Category Archives: Behaviour

Pause

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read If you follow this blog, you may have noticed that I haven’t posted anything in several months.  I’ve been trying to write posts but I haven’t been feeling inspired.  So instead of forcing myself to decide whether … Continue reading →

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Are You Holding Back?

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read My daughter has been applying for summer camp counsellor jobs.  She’s been a camp counsellor the last three summers, in addition to being a lifeguard and swim instructor during the school year.  Pretty darn qualified!  So why did … Continue reading →

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The Blame Game

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read My daughter recently caused an unfortunate incident at her work place.  She is a lifeguard at a pool and without thinking she packed her glass water bottle when she went to work.  The bottle fell off the … Continue reading →

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If You Want to Be Happy …

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read Last month I was driving on a lovely stretch of road surrounded by farm fields, trees, sunshine, and blue sky.  There was very little traffic and I wasn’t in a hurry.  I couldn’t help but feel great.  … Continue reading →

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Suffering is Optional

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read “Pain is inevitable.  Suffering is optional.”  I really didn’t get it the first time I heard that quote.  I equated the two – pain and suffering.  How can you have pain without suffering?  Pain hurts and hurting … Continue reading →

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90 Seconds

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read How long do you think it takes to get over an emotion?  Hours, days, years?  If you had asked me before I read My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor, I … Continue reading →

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Eye on the Ball

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Lisa Ivaldi

2 min read My daughter and I have been taking group tennis lessons.  It wasn’t until lesson 6 of 8 that I began to enjoy them.  Lesson 6 was a private lesson because my classmates were absent that evening.  I … Continue reading →

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How to Be More Confident

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read How confident are you?  What does confidence mean to you?  I used to think that people either had confidence or they didn’t.  Some people just exude confidence – they appear to be sure of themselves and very … Continue reading →

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Savour Life

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read I went through a very busy period last year.  I was quickly moving from one task to the next, always rushing and often trying to do more than one thing at once.  It was stressful and tiring … 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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