Angie McLeod

I got a message from a friend this AM saying that the one of the main roads that I use to take my children to school was closed due to an accident. She recommended I take a different route. I was glad that for the heads-up and was able to shift my plans and get my girls to school on time. However, on the way home I decided to get SMRT (and yes, I’ve spelled that correctly) [1], in part due to curiosity and in part due to wanting the most direct, quickest route home, so I deci

We all talk to ourselves subconsciously. In fact, I’m not embarrassed to say that as a solo entrepreneur, there are times that I talk out loud to myself! I ask myself questions and I respond in kind. And while that is weird and probably off-putting for some… it is a reality. Our inside voices are constantly talking to themselves: sharing advice, alerting us to danger, reflecting on past experiences. And sometimes those internal voices – I call them “gremlins” [1]– can get rea

As women entrepreneurs - as humans really – we are constantly setting boundaries around what is and is not okay in our lives. For many of us – especially those of us who have chosen to be our own bosses – one of the boundaries we’ve set for ourselves is that we want to be in control of our future. We don’t want others to be able to cap our earnings, or shape our life, based on what they see as being important or relevant. We want to control how we live our lives, how we run o

I like to pride myself on being self-aware, of being grateful, and of being present in the moment. However, while I would like to say this, I know it isn’t alwaystrue. I have ritual I go through most mornings. Meditation. Yoga. Gratitude. And then my day begins by determining what I need to do today, what can wait until tomorrow, and what I may need to connect with someone else on. This ritual is how I ground myself at the beginning of each day. And the points on my to-do lis

We often talk about trusting others; however, how often do we examine whether or not we trust ourselves? In my work with women entrepreneurs, one of the most consistent realizations clients have is that in some areas of their life and business, they simply do not trust themselves. Imagine a woman entrepreneur who has grown her business successfully over the past five years from a kitchen table endeavour to one that serves a multitude of retailers. An expanded product line, ne

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how TRUST is built. It’s the cornerstone of every relationship we have – and yet there isn’t a magic bullet that creates it or sustains it. And trust is often hard to earn – but easy to lose. So why is it that we spend so little time thinking about how we build trust? Given its vital role in our relationships – both personal and professional – you would think that it is something that we would ponder more often. Brene Brown, author of Dar

As an entrepreneur and mother of two, I’ve occasionally complained that my life is out of balance; that I’m either doing so much family stuff that my business isn’t getting the attention it needs, or vice-versa and business is overshadowing family. After 15 years of this—and of hearing it from others in the community—I wonder if we are speaking less about “balance” and more about aligning our choices and expectations with our core values. After all, we make decisions about ho

Challenge yourself to see abundance—and the results will amaze you In February of 2017 I made a decision to move from doing community-based contract work with my local planning tables – work I loved! – to doing more consulting and facilitation. Of course, I also love this work, as it’s just a different type of relationship with the same people. It was a risk. Even with as much planning and the marketing I’d done to prepare for the transition, my knees were knocking and I was