About: Marcy

Communication specialist, connector, facilitator and writer. Enthused about life. Love entertaining & riding my motorcycle.

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Cheering the Women at Sochi

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Cheering the Women at Sochi When the teams march into Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 7, 2014 for the Opening Ceremonies, the number of women representing their country, as Olympians, will have grown significantly from the first modern Winter Games in Chamonix, France, 90 years ago. At that time there were only...

Bridging the Generation Gap with Storytelling

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You’ve probably heard it a hundred times, read the poster and seen the t-shirt – “If I’d known grandchildren were so much fun, I’d have had them first.”  My children changed my life forever making it better; however, grandchildren provide an additional richness that I never imagined. What made the difference? Perhaps...

Authentic Leaders Take Us to New Places

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Authentic Leaders Take Us to New Places The challenges and issues that organizations face change over time.  This is also true of the communities we live in.  Corporations may bring in individuals with specific skill sets to lead them through those challenges and then transition them out when stability returns. Civic leadership...

Alberta’s Historic 2013 Floods

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During the last month the world as we knew it changed. Living in the middle of the prairies, floods are not something we think about or even anticipate.  Without tsunamis or hurricanes, flooding seemed far removed; yet in June 2013 Alberta witnessed the destruction that accompanies the influx of too much water...

Because I Can

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Sometimes things don’t happen for a reason taking us to where we are supposed to be allowing for awesome, inspiring connections. Yesterday I went to meet a friend and it appears they forgot we had made arrangements. A bit disappointed I left and ended up at a local grocery store, where I...

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