Grow My GRIT

How Did I Make It from That Life to Here? Creative soul whose most happy place is sitting on a huge rock near any form of water! GRIT = Grounding + Resist + Inhale + Trust

Whose Responsibility Is It? Busy Mom of two active boys who loves Coffee dates, Zumba and hot summer days in the park. GRIT = Gratitude + Responsibility + Insight + Thoughts

How Does GRIT Help Me Walk that Fine Line Between Confidence and Stubbornness? Scottish Viking, Dad to the amazing Kraken, and husband to Dr. Viking who loves travel and food. GRIT = Go-To + Reassess + Instinct + Tenacity

Is There a Method to the Way I Approach Obstacles? A fifty-something young Christian woman who is guided by faith and family. GRIT = Gather (information) + Respond + Intention + Trust

Sometimes the Human Soul Can Only Take So Much Wife, daughter, sister, friend; Virginia girl who moved to Canada for love, with GRIT. GRIT = Grace + Resilience + Influence + Thought

What Came to Light as I Chose My GRIT Words? Mother, sister, daughter, partner, teacher, friend who loves Drake and old school Hip Hop. GRIT = Giving + Respect + Integrity + Tenacity

In this episode, we caught up with 18-year-old Leila Rehan one week before she packed up her GRIT and moved from Canada to Australia for six years of medical school! Leadership is Leila’s top value but public speaking was her worst nightmare until she took an online course through Harvard. By the end of this life-changing course, Leila realized she actually loved the thing she feared! Sound famili...

Dr. Patricia Mills is a Medical Doctor with a different spin on women's health! She works with individuals who want root-cause solutions for their health concerns so they can look, feel and BE their best every day. Dr. Patricia’s GRIT words are Growth–Resolve–Intention–Tenacity and it’s fascinating to hear how her desire to grow through a challenge instead of go through a challenge inevitably lead...

Listen in as we catch up with Kim Alexander, extraordinary educator, whose latest adventure with GRIT was launching the inaugural Black Voices in Literature course at her high school. Driven by the same focus on mental health that we heard about in episodes 6 and 19, Kim’s latest endeavour was her effort to ensure Black students see themselves and hear their stories in English literature, many for...

Have you ever heard of a Lawyer who uses word games to simplify things and get to the truth instead of choosing language that complicates things? Meet Vahn D’Amelio, LL.B. Lawyer and Notary, whose R in GRIT is for Re-Silence, a play on resilience. It’s his word for the continuous effort to hear his own thoughts and listen to his body when things get tough. Whether the noise is coming from the outs...

“As death was happening around me, I could feel life happening around me. My senses were really, really heightened.” In this courageous conversation, Katty Douraghy shares her experiences as an adult orphan and she offers some of the insights captured in her moving memoir, The Butterfly Years: A Journey Through Grief Toward Hope. Katty’s mission is to demystify grief and create spaces where people...

Have you ever noticed that you can’t spell hooray without HR? Most people don’t pair HR with excitement but Carm Aita’s story will change your mind. In the span of just 2.5 months, Carm went from imagining her pipe dream to living it full-time as the Principal at HR4You.ca! Along the way, she showed her inner critic and her outer critics what’s possible when she moves from her GRIT consistently an...

Jim Spirou! That’s who! Try to keep up as Jim explains how his GRIT laid the foundation for his extraordinary journey from Actuary to Music Store Franchisee to Night Club Owner to Music Maker and Educator. Along the way, he went from dropping ‘shoulds’ and ‘should haves’ to dropping beats with a focus on electronic music (House, Dance, Hip Hop, Drum and Bass, Pop). Jim’s adventures make it crystal...

Over the last 30 years, Erica Hollingdrake-Weir has called on the same GRIT which carried her from a 5’ 4” guard on the basketball court to a community leader with an unwavering heart for activating the potential in others. In this inspiring GRIT chat, she offers solid advice and encouragement for anyone who has dreamed of empowering women in their community. Through the Mentoring Moms program she...

In this eye-opening and heart-opening conversation, Johnny Sirpilla gives us insights into the invisible full-time job he holds. His ongoing challenge is managing his thoughts so he can stay out of his own way every single day. Throughout this episode, he offers practical strategies that other Active Thinkers can apply right away! Johnny also shares how his GRIT is revealed in his book "Life is Ha...

As Peter sets his sights on a new journey, GRIT and deep gratitude shine through in this collection of his thoughts and his thanks. For the first time in his life, he’s learned how to slow down, get steady and be ready when navigating obstacles along his path!

Join Haze online for up to 4 weeks of powerful, unconventional conversations about navigating life's obstacles with GRIT! This new podcast club offers a unique opportunity for listeners to connect with each other as we know, grow and show our GRIT. During our times together, we'll focus on episodes 1, 3, 7, 11 and 14. Learn more and sign-up here https://www.eventbrite.ca/d/canada--ontario/grow-my-...

Hi everyone! The Grow My GRIT podcast is on hold for July and August. We'll be back in September with some really exciting conversations about some interesting people who are knowing, growing and showing their GRIT. See you soon!

As an extension of our chat in episode 22, Haze invited both Peter and Renata to identify the ways in which their go-to books with advice to artists reflect some of the themes captured in their individual GRIT. In other words, how are the authors we admire telling us to do more of what we’re already doing when things get tough? Listen as Renata and Peter discover that two of their favourite author...

Artist Renata Chubb shares how her first-hand experience with the Flow Your GRIT program was an integral first step for her long-awaited return to herself. The challenges associated with trusting her body then listening to it with GRIT led to confidence that spilled over into her newest entrepreneurial endeavours! In this episode, you’ll hear the very relatable insights she’s gained about: · impat...

Meet Hunter George! Hunter is a professional Paddling Coach who fell in love with Sprint/Flatwater canoe kayaking and the paddling community at 10 years old. He began coaching in the Summer Youth Programs as soon as he was old enough! Hunter has been a full-time Coach for over a decade and his coaching journey has brought him to provincial, national and international competitions alongside incredi...

During our chat with Dana Downey, Mother of 3 children and Calgary School Board Trustee, we explored the powerful link between GRIT and personality type. Dana is a self-proclaimed introvert and our conversation highlighted the ways in which her approach to navigating obstacles (i.e., GRIT) is strengthened by going inward as well as forward so that her future-self can guide her current-self. Carl J...

Kim Alexander, our resident expert on students’ mental health, stopped by to share some of the insights and opportunities available in her new book Creating a Safe Space in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators. While Kim’s focus is primarily on the classroom, the wisdom she shares applies to educators in many learning environments (e.g., parents, teachers, guardians, coaches, managers, mentors, co...

What do you get when someone whose work explores the evolution of humanity accepts an invitation to explore the evolution of his individual GRIT??? In our chat with Anthony (Tony) Wall Jr., Founder and President of the Noēsis Project, we get a rare opportunity to hear someone grasp the power and depth of his GRIT in real-time. Even though Tony selected his GRIT words in advance of our chat, he wen...

Literally and figuratively, this is one of the most enlightening episodes so far! Our discussion is firmly rooted in physics, photosynthesis and philosophy. Guest Udo Erasmus reminds us that our GRIT, our power and our peace all stem from the indestructible light energy of nature (a.k.a. the Source). He also directs our attention to many exciting possibilities that are available when we acknowledg...