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

Quotes about change: “There are miracles in change. It’s a river I float in now.” Ty Herndon is an American country music singer, born in Alabama. He is a GRAMMY nominated and Dove Award-winning recording artist. Between 1995 and 2002, Ty charted 17 singles, including 3 Number 1’s and numerous top 10 hits, including “I Want My Goodbye Back” and “Living in a Moment”.  But Ty’s career stalled out -...

Quote on change: “Ask yourself, how do I want to spend my days?” Catherine Gryba grew up on a farm in southwest Saskatchewan. She attended University where she studied physical education with a major in business administration.  Her first job was with the City of Saskatoon as a lifeguard and that was only the beginning of a long and successful career in municipal administration.  Catherine stayed...

Quotes about change: "Where are you headed and where would you like to be headed?" Jeffery is classically trained in piano, educated in science and worked as a marketing rep in Toronto.  Today, he is a singer-songwriter-pianist. Before COVID, he performed over 100 shows across Canada, Europe and Latin America.  Since COVID, he  has been performing small concerts in back yards and eating...

Quotes about change: “I learned that I really need to listen to what my body is telling me.”  Before Angie moved into leadership coaching, she spent a lifetime in theatre: acting, directing and producing.  But her childhood dream brought with it some challenges.  She loved the theatre, but not everything about running a business.  After a very close call with her small son, Angie decided she neede...

Quotes about change: "Don't equate change with scorch the earth ... Focus on changing the things you don't like." Tiffany Paulsen is a family trial lawyer.  For the last 7 years, she has been named one of the Best Lawyers in Canada.   But before she became partner, and before she had her family, at age 27,  she was the youngest person in Canada to be elected to a city council. ...

Quotes about change:  "The only thing we have real control over is what we choose to think, say, or do." David Tollefson is a Vice President and Executive Coach with Feldman Daxon Partner, a national provider of career transition, executive search, and coaching/leadership services.  David talks about how he has boiled life down to three key areas: faith, love, and service.  He describes...

An inspirational podcast about career change. Barb McGrath grew up in a traditional home and planned a predictable career and a predictable life.  She was on that path – happily married with a great family, working at a corporate job in a downtown corporate office wearing  corporate suits.  But Barb started to feel like a square peg in a round hole in her job.  She thought about what she would do...

James Frost was 12 years old when he got his first job working with computers, and it was the start of a long and successful career in the digital industry. He sold Apple products and was the system engineer for Apple in Saskatchewan.  James was drawn to the creativity and connectivity that technology offered.  But things changed and the service part of the industry became toxic.  People were havi...

Always open to change and opportunity, Eric Cline choose a non-linear and uncertain path, which he continues to pursue.  He was never an artist.  He was a lawyer and a politician.  Today as an artist, Eric has the freedom to let go and let someone else be the boss.  “Never consider yourself too old to start something new.” Eric studied law at the University of Saskatchewan and was a partner with t...

Anne Neufeld was born in Cleveland, Ohio and holds dual citizenship.  Following university, she worked at a children’s home in Mexico then relocated to a small Mennonite community in Saskatchewan where she launched her health care career, returned to Chile to aid with earthquake re-construction, then to Toronto and back to Saskatoon for Anne’s executive career. She co-founded Sunrise Foods Interna...

John wanted something better and he didn’t know what it was; first, he had to get away from his past.  Following high school, John quit the college program his parents wanted him to take, hitch-hiked through Europe, and lived on a kibbutz in Israel.   When he returned to Canada, he continued to pursue education and tried a variety of different jobs.  He finally found his groove and a place where h...

10 years ago, Jennifer’s father was killed in a car accident, 5 weeks after the birth of her son.  In the following 3 years, Jennifer had 7 family members pass away, a friend committed suicide, and they found 2 suspicious lumps on her breast and 2 issues with her heart.   Due to the incredible stress, Jennifer started to lose her hair.  Her dermatologist told her she would be bald by the age of 60...

Kathy Arney originally received her training as a Certified Professional Accountant. Her career took several directions which helped her discover her passion for nurturing generosity and philanthropy, and for helping people and organizations reach their full potential. Kathy moved across Canada, from east to west and back, a couple of times for work, lost her job and promotion opportunities, and e...

Barbara Bowes is an accomplished speaker, trainer, coach, writer and professional strategist/consultant specializing in human resources. She is also the President of Legacy Bowes Group, Winnipeg’s premier HR Solutions provider. Prior to starting her own business, Barb’s career path included social worker, English Second Language and resource teacher, a school trustee and a hockey mom.  Barb is the...

In addition to his work as a music publisher, Joel is celebrating his 30th year as a professional songwriter.  In that time, he has had over 2000 songs recorded, resulting in over 30 #1 songs, 18 Dove Awards, 4 platinum records, 7 gold Records and 11 platinum videos. When digital music took over in the late 1990’s, many in the music industry wondered how they would survive the change.  Joel talks...

Prior to several executive positions, Debra worked for 27 years for the retail giant Eaton’s Department Store. The iconic store began its’ unfortunate downward spiral and  Debra tells us how difficult it was to lead through change when you aren’t feeling 100% in control.  The insights Debra shares are invaluable, and good advice for anyone experiencing change, whether it’s your choice, or not.   h...

Penney had a successful career as the co-host of the Brent and Penney Show on Rawlco Radio. Life was good but when she turned 35, she felt she needed a change. The whisper in her head got so loud that she had to listen to it. After two degrees and then a Masters in Social Work, her vision of what she wanted to do finally became clear. http://getyourgoat.ca/season-three

Katrina German was a partner in one of the top 15 technology start-ups in Canada. Her company was on the rise with clients from all over the world. And then it changed. In the period of 24 hours, her loans were called in and the business was done.  Hear how she used her networks and her own personal resilience to get back on her feet. http://getyourgoat.ca/season-three

Born in the suburbs of Paris, at the age of 10, Veronique moved with her parents to their home in the French island of Martinique.  Ever since then, she's made a life change every 10 years. She believes change is going to happen to each of us, and we need to set ourselves up for change, embrace it, and make it happen. And it all started with a decision to cut her hair … http://getyourgoat.ca/...

Kaveri Braid tells us how self-talk can sabotage change at every turn. Knowing yourself – your strengths and weaknesses- makes it easier to bet on yourself.  And Kaveri has always bet on herself.   http://getyourgoat.ca/season-three

Change wasn’t a decision for Susan, she just knew she had to do something different. Susan SMith Brazill describes how chaos created change and led her to doing what she loves to do.  She had lost her boldness and went on a quest to find bold again. Susan’s change journey was guided by her Mom’s advice, “When one door closes, go and explore other gifts.” http://getyourgoat.ca/season-three

Karen Moffatt's story of change shows how resolve builds grit and the "change muscle." http://getyourgoat.ca/season-three