Gwen McCauley
MA, BA, MBTI,
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- Main Areas
- Life Transitions, Retirement Lifestyle Readiness, Coaching, Coach Training, Small Business Development
- Best Sellers
- The Alchemy of Energy: Exploring the CODE Model(TM)
- Career Focus
- Coach, Author, Artist, Coach Certifications, Workshop and Retreat Facilitator
- Affiliation
- BizSavvyWoman, Business Breakfast Club, Nepean Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Women in Communication, OD Network of Ottawa
I am an ordinary human being who lives an extraordinary life full of fulfillment and joy. I know that if I can create this life for myself anyone can. I coach and train so that you too can discover that a wondrous life is possible. No matter how many challenges, disappointments, disasters or successes you've had, the future is yours to craft however you wish. The big question is: can you move beyond the limits you have set for yourself? I know you can because you are the same as me and I have done it!
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A Child's View Of Death ...Linda's Story
I became a widow at the young age of twenty-six. My husband was an environmental scientist who was killed in a small plane crash in the interior of British Columbia that not only took his life but those of the pilot and all three passengers. The year after this devastating event in my life I ...
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You're Grieving? ...Oh Just Get Over It!
My work as a life transition coach brings me into regular contact with folks who are trying to get over something: the loss of a job, the death of a spouse, parent, child or pet, the end of a marriage, the end of a career, the realization that life has passed them by. It doesn’t really ...
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What Is Creativity? ...And How Do I Get Me Some?
Having just completed a weekend leading one of my Creativity for Living workshops, this question is very much on my mind. As we painted and explored the basics of applying colour to paper and canvas there was a lot of talk about the nature of creativity. A dictionary may define it as ...
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This Isn't Going To Be Our Parent's Retirement
Retirement is one of those ‘everywhere’ conversations these days. So many of us ageing baby boomers are nearing that traditionally fateful age that we would have to be mentally dead to not be thinking of our long-term future. And our ‘long term future’ is one of the ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Gwen McCauley
"In today's world we need to be able to link the wisdom of the body with the mind's ability to choose." Gwen McCauley
"Life unfolds as a series of surprises: some delight, some terrify, and some mystify. Who you can become depends on your willingness to step into the challenge that each surprise offers." Gwen McCauley
"When you cease caring what others think of you is the moment you begin to become a free person." Gwen McCauley
"I've never yet met a person who got out of bed in the morning thinking 'Now how am I going to make everybody's life miserable today?' Gwen McCauley
'Whoever planted that pernicious weed of thought that says 'you can leave your demanding job and open a successful business by working from 10-3, Monday-Friday' needs to know just how wildly successful that utopian nonsense is in today's world" Gwen McCauley
How to get started
Visit my website at www.ouicoach.com where you'll find an array of free articles by me and others, an annotated Personal Growth reading list, an annotated list of web links that have helped me and my clients as well as workshop and retreat descriptions.
You might also find my book The Alchemy of Energy: exploring The CODE Model(TM) helpful if you are looking for a very different take on the 'energy' conversation.
Other highlights
Life Passages ...invitations to growth
February 18-24, 2008 - Ottawa, Canada
Step 1 of a 3-step Life Transition Coach certification process. Leave as a certified Life Transition Practitioner. Calling all coaches who want to begin working with people entering retirement or dealing with job transition. For managers, supervisors and HR folks Life Passages will expand your skill set and help you more be more effective.
Awakening Spirit ...a spiritual retreat experience for women
March 30 - April 13, 2008 - The Algarve, Portugal
Women who know there is more to life yet who are not drawn to traditional religion will find this small-group, generative experience to be just what they seek. Calming, soothing and invigorating, Awakening Spirit will help you confront whatever is getting in the way of you knowing yourself at profoundly deep levels. Register today; only 10 participants accepted.