb8181rqx9n

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Just some casual Wednesday night lockdown sequins. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMjkgLXJj-9/?igshid=1xd4ikjgcw27u

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Relatable? Via @introverted.souls https://www.instagram.com/p/CMfgZm3JCVG/?igshid=19f5b6nwfj3hm

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You know the difference between needs and wants. You need a mode of transport. You want a new car. You need shelter. You want a nice apartment in a good neighborhood with a terrace overlooking the park. You need to eat. You want your groceries to be organic from Trader Joe’s. (And most of all you obviously NEED your AM coffee.) But have you ever contextualized it with your career? You need a job but want your dream job. Well, that’s the problem right there. Because you’ve shelved your dream job as a “nice to have...” That means happiness, fulfillment and a life of growth are things you’re interested in… ...but not committed to. Those kinds of jobs don’t just fall on anyone’s lap these days. Take the example of a really cool person my team spoke to the other day. She was ok money-wise and looking for a new career. With money in the bank and a comfortable, if boring, life, finding her purpose was something she wanted but it wasn’t NECESSARY. This person, while wonderful and pleasant to talk to, will never feel what it’s like to wake up, excited for the day, full of passion and confident about her abilities. She will always settle for mediocre positions that help her get by or seem ‘ok for now’ because she doesn’t have enough leverage to push herself to that next level. Creation is more fun but also more difficult than sitting where you are. People who get careers on their terms design them consciously from a place of “it’s non-negotiable for me to enjoy my time on this planet doing something I find meaningful.” Agree or disagree? (at Praia, Cape Verde) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMeQmMjJA-3/?igshid=yy2t54909072

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I checked out a virtual reality war simulation at the @icrc and was blown away by the possibilities of technology and the new world of immersive training. There is an abundance of exciting work beyond what we studied in university or what our career counselors told us. Stay creative and open your eyes and mind to what’s out there. Theres no reason to fit your career into a boring job description in 2021. (at International Committee of the Red Cross) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMW-_vfhO3j/?igshid=l41fvl5s72zu

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I checked out a virtual reality war simulation at the @icrc and was blown away by the possibilities of technology. Truly there are so many areas of work beyond what most of us studied in university or what our career counselors told us. Stay creative and open your eyes and mind to what’s out there. Theres no reason to fit your career into a boring job description in 2021. (at International Committee of the Red Cross) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMW-tnsBYtL/?igshid=1tkjsowq9at32

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Friday work mode via @girlsprobzz https://www.instagram.com/p/CMUhkMvhCF6/?igshid=ri2gkwllagr8

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If you’re like most people, every day between Monday and Friday you wake up to the sound of your alarm with a sense of dread. You put on a shirt to look half-decent on Zoom and drag yourself to your morning meeting. Luckily you wrote down some notes yesterday so your foggy brain can recite some intelligent sounding corporate catchphrases. You gulp down some coffee hoping it will give you enough liquid motivation to make it through to the end of the day. The caffeine starts to kick in and you fire off email after email. But as soon as there’s a small lull you have an empty feeling of “is it almost Friday?” As you’re dialing into yet another call you don’t really care about, you wonder if maybe you should look for a more interesting position. But you immediately tell yourself, NOT RIGHT NOW. There’s too much to do at the moment. There are bills to pay. You don’t even have time to think about making a change. But before the pandemic you had something else on your plate. And before that, there was something else. And so just like that, you’ve stayed in your bubble aka SURVIVAL ZONE You’re not happy, but who has time to care about happiness when you’re surviving? Of course everyone plans to thrive (someday...) But the sad reality is that survival mode never comes to a natural end. You don’t magically wake up one day with the time, money and energy to be in the perfect position to change your life. (As the lyrics of one of my favourite Mindless Self Indulgence songs go, “It doesn’t get better, it only gets worse.”) Unless you decide to start strategizing and plant the seeds today that will allow you to thrive tomorrow. So, despite the busyness what can you do today to start building your new life? https://www.instagram.com/p/CMSYmq4BiaG/?igshid=cj5h275usguu

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When you need to feel extra smart.. https://www.instagram.com/p/CLqqfxgpS72/?igshid=1g3ikysbm0gee

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Are you waiting for a sign?⠀ ⠀ Let's say you're sitting there in your fifth Zoom meeting of the day wondering⠀ 'isn't there more to life than this?'⠀ ⠀ You're wondering maybe I should finally bite the bullet and get a new job.⠀ But then again, you think…⠀ ⠀ Is now really the right time?⠀ There are so many factors to consider…⠀ And anyway what if a new job isn't any better?⠀ ⠀ And so you go back to your calls, send the follow up emails, wrap up the day…⠀ ...and start all over again tomorrow.⠀ ⠀ If this is happening to you then what you need to know is:⠀ YOU'RE ALREADY IN THE DANGER ZONE.⠀ ⠀ The truth is the signs are already there -⠀ ⠀ Frustration⠀ Drained by the end of the day⠀ Feeling relieved you've made it to COB or Friday⠀ Lack of purpose⠀ Emptiness⠀ ⠀ These are warning flags you need to pay attention to.⠀ Because if you ignore them and wait for a clearer sign⠀ What you're really waiting for is to be laid off or discontinued because you couldn't keep up.⠀ ⠀ Don't wait to reach rock bottom. Plot your way up now.⠀ The signs are there - just acknowledge them ;)⠀ ⠀ You've been warned! https://www.instagram.com/p/CLmrrgspKUY/?igshid=190lez64orfk8

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Nailed it Via @plippenclip https://www.instagram.com/p/CLltKLiJasq/?igshid=1fz91x30wu1e1

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