Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about change

Quote about change:  “You can’t change your personality type, but you can change your behaviour”. Jolene Watson is a professional speaker and trainer and the owner of Clarity Coaching & Development. Jolene has changed professions several times during her working life.  She started as a Veterinary Technician and worked in a cat hospital.  After a period of time, she decided she wanted and neede...

When Maja Jakic was 5 years old,  her family fled Bosnia (former Yugoslavia) when civil war broke out in 1993. Her parents were practicing medical physicians, and she had 2 smaller sisters.  They escaped to the basement shelter in their grandparents’ home, where it was decided that Maja would go with her father to Germany, and her mother and two sisters would go to another part of Bosnia. It was a...

Quotes about change:  "We always have a choice about how we show up." Showing up when the chips are down and finding joy! Kimberly is the owner of Kimberly Joy Evans Consulting.  She started her professional career as an event planner, and as a young woman, was an owner of RSVP Events.  Event planning is a busy profession day and night, weekdays and evenings. She and her husband were rai...

# Quotes about change : "Clean up the stuff you've kept stuffed down. Then,  do the soul work." Darla Deguire is the founder and owner of Cedar & Sage Boutique Retreats – a far distance from her first job as a Clerk for SGI in auto insurance claims. Working for SGI, Darla began her journey through the labour movement where she was President of the Union Local and eventually work...

Quotes about change: "Do the basics so you feel normal." Arlene Jorgenson is a strong person.  She built a successful business, had a loving husband who was also her partner in business, and was part of a strong faith community.      In 2003, her husband was diagnosed with cancer, and shortly after that she went through the difficult time of selling her business.  That was hard period fo...

Quotes on change: "What value am I providing? What is my purpose?" Dean Ehrmantraut was a Financial Advisor Assistant Manager for Wood Gundy. He was in his groove and doing very well financially.  He would set financial targets, then meet them, set higher targets, and meet them, and on it went. But there came a point where Dean asked himself, “What value am I providing?” And to answer th...

Quotes about change: "Test and try things out before retirement" Lee Knafelc came from a family of teachers, so it seemed obvious to him that he would go into teaching himself.  Lee realized  early on, that teaching in primary and secondary school was not for him.  He loved teaching and so refocused on teaching and training adults. As with many things in life, things rarely turn out as w...

Quotes about change: “Everything in life comes at the right time.” Ryan Townend is the Owner and CEO of William Joseph Communications.  During the pandemic, like many of us, Ryan stayed at home, gained a few extra pounds, and lived in stretchy, comfortable clothes.  When his doctor reported he had some pre-eminent health conditions, his first thought was, “Is this the life I want to live?” Inspire...

Quotes about change: "What do you need to bring into your life to move forward?" Arla Gustafson made the decision for big change - retirement! She describes her life up to now as raising family, having fun, developing a busy professional life as a CEO, travelling, and having a lot of interesting experiences. When she reached 60, she realized that life becomes more about focusing on apply...

Shawn Moen was a practicing lawyer and Garrett Pederson, an environmental engineer. They are both farm boys, families rooted in agriculture farming 9 miles apart from each other in SW Saskatchewan.  A home brewing kit turned out to be life-changing for Shawn and Garrett when they started brewing beer and is now the very successful and award-winning craft brewery, 9 Mile Legacy Brewing. Shawn and G...

Quotes about change: "I stopped trying to change others and worked on changing me." Stephanie Staples was working as an RN – she had a nice family, a nice husband, a nice house, a nice job.  And then she had an “incident”, a fairly significant one, that made her stop and ask herself, “Is this the person I want to be?” Stephanie knew something was missing in her life and felt guilty about...

Quotes about change: "Self-care is about being kind to yourself." Leslie Bennett is a Partner with Mental Health Innovations, focused on supporting organizations that prioritize workplace mental health. Leslie has had a personal journey with her own mental health and has asked that we let our listeners know that this conversation may be confronting or challenging for some. Leslie was dia...

