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30 Jul 2018

I Left My Day Job For My Dream Job

It has taken me a while to sit down and write this post. Despite being asked by lots of people how I left corporate to start my own business, I never wanted to answer it until I had at least a year of experience under my belt. So much can (and has) happened in a year and I wanted to write authentically from experience. Taking a hard look at the past year and a bit, I have been able to narrow down 5 things that I did to get to where I am today. But before we get there, I feel the need to share my backstory. S[...]

Why don’t we follow our own advice?

Today I walked away from my physio appointment similarly to how I often walk out of the office...with some bright blue therapy tape stuck to my body and extreme frustration. I'm not frustrated with the treatment or even the diagnosis. I'm frustrated with myself. Why do I keep letting my injuries get this bad. And why am I even getting so injured in the first place? As my amazing Dr (who by the way is Alya Visram and if you're in TO I highly suggest checking her out) went through my "homework," AKA the e[...]

How to Become a Spin Instructor

After consistently riding at the same spin studio for a full year, I knew one day I wanted to get up on that podium and transition from rider to teacher. After all, I couldn't listen to a song without choreographing my own spin routine to it! I finally decided to sign up for the teacher training at the studio where I was riding. I loved the course I took and learned so much. But once I was certified, I was way too scared to actually audition. In fact, I waited over a year from the time I was certi[...]