Blog - Faith Wood - Inspiring Minds Consulting Ltd.

This isn’t your typical self-help blog (although there is some of that too)! You’ll find topics ranging from goal setting to conflict negotiation and everything in between. If you’re ready to do more than just show up, and instead take control of the story you’re telling, then it’s time to dig in!

Read Faiths Articles on Troy Media

The sun is shining today, and the air is frigid, but I will take it. After several days of digging out my huge driveway (300 feet) to be exact and cope with drifting snow, even my most optimistic – “Shoveling is a great full-body workout strategy” is feeling less than enthusiastic. I love the snow […]

Available for only a limited time. It’s my birthday this month and I wanted to give you a gift to honour it! When you click on this link, you will be invited to download the recording and then you can listen to the guided meditation at your leisure. The Guided Meditation is focused on helping […]

By the time we hit 50, we have learned our hardest lessons. We have found out that only a few things are really important. We have learned to take life seriously, but never ourselves. -Marie Dressler I am turning 50 this month. Half a century lived, and half a century left to explore. I am […]

‘It was a long time ago, but I remember it like yesterday…’ We came alive when someone shares a story with us. We live in a world where there is a huge reliance on technology and where there is a vast amount of knowledge on every subject readily available to huge populations of people. In spite […]

Change seems to be all around us and it can feel a bit ruthless and relentless at times. From the changing seasons to the loss of a loved one. From workplace organizational restructuring to relocation expectations. We bump up against changes in political direction and policy amendments. Our world is constantly facing change – big […]

What kind of first impression or impact do you make? Do people remember you, and want to connect with you? Your level of influence is measured according to your ability to get others to listen and take some kind of action. Do you know how to project yourself in such a way that others have a […]

Overwhelm, Brain Fog or emotional clutter – call it what you will – we will all encounter a moment in time when we realize we are utterly full! We find ourselves unable to concentrate on one more thing or cope with one more pressure. Just like our closets and cupboards, stuff collects and can start […]

7 Surprising Truths about Body Language We have all heard the statement “actions speak louder than words” and we have likely already discovered that we can communicate without the aid of a single word being uttered. This is what we often refer to as the body language cues. For example, wee can shrug our shoulders […]

When you think about public speaking, do you get that sinking feeling and start to shake? Is speaking in public one of your greatest fears? Do you feel nervous because you fear you will not be able to get your point across or believe you are not as good as you’d like to be? Wouldn’t it be […]

Introduction to beliefs and the influence of perception And some tips on how to re-adjust them! I have said it before, and I will say it again here….There’s no such thing as a limiting belief. I know that may sound strange for someone who makes a living eliminating them, but it actually makes my job a lot […]

Fiction or Non – do you have a reading preference? When was the last time you engaged in reading a book, or a substantial online article? Do your daily reading habits stretch no further than tweets, mundane Facebook updates, or the cooking instructions found on Pinterest? If you’re one of countless people who refuse to make […]

We are the Fortunate Ones. Although we live in a country where the majority of people are what I would call privileged, an attitude of gratitude is not always forthcoming. Logically you would think that having so much would help us be thankful, but instead many are frustrated, stressed and discouraged. Sadly too many of […]

Want to get better results? Develop your FOCUS ability Why does focus matter? One of the most well-known NLP ‘facts’ is the idea that you can’t not think of a blue hippopotamus. This is because negation is processed differently by neurology than in language. If I say “Don’t smile”, your neurology has to process the meaning of ‘smile’ […]

Anger is a natural emotion designed to help protect us from real (or imagined) attacks against our physical or emotional well-being. When used appropriately, anger can be used as a tool to motivate us into achieving goals we would otherwise be too afraid or lazy to pursue. In this way, anger may not be a […]

Boredom can lead to an affair. Many people fall into routines, including tired routines in the bedroom. What do you do to keep your marriage/relationship fresh? Is the time you are spending together stagnant or filled with breathless excitement? The 2nd installment of the 50 Shades of Grey Movies is being released for Valentine’s Day […]

Limiting beliefs are something that we do out of habit – these are our unconscious thoughts at work! Consider the baby elephant – when humans want to restrict the movement of a 10 ton elephant, they start out by tying a rope to the leg of the baby. Although the baby may try to pull […]

The next time you are going through a really tough time in your life and some perky little twit says to you, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” or “It’s always darkest before the dawn,” try to resist the temptation to stuff a carrot lemonade muffin up his or her nose. That person probably […]

For as long as leaders have led, we have wondered if their abilities are the result of mystical forces or if they represent a set of skills that can be learned. When we see a talented carpenter or engineer at work, we imagine that we can see what they do, so therefore what they do […]

I, like many other Canadians, have been mildly amused and entertained by the US Presidential Nomination race between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump. This electoral process has garnered a lot of international attention, probably more so than in any other time in history. This kind of attention is good and bad. Good in that it […]

If you have ever been part of the leadership of a board, you have no doubt heard the complaint that your group is too cliquey. A Clique is any small group of people, with shared interests or other features in common, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them. This […]