Quotes about change: "If you don't want to be treated like a doormat; quit behaving like a doormat." Gayle MacDonald is an entrepreneur.  Currently, she is the Owner and President of Legacy Land Inc and  a commercial real estate developer.   She studied orthoptics (physiotherapy for the eye) and practiced in Regina for 6 years.  She and her husband decided to make the move back to h...

Quotes about change: "Wherever I am, I make sure my heart comes with me." Janice Gladue was part of the 60’s Scoop.  She was apprehended from her biological family and grew up on a farm with her foster family.  It was  a home that did not nurture love and affection. Yet, there was and is something deep within Janice that fuels her and keeps her going – gratitude. Janice learned early in...

Quotes on change: "I do one thing a day to cultivate joy in my life." Joanne Zuk has started a new chapter in her life that has “lit me up from within”.  Before now, she worked in the Manitoba public service for over 15 years and led the movement to develop a culture of innovation.  But at about the 15-year mark in her career, she experienced personal loss and pain, followed by the chaos...

"Quotes on change: "Trust your gut - Self-awareness is a big part of change." Ann Mitchell is the Chief Administrative Officer for Lethbridge County. Her long and successful career in municipal government is because of hard work and commitment.  She has a Masters from Royal Roads and is planning her retirement that is yet 5 years out.  She is planning new and exciting things around...

Quotes about change: "Everyone needs to call themselves on their own garbage and work to fix it." Graham Snell thought he was going to have a career as a musician.  After high school, he attended music school in Iowa with the dream of becoming a rock star.  But making a living as a musician can be a tough gig.  After several years, he considered the reality of a future in music and start...

Quotes about change: "No place can make you happy unless you are happy inside." Renea Egeland has been a caregiver for her entire life.  In fact, she took her training as a nurse, and just recently retired after a career in nursing of over 30 years.  Her grandmother and sister both received end of life care from Renea.  She was a caregiver for her family and always thought of herself as...

Quotes on change: "It's more than about survival ... it's about thriving." Commercial realtor, entrepreneur, former restaurateur, body-builder, and family man. Curtis Korchinski is well-known in these parts for owning and operating restaurants; he was also successful in the restaurant business in Vancouver.   Curtis comes from a strong entrepreneurial family but decided early i...

Quotes about change:  "Things are going to change and it can be the catalyst for good." Krista Babiuk thought her life path was laid out.  She grew up in the food service business with a family-owned shop, worked in restaurants, and went on to get her training in the culinary arts, specializing in pastry and baking. She loved her work and her life was nicely unfolding as she had planned....

Quote:   “We have so much capacity in our brain to choose our outlook”. Belinda Smith is an award-winning songwriter, a real estate agent, an advocate for people with disabilities, and a life coach.   Does this seem disjointed and all over the map?  It does for Belinda as well, but she loves her unhooked life.  Originally from West Virginia, Belinda moved to Nashville to become a song-writer, and...

Quotes about change: "On the other side of change is a new and improved change." Lawrence Berthelet is a chemical engineer with a 35-year career in mining and manufacturing.  Growing up in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, he was no stranger to the mines and has had a successful career working in North America and globally in the mining industry.  Lawrence has always followed his curiosity, leadi...

Jaclyn Mann has been on a 20-year journey to improve her health.  She was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease as a young person and went through 3 major surgeries before she realized that she couldn’t rely on doctors to fix her.  She needed to do more for herself. Jaclyn tried different alternative methods, but the program “BodyTalk System” made all the difference – designed to treat the body and the m...

Quotes about change: "You can't give up - bear down and re-build as you find the core." Joanne Paulson is a writer, editor, and journalist.  She has always loved writing, and as a young child dreamed of becoming a war correspondent. When she finished university, Joanne became a journalist for the Star Phoenix newspaper in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, a position she held for 25 years, cov...

Quotes about change: "Change is like the ripples from a small pebble. You may not see where it ends but be okay that." Sheri Benson was the CEO of the United Way of Saskatoon and Area.  Then she was nominated and ran in the federal election - and was elected as a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons. When that ended, she returned to her position as CEO of the United Way! Sheri sh...