Linda Ockwell-Jenner's blog

Happy New Year to you all! I have set my goals and know the path I am taking on my journey of growth for this New Year! I am excited, motivated and passionate about moving forward.

My Mini Cooper is now looking good with my logo, website and business name on it, and people are already letting me know they spotted my Lindymobile out and about, how exciting!

Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook are still fantastic social networking places you can find me, why not connect with me on one or all of those sites and see where it takes you?

You set your goals, can you remember when? Did you ever re-visit those goals and set a time stamp on them, and know that you had set an attainable time in which to reach your goals? Goals are like people, plants, and food, if you leave them alone for long they can whither away, die, and go stale. People need nourishment and nurturing, as do plants, and food left uneaten and forgotten is wasted and has to be thrown away. Did you throw your goals away or are they alive and flourishing?

Awareness is one of the most important things that we can practise. When we are born we are very aware of everything that is going on around us, as we grow older we tend to tune out of some things, whether they are certain noises, pains we may be experiencing in our bodies, reading whole sentences, which in essence makes us less aware.

Check out my new social networking site http://motivationalsteps.ning.com/ join me there and write your own blog, its fun!

I have to laugh at all the hype out there about Smartphones, I am so
happy with my Telus pink phone that looks like an IPod, it suits my
needs. On the otherhand my husband Dave has been impatiently awaiting
the arrival of the new IPhone here in Ontario Canada for so long it has
been painful for the poor guy. Dave knows that if he still lived in the
UK he would have his pick of many, much better phones and better rate
plans than where we live so he moans a bit about that. Ok so we are far
behind Europe in that area but I believe you should work with what you

For the 2nd year running the  Waterloo Region Small Business Centre in Kitchener and the Small Business Community Network Group have partnered for the 2nd annual Small Business Showcase: Bridges to Better Business Event. In 2007 we offered the small business owners a chance not only to purchase a booth and showcase their products and services, but also a chance to connect with other small business owners. For the 2nd year we now offer 100 booths, B2B networking, a different venue, Waterloo Inn, and a Roundtable discussion to follow!

Yes I know, this is the long weekend in Canada, Canada Day in fact, but a sole proprietors work is never done as they say. An excellent opportunity has come my way, an opportunity I must say I worked hard for and did not just arrive in my email as if by magic. As I am now recognized as an expert in some areas