What’s “Leap Into Life”?

What's your Big Leap?

My company name came to me one morning as I awoke while on vacation in my most favourite place on earth, on the island of Eleuthera, The Bahamas. That waking moment is captured in “Leap Into Life” – it represents the passion, commitment, forward-motion and aliveness that I get to experience in my life every time I leap. It’s the courage involved in living a life steeped in authenticity, in the truth of who I am at my core. It sometimes feels risky and yet I know that when I leap, despite the perceived risk, somewhere along the way the net will appear to catch me if I fall, or I might just continue to fly.

Truth be told, the day before the name came to me I was at a place on Eleuthera known as High Rock. It’s a place known only to few and off the beaten track. It’s a 30-foot jump off a coral cliff into deep crystal-clear Caribbean blue water below. I watched my husband jump hand-in-hand with my daughter first, followed by my son. I witnessed their utter delight, as they landed into the safe embrace of the water below and enjoyed that moment of aliveness reflected in their smiling faces. My desire to experience that became stronger than my fear, stronger than my perceived risk of the jump. I jumped and experienced the exhilaration of aliveness that only a 30-foot free fall into water can deliver.

It has become a metaphor for this company that I have founded, a company that encourages leaping, despite the perceived risks. I work with my clients to understand their perception of risks, the beliefs they have about themselves that are holding them back from living out their dreams, their passions, their own unique creativity. All for the sake of living out one’s own unique purpose and claiming one’s place in this world. I believe that we all have something unique to contribute, and we find it when we are willing to leap.

It’s about potential. About living into what’s possible when you are able to meet your fears and limiting beliefs head on and reach beyond.

You can read more about my company and my coaching services under About and Services tabs.

This site represents a culmination of many years of travel. Destination unknown. You know that saying about how it’s not about the destination, but about the journey itself; destiny, rather than destination. Destiny, defined by Merriam-Webster as “a predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency”. The past couple of years are a journey of destiny, one where I’ve made myself available to an “irresistible power” that’s drawn me along a path of listening, noticing, discovery, courage and truth.

What I’ve come to know along my journey is that each of us has a unique wisdom that is meant to be shared with others. It’s in sharing that unique wisdom that enriches the world around us, that has an impact on the communities within which we operate. We all have our part to play in creating the environment that helps us to thrive. At the core of what I’m talking about is relationship. One cannot come to know the truth of who they are, their own unique wisdom, without relationship. Communities are created through relationship. And effective leadership relies on the creation of community through relationship.

Another insight I’ve learned on my journey is that at our core as human beings lies a deeply seated desire for being known, for experiencing a sense of belonging. This site is about being seen, witnessed, being heard, finding your voice in your life, in the workplace, in your relationships – with others and with yourself. I’ll be sharing my experiences and my discoveries as they pertain to relationship, community and leadership. I invite you to engage in the discussion and share your own experiences and have your voice heard through this community. It’s a place to start. My wish for this website is to have an ongoing dialogue that fosters positive change in our respective communities.

And so it begins…