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 12/22/11 Milisa Burns 12/22/11

Happy Holidays, Thank You and Must-Watch Video!

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate Christmas! Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate Hanukkah! And Happy Holidays to everyone! May there be lots of light of all kinds in your lives this season.

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

Focus on Focusing and Feel Fantastic!

I am sitting here at home on this wet, grey December Monday morning, feeling a little unfocused. This is ironic, given that I really want to write about mental energy and how focusing mentally can help us manage our mental energy. However, as I write this I realize, maybe this is just what I need!

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

Coaching with Milisa Helped Me So Much This Year

Coaching with Milisa helped me so much this year... it's made me more confident in myself and my abilities I think because after doing all the talking an opening up, I realize that I do have the capacity to control a lot more about my life and the emotions that come after certain situations.

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

Milisa has helped me to become much more intentional

Milisa has helped me to become much more intentional about how I live my life. She asks many powerful questions. Milisa asked me a powerful question one morning and, because of that question, I booked a trip to Africa to do a Habitat for Humanity build that afternoon.

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 9/10/11 Milisa Burns 9/10/11

Milisa's coaching helped me tremendously

Milisa's coaching helped me tremendously. She showed me how to re-frame seemingly overwhelming situations and bring a clear process to figuring things out.

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 8/10/11 Milisa Burns 8/10/11

Milisa helped me come to a major breakthrough

Milisa helped me come to a major breakthrough in my thinking. Now I am living more in the moment, which is a major change for me as I was always planning and looking to organize the next element in my life.

Milisa Burns 7/29/11 Milisa Burns 7/29/11

Have You Noticed Your Breathing Lately?

One of the simplest and most profound ways that we can manage our physical energy is to manage our breathing. Breathing is a tool that we always carry in our tool box. I am sure this is not news to you: we hear exhortations to "breathe" everywhere, in yoga, meditation, mindfulness training, relaxation workshops.

Milisa Burns 7/19/11 Milisa Burns 7/19/11

Managing Energy Not Time - Refuelling at the Dog Park

This is my dog, Raska. (She is named after the Ganaraska River and Forest near our cottage). Raska is partly responsible for helping manage my energy, and not my time, and thus helps me be more "sustainable".

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

An Announcement and a Tip about Goal-Setting

I am delighted to announce that the content that I am featuring on this blog site will also be available as blog posts on three other related sites, sites which are connected to a fabulous community resource for parents here in Ontario.

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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