In Transition // Trains of Thought

It’s only March and I’ve already broken one of my New Years resolutions – to sit down and write a blog post (or some sort of written piece) every two months. The last time I wrote anything substantial was in November. Truthfully, I have been swamped with a bunch of career and life changes, and battling

The Good Times And The Bad

There are many thoughts swirling in my head tonight surrounding adversity that I’d like to get down on paper. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the ups and downs in my life, how I deal with difficult situations and hardships that come my way, and the key things that I’ve learned. It all happened

The Lessons I’ve Learned

It’s recently occurred to me that my year spent taking the road less traveled is ending in a matter of weeks, and life as I know it will change all over again. I get asked questions a lot – from people at home, and people here. Why did you choose it? Which do you like

One Big Scary Adventure

…that my life has become. I’ve come to the realization that I’m more than halfway through my time in Toronto- and that’s crazy. It feels like just yesterday that I set my suitcases down in my apartment, took a deep breath, and thought, “Well. This is life for the next 7 months.”  Looking back at the

Change Someone’s Day in Ten Seconds

People won’t always remember you, but they will remember how you made them feel. Above everything else, I believe in treating people with respect. It doesn’t matter if its your boss, the cleaning lady, the CEO, the gardener, an elderly woman trying to cross the street, a young child- treating everyone equally with kindness and respect just

Complacency Is A Killer

Something that has been on my mind recently is the concept of complacency. Truth be told, the refusal to be complacent has always been ingrained in me. As one thing ends, I am always looking for the next big thing, the next challenge to sink my teeth into, the next great opportunity. Sometimes I feel

My First Corporate Event Planning Experience

This blog post was originally published to the RBC Meetings & Events Connect page on July 10th, 2014. It details my RBC experience up to that point in my internship (about mid-way), and I thought it would be interesting to share on my own blog as well. How do I even begin to describe the past

How Much Do Looks Really Matter?

As I learned in HR over this past week, apparently a heck of a lot. We discussed prejudice and discrimination in the workplace and in company hiring policies, and we watched a video by ABC on their 20/20 series in which they conducted an interesting study on beauty. Several experiments were conducted in which two