Tanya’s 2¢ (aka Blog)
What can you learn from a horoscope?
My horoscope on Saturday, April 11thread “focus is more about neglect than attention. It’s about placing your concentration in a small circle and ignoring everything outside of it. This is easier done for limited periods of time. Decide how long you’ll work before you...
How fear benched me for 11 years, and what it taught me about leadership.
Last night I watched Passion of the Christ for the first time. It depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. The movie was released in 2004. I was afraid to watch the movie because I am a fairly...
How Do Dreams Become Goals?
I was working from a hotel room this week and had the television on as ‘noise’ in the background. A CBS show called The Talk was airing and the actor Viola Davis was on as their guest. I was only half listening to what she was saying but this statement caught my...
Does an apology really matter?
I write a bi-weekly article for our local paper the Brandon Sun. They edit it once in awhile but mostly it is published as I submit it, except for last week. As I mentioned in my blog Monday past I was nominated for an award in the Leadership & Business...
Why How You Lose Matters to Your Team
What a week - a week ago Saturday I arrived home after 5 days away to my 14+ year old dog who had appeared to have had a stroke, but as I wrote last week, he was battling vestibular disease. We suffered through the next two days under advice of a trusted vet; and then...
When Things Might Not Be What They Seem
We have an elderly dog. His name is Fergus. He is a very good team member. He is 14.7 years old. On Saturday I arrived home to find Fergus in distress. It appeared that he had suffered a stroke. But after helping him get comfortable and the arrival of my husband...
What is My Gift and How Do I Know for Sure?
Someone asked me if my gift was professional coaching. I wasn't sure how to answer. I mean it is a service stream in my business that I thoroughly enjoy but I felt kind of awkward saying it was my gift because it felt a bit egotistical,...
Sports Movies & What They Can Teach Us About Leadership
I love sports movies. This is a well-known fact in my house, so when I recommend a movie to watch chances are good that it is a sports movie. Yesterday I watched Draft Day with Kevin Costner. It was an okay movie, not overwhelmingly great like Hoosiers but left me...
Three Steps to Begin Stress Management
We were having dinner the other night and our daughter had notes written on her arms. I don't know why it bothers me, I mean she could dye her hair blue and have a Mohawk and I wouldn't care, but writing on her arms and hands bugs me. So I investigated,...
What can Nicknames do for your Team?
LaTanya, LaBomba, LaBuick, Buick, Coach, Mescobie Duck, Sweetheart Ojibowski, Roxy, Babalouie, Tawney, Tag, Tagna… This is a list of my nicknames, but not all of them, but a lot of them. I like nicknames. I like them because they usually stem from something...