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Don't You Dare Compare
Last week, I attended a really great fundraiser for children and adults with developmental disabilities and autism. Flannel and jeans...

Jocelyne Nicolas
Nov 28, 20223 min read
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Growth, Not Titles
When the Forks started turning a corner a few years back, from tourist tchotchke shops to upscale destination, I remember thinking, “I...

Jocelyne Nicolas
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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Be Your Own Cheerleader
On a sunny August day in 2018, Tessa and I went for a walk in Provencher Park. As Executive Director of 1JustCity, she had asked if I...

Jocelyne Nicolas
Feb 13, 20213 min read
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Start Again
People who run events often live in the shadows. You might not know them, but you know what they’ve done. It’s the curse of being behind...

Jocelyne Nicolas
Feb 7, 20213 min read
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Control What You Can
I met Charm in college. She was rural, I was urban. She was a bundle of love and openness, I was a bundle of uncertainty and wry humour....

Jocelyne Nicolas
Jan 25, 20212 min read
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Take 30 Minutes to Lead
Busy is the new successful, or at least it was before the pandemic. People wore busy like a badge of honour, like it was something to be...

Jocelyne Nicolas
Jan 18, 20213 min read
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Google It
This is going to seem like the most obvious small shift ever. But it’s overlooked, underused and forgotten in the day-to-day shuffle so...

Jocelyne Nicolas
Jan 10, 20212 min read
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