Author Archives: Lisa Ivaldi

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About Lisa Ivaldi

Lisa is a seeker who loves sharing information that will have a positive impact. InsightClarityGrowth.com is a personal growth blog that uses personal stories and experts' theories to share ideas and perspectives. Sometimes looking at things slightly differently can make a huge difference.

Change Your Reality

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read I changed outfits three times before going to a recent networking dinner.  I was working on a project that had some glitches and didn’t get ready to go out until the last minute.  Not only didn’t I … Continue reading →

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Mind the Gap

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read A few years ago my daughter and I were helping to close up the family cottage for the winter.  The water system was turned off so I went to the lake to rinse my hands before we … Continue reading →

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Reality Check

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read Lately I’ve been wondering to what extent we create our own reality by how we perceive it.  I guess the universe didn’t think I was catching on fast enough so it sent me a message that was … Continue reading →

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Tiny Habits: The Key to Sustained Behavioural Change

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read I recently watched a TEDx video about behavioural change (Forget big change, start with a tiny habit).  The presenter, BJ Fogg, PhD, caught my attention when he said relying primarily on motivation and willpower to change your … Continue reading →

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What Seeds Are You Watering?

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read I once read about someone whose mother used to say, “Don’t be sorry, be different.”  How many times have you wished you could go back and handle something differently or better? Lately, I’ve been working on experiencing … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Habitage?

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read For the last six weeks I’ve been working my way through Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way.  Julia has me writing morning pages every day – three pages of whatever comes into my head.  In these pages, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Coaching with Compassion

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read When our daughter was little, our interactions rarely ended with “Don’t tell me what to do!”  Not so anymore.  I have been working on adapting my parenting style from managing a child to young adult coaching.  But … Continue reading →

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Complaints vs. Criticisms

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read I’ve been working as a simulated client in some of the communication labs at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph for several years now.  It’s a great program designed to improve and enhance veterinary students’ communication skills … Continue reading →

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Focus on What You Have

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Lisa Ivaldi

2 min read Last month I wrote about my experience creating a gratitude vision board. I mentioned that at one point during the workshop I decided that the board just wasn’t going to happen. I didn’t have the right resources … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Know!

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read When my daughter was little she used to say “I can’t know” instead of “I don’t know”. It was very cute – “Where’s your teddy bear?” – “I can’t know!” However, over the years I have come … Continue reading →

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