Author Archives: Lisa Ivaldi

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About Lisa Ivaldi

Lisa is a seeker and storyteller who loves sharing information. InsightClarityGrowth.com is a personal growth blog that uses stories to share ideas and perspectives because sometimes looking at things slightly differently can make a huge difference. Look for her book on Amazon.ca

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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What have you stopped seeing that it may be in your best interest to change?

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read Over the last couple of months I’ve been sharing what I learned from Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. Many of us have habits that we know … Continue reading →

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Changing Habits

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read In The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, Charles Duhigg describes a habit as “a formula our brain automatically follows: When I see CUE, I will do ROUTINE in order … Continue reading →

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How’s the Water?

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read I recently read Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business because I wanted to find out why I sometimes do what I do. I’m a fairly smart person … Continue reading →

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Thinking bigger than right or wrong

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Lisa Ivaldi

2 min read Lately I’ve been wondering how I could possibly have made it to the ripe old age of 52 without, apparently, the slightest idea of how to communicate with others.  Several incidents have arisen recently that have left me … Continue reading →

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Lighten Up

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read This year I have been reading Pema Chödrön’s Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion.  I try and read one of the teachings each morning before I get up. Number 29 struck home so … Continue reading →

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Focus on What You Want

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read Back in July 2011 I wrote a blog post about Setting Your Intentions.  The general idea was to focus on what you do want and not on what you don’t want.  Sounds simple enough, but it is … Continue reading →

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