"How many of you have vacation days you haven't used that you are at risk of losing?" - About one third of the room put their hands up. What??? I was dumbfounded when Julie Lancaster asked this question at a training we co-taught for City employees last month. I did not realize this was a question …
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The Only Way Out is Through
I put my trekking poles out in front of me to provide support as I lowered my foot onto a steep "trail" of loose rock. My knee crackled as it took on the weight of me and my pack. Scar tissue from six years of playing rugby was arguing with my decision to go backpacking on a very difficult section …
Does the Amount of Risk = The Amount of Reward?
Our sandwiches started to get soggy as the rain quickly turned from a sprinkle to a steady pour. My husband Jay and I got up from our seat on a fallen Aspen tree to seek shelter under a large Spruce tree. I was only one bite into the sandwich from my new dry picnic spot when I spotted it ... a …
