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Chasing The Needle

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“Your quest for perfection is throwing your balance.”  Sean Tyrrell, Victoria Flying Club Instructor and Resident Wise Man Originally published: December 6, 2013 -  http://iamtheredbootlady.blogspot.com/2013/12/chasing-needle.html With the benefit of hindsight I say to my 42 year old self: You're gonna be fine Darling... and also... It's still a fine line between brilliance and crazy. With my flight test quickly approaching, most days I feel as if I am approaching my flight training with new found confidence – until I accidentally find myself stepping on the crack in the ice.  It’s a fine line between brilliance and crazy. I am reminded of my return to flight training after an extended period away.  Let's just say I have a lot of hours in my log book because I had to redo the entire syllabus.  And I think back to a beautiful autumn day last year, when the man sitting beside me in the cockpit of Victor November Uniform had no idea what he was saying or who he was saying it t

Walking Her Talk with Trish Machiri

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Walking Her Talk - Aircraft Maintenance to Aviation Entrepreneur A fter being silenced by “well meaning” people who presupposed that Trish’s clients would not share her values; and after being told that by speaking her truth her business would be ruined, Trish Machiri found the courage to let the words come again. After a literal break, she rose to build an aviation business, with a focus on safety, that is worthy of her best clients who not only share her values, but also her understanding that jets love to fly . It’s almost embarrassing how much of a fan-girl I am here because I admire Trish so much for her courage, tenacity, experience, and willingness to share despite all the people who told her all the ways she would be better off staying quiet. A short introduction here is not expansive enough to cover all the ground Trish and I covered together. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Y ou can connect with Trish at www.charterly.ca or on LinkedIn. To find out m

Setting The Intention: Speak Your Truth

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Speak ing your truth. What does that mean to you? When I was 38, I got a tattoo on my back that said: “Speak Y our T ruth”. I didn’t want it to be visible to everyone , but I wanted to be able to see it when I looked in the mirror. I wanted it to be a reminder. And then I ignored it. N ow my friends, it’s GAME ON! S ome truths must still be spoken – let’s set that intention and see where that leads us. To find out more about Ramona and what we are all up to at Ascend Legal 101 you can find us at: http://www.ascendlegalrecruiting.com/ Now all of our long form conversations like this one can be found on your favourite Podcast platform. Please take a look for Ascend Legal 101 on Podbean, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeartRadio, Apple and Google. Podbean: https://ascendlegal.podbean.com/ You can find this episode on Podbean: https://ascendlegal.podbean.com/e/ep-28-ramona-reynolds-setting-the-intention-speak-your-truth/ You can find the Ascend Legal 101 blog here: https://ascendl