Grow My GRIT

Some aha moments can change the course of your day while other aha moments can change the course of your life. In this candid conversation, Lynn McLaughlin shares three life-altering aha moments that occurred in less than a decade. For each one, she provides experiential insights which may help individuals make different choices if they find themselves in similar situations. Her physical aha momen...

How do you show up when it’s time to navigate competing priorities and there’s no clear answer but there is a clear deadline? That’s the context for this conversation with Megan Mary, a recently self-published Mystery Author and an established Dream Analyst. Maybe you’ve been pondering some of the same questions that she’s had to ask herself lately: Do I resist sharing my art because it’s not perf...

Grow My GRIT podcast is on hold for the summer. You can find haze @growmygrit and https://www.growmygrit.com/events/

Candice Lee MacAulay is a Creativity Facilitator whose life and work are guided by four pillars: get it done, resolve to complete whatever you've started, bring high intensity to everything you do and don't be afraid to try then try then try again. Does her motto sound exhausting? Can you guess her four GRIT words? Candice slowed down long enough to share some insights and practical strategies tha...

Masterpiece Mario is a self-professed people pleaser, a proud information hoarder and a gifted Yoga Teacher even though he swore he’d never become a Yoga Teacher! In a record-setting 15 minutes, Mario opens up about his ongoing struggles with anxious thoughts and how his GRIT helps him tune them out. Being a “Yes” for himself has always been a challenge while being a “Yes” for others is a deeply-r...

In this extraordinary episode, Lena L takes us on a deep dive into the world of mental preparation that allows her to show up and stand tall in the face of challenges. For Lena, literally standing on a bed of nails is the most effective way to remind herself that her GRIT is all she needs when it’s time to navigate obstacles beyond the Sadhu board. Once the shock wears off, listeners will apprecia...

What stops YOU from stepping into possibility? What’s your biggest fear about being seen? Since 2019, Danielle Joworski has been a disruptor who is dedicated to sharing #visibilitytruths and normalizing the journey from hiding and playing small to accelerating growth and impact. When Danielle finally put trust in herself, she shifted from a career that was the right fit because it was the logical...

Grow My GRIT podcast will be on hold until late-January while I continue to channel my GRIT into my new YouTube channel. Tune in today! https://www.youtube.com/@growmyGRIT

With her eyes set on individual transformation as the destination, Monica D reliably finds her feet and takes a stand each time she’s thrown into the proverbial fire. In this highly visual episode, she makes it clear that being shaped by fire instead of consumed by fire is all about the perspective you choose to take when you’re in the heat of challenging situations and relationships. Mentioned in...

How do you describe your relationship with time? Do you always lose track of it? Is there ever enough of it? Are you a hostage to it? For Deb Taylor, founder of MYndful Movement Programs, time management used to be one of her biggest obstacles. In the last few years, she’s made the incredible shift from wrestling with time to doing a Tango with time and she opens up about her intentional, ongoing...

Piers Marsden is a self-proclaimed petrol head, universal sports fan and human ice breaker whose GRIT is the driving force behind his personal and professional success. By day, he is a Management Consultant who specializes in the somber work of helping companies that are going through significant crisis. Mostly financial distress, but also reputational or some other existential issue. This line of...

GRIT! Camera! Action! Art Commisso readily admits that he spends a lot of time in his head and each one of his GRIT words (Gamble-Resourcefulness-Introspection-Test) offers us a chance to look through the lens he chooses when it’s time to navigate challenging situations and relationships. Two months ago, Art decided to take the biggest risk of his life and gamble on himself. He knew in his head an...

Time is one of the most important currencies for Ben Grieve, Project Consultant at WOW 1 Day Painting’s Mississauga/Oakville location. Time is such a priority that it’s the sole focus of all his GRIT words! He used to put big problems off until they were bearing down on him but, after a few years of that strategy not working, he decided it’s just better to start facing things and get them done. Wi...

After a decade in the real estate business, Dani Marino launched Dani Homes Realty in 2021 which currently ranks in the Top 10 Small Teams Residential (Canada) and Top 25 Small Teams Residential world-wide for RE/MAX! While she grows her brand, her business and her two young girls, Dani relies on her GRIT to serve her clients, her colleagues and her community with exceptional clarity. Instead of d...

How often do you lose sight of your strengths and talk yourself out of accepting a challenge? How often do you minimize what’s possible once you rise above the challenge because you’re not quite sure if you’ve got what it takes to get there? Hina Sajid, a Product Marketer, Strategic Problem Solver and Mother, has made it to the other side of an obstacle more times than she can count because she ga...

Neil Burness is a lot of things to a lot of people! As Chief Marketing Officer at the DNA Company, he creates road maps for sharing crucial insights that will affect our health, our wellness and our evolution. As someone who grew up with severe asthma then went on to become a 13-time Iron Man, he’s a beacon of hope. As a perpetual student of life who works closely with mentors such as Tony Robbins...

Meet Jasmine Virginia, a.k.a. Jumpin’ Jasmine, an incredibly talented visual artist who followed the promptings of a lucid dream that was clear in its message to start creating light-filled art. When she’s not creating transformative pieces, she’s writing music and rocking stages across Canada as the front woman of well-known Alternative Rock band POLARITY. A couple of GRITizens have had a GRIT co...

With his signature mix of enthusiasm, encouragement and enlightenment, Joseph Iannicelli draws on decades of personal and professional experiences to teach us how to access all of the abundance that the world offers and each of us deserve. Listen in as Joseph, a former CEO who now serves on boards, is an actor and movie producer, yoga instructor, executive and life coach and finally, a published a...

What’s The Best Way Forward for Me? Composer, Cartographer and Thought Adventurer, 44, Found in the Mountains. Friendly when approached. Likely to deliver hugs. Lucky Dad. Lucky Husband. GRIT: Goofy, Resilient, Intimate and Tempted

Who loves a challenge? I do! Works hard to give her dog a great life, 44 years old. Loves to find the perfect GIF. GRIT = Genuine, Resonate, Ignite, Truth.

Who am I to say I’ve ever known or grown my GRIT? I am creative and love making things! 40 years old. I was quite young when I first needed to call upon my GRIT (even though that’s not what I called it then)! I enjoy being outside with nature, and sitting on a huge rock near any form of water is my most happy place!! GRIT - If I’m Grounded in the moment, Resist the urge to constantly second-guess...

What's missing? Broken-hearted; frozen at 36, chronological age is 41. Nanny to 3 angels. Loves books, archery and music. I define my internal GRIT by Guts, Reverence, Reinforcers, Integrity and Tapestry. The external GRIT I need and value in others is Generosity, Reinforcers, Integrity and Tapestry.

How has my love of football helped personify my GRIT? Professor and Institute Director, 48, Mom to Draven. My very own sweet sixteen kidlet. Loves football, gardening, and collaborating with Haze! www.thewrightecotheologian.com GRIT = Gregariousness, Rules-orientation, Intensity in Interconnectedness and Tenacity.

Intimacy Is Real Truth and Discovery in All My Relationships Composer, Cartographer and Thought Adventurer; Lucky Dad and Lucky Husband. GRIT = Goofy + Resilient + Intimate + Tempted

How Does My GRIT Help Comfort Me Outside of My Comfort Zone? An effervescent, happy-go-lucky foodie behaviourist grateful for all the blessings life brings. GRIT = Go + Resourceful + Integrity + Trust