Milisa Burns 8/30/13 Milisa Burns 8/30/13

What Are Your Keystone Habits?

Are you a creature of habit, of carefully crafted rituals and routines meant to help you function at your best? When those habits are not as achievable as usual, do you feel like a fish out of water, struggling to breathe? Does this situation often make you feel stuck and frustrated?

Milisa Burns 6/27/13 Milisa Burns 6/27/13

Rose Coloured Lenses? Yes… and So Much More!

When something good happens to you, do you routinely say: "I was just lucky", or quickly see who else you can give credit to for that good thing? When something bad happens to you, do you usually chastise yourself about it and then think about how often this kind of thing happens to you?

Milisa Burns 5/10/13 Milisa Burns 5/10/13

Words from the Wise: Marriage and Parenting

Some of you may already have read my earlier post: DD is 100 Years Old Today! What's her Secret?, about my maternal grandmother, Mildred Maclean (aka, to her grandchildren and many others, "DD"). I wrote it for her 100th birthday on March 8, 2011. She is now 102! She is slowing down but is still very engaged in the world.

Milisa Burns 3/31/13 Milisa Burns 3/31/13

Where's Our Passion?

Have you ever yearned to find more passion, or even some passion, in your work? Reading Lean In: Women, Work and The Will To Lead by Sheryl Sandberg over March Break made me remember an experience when I so strongly felt that yearning.

Milisa Burns 1/30/13 Milisa Burns 1/30/13

More Than Just A Plum Pudding

For as long as I can remember, my maternal grandmother, Mildred Maclean ("DD" to me), would make the plum pudding for our Christmas dinner. A few years ago, when she was well into her 90s, I took over the role of plum pudding maker.

Milisa Burns 11/29/12 Milisa Burns 11/29/12

Disconnected!

This post is about noticing disconnect and encouraging vulnerability. By "disconnected", I am referring to a situation in which our perception of ourselves is very different from how others see us.

Milisa Burns 10/30/12 Milisa Burns 10/30/12

My Food Story: From A Shameful Secret to A Helpful Tale

This is definitely the hardest blog post I have written since I started two years ago. I have been thinking about it for over a year, debating with myself about whether to share this story with you.

Milisa Burns 4/17/12 Milisa Burns 4/17/12

What Do I Want For This Relationship?

First a little background. This blog post is based on an email I recently sent out in gratitude to the participants of the Making Room For You Assessment. The focus of this email I sent out was on learning how to manage relationships better, both personal and professional. Here's what I said.

Milisa Burns 3/23/12 Milisa Burns 3/23/12

Something Lost, More Found

My family and I were lucky enough to be able to go to Florida last week for March Break. We had a really lovely holiday; lots of good "family of five" time as well as fun times with grandparents and a great aunt and great uncle. We arrived quite exhausted and left much more relaxed.

Milisa Burns 1/31/12 Milisa Burns 1/31/12

First and Second Parts of Gift for Making Room For You Assessment Participants Delivered!

I am pleased to say that I have sent out the first and second instalments of my gift for the Making Room For You Assessment Participants. This gift is a token of my appreciation for their participation.

Milisa Burns 1/26/12 Milisa Burns 1/26/12

Lessons of a 20-Something Year Old

To start of this year of blogging I thought you might enjoy Michele Wong's inspiring story below. I met Michele last November at a Young Women In Law Charity Gala which was held to raise money for the Belinda Stronach Foundation.

Milisa Burns 12/8/11 Milisa Burns 12/8/11

News about the Making Room For You Assessment

I have been thrilled, and very very moved, by the responses to the Making Room For You Assessment that I have received so far. I am also very grateful. To all of you who have participated, thank you for being so open to collaborating with me and for sharing your heart-felt reflections with me.

Milisa Burns 11/16/11 Milisa Burns 11/16/11

Do You Have Worry Cup or A Cup of Concern?

This post explores "worry" versus "concern" and connects these ideas with exciting research on positive emotions. Remember, I have been loosely exploring managing our energy not our time since the summer and this post fits with managing our emotional energy.

Milisa Burns 11/9/11 Milisa Burns 11/9/11

The Making Room For You Assessment is here!

I am happy to announce that I have prepared the survey I promised you (and me): the Making Room For You Assessment. Here's the message I have been sending around to female professionals and posting wherever I can.

Milisa Burns 10/20/11 Milisa Burns 10/20/11

Elements and LEAPS in Las Vegas

It's been over two weeks since I returned from the International Coach Federation Conference in Las Vegas and I have had some time to let the ideas and experiences percolate a bit. While I was there I felt like a big sponge, absorbing so much, with joy, I must say.

Milisa Burns 10/3/11 Milisa Burns 10/3/11

Carrying Heavy Loads and Smiling Plastic Smiles in Vegas

I love when my kids' story books make me think. In Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth, a panda bear tells some children the story of two monks, an older one and a younger one, on a journey. At one point they come across a rich and haughty young woman who demands that they carry her across some water so she won't get wet.

Milisa Burns 9/15/11 Milisa Burns 9/15/11

Help - I am on a Roller Coaster!

Since my last post my family and I have been immersed in back to school logistics and excitement. Last week, when the kids went back to school, felt like a roller coaster ride to me, both physically and emotionally. Taking a totally unscientific poll of other parents last week, I can safely say I was not alone!

Milisa Burns 8/25/11 Milisa Burns 8/25/11

Ah, Sweet Slumber - What's Your Favourite Bedtime Routine?

Ah, sweet slumber... sometimes it's so elusive, isn't it? When is the last time you had a really good night's sleep, one where you woke up and felt well rested and energetic? The kind of sleep where the last thing you remember is dropping your head on the pillow. A deep "dreamless" sleep.

Milisa Burns 6/30/11 Milisa Burns 6/30/11

How Well Do You Know Your Big Toe?

How well do you know your big toe? This summer I want to get to know my big right toe a lot better. I know this sounds odd, so I will explain.

Milisa Burns 4/18/11 Milisa Burns 4/18/11

Our Planet Needs Us

When I was a little girl I spent a lot of time playing in the basement of our house. When I wasn’t down there I remember being outside playing in the woods in our backyard, making forts or exploring the ravine or river. On rainy days, the basement held many attractions, including: wooden blocks which I loved to use to make mazes for my gerbil; a rope ladder to climb; my “Puff the Magic Dragon” record which I could never get enough of; and one particularly special book.

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