Are you fed up with bad behaviour, weak promises about change, superficial or meaningless apologies and (what feels like) an overwhelming lack of accountability in day to day interactions? Me too! From companies who seem to take our consumer dollars for granted to political parties who ignore the constituents who voted them into office, to […]
Ever notice how sometimes our perspective of a given life situation makes us feel inadequate or less than capable? We try so hard to keep a clear head and maintain objectivity, but then find ourselves guiltily comparing ourselves to others whom we perceive have a much more perfect life, business, family then our own. But, […]
If I say the word “blindness” different images materialize for different people based on their own past perception of what blindess means to them. Perhaps many of you thought of the famous Helen Keller, or maybe you thought of a grandparent who has lost their vision, or maybe you envisioned a person walking down the […]
As many of you know, I am writing a fiction book. This has been an interesting journey and one that has left me scratching my head on more than one occasion. I have so much respect for those who write fiction often and find a way to make their characters come to life for their […]
By June, the scar receded significantly, and it was time to decide on a different career. She put it off as long as she could, and leaving the force proved more difficult than anticipated. No matter how she tried to figure out her next steps, Colbie couldn’t motivate herself to dive into something new—and, it […]
As I write the pages, I thought it might be helpful to see how interested my readers are in the story. So….this is the beginning of that process. I will update ideas and thoughts periodically so … talk to me… then I will know how much more you want to read! Here is the beginning […]
Camping season has finally started for us. With a busy travel schedule that has me sleeping in hotels many nights (listening to the nightly calls of room service), I am grateful to be in my own RV, surrounded by my own germs and chaos and … I am even more delighted when we arrive at […]
I have been a bit of a road warrior this month. Running from event to event and focused on CAPTIVATING audiences with my dry sense of humour and insightful thoughts and ideas on a whole variety of topics. It is a lot of fun and I am very grateful to have this career that I […]
You may never have confused your spouse for an item of outerwear, but have you ever failed to recognize the face of an acquaintance? Fumbled for a word that eluded your grasp? Read a sentence three times and still didn’t get it? Such familiar traps, and how we cope with them, is the topic of […]
Author: Ruth Rendell Four bodies are discovered – buried in a coal hole in the back patio of a prestigious home (Orcadia Cottage) in St. John’s Wood, London. A chance discovery of two women and two men each of varying ages. Stranger yet, it would appear that the bodies were placed inside during various years […]
by Authors Mark Van Vugt & Anjana Ahuja Review by Faith Wood, Inspiring Minds Consulting If you don’t have followers than, let’s face it, you are not leading (regardless of your title). This book sought to answer the question of not only why some people lead but why most choose to follow. Taking an anthropological […]
Book Review: Willful Blindness by Author Margaret Heffernan Reviewed by: Faith Wood, Inspiring Minds Consulting In spite of our protests to the contrary, we as individuals prefer the familiar to the unfamiliar. We prefer to surround ourselves by people who think like us and share our ideals and values. We crave conformity over critical thinking […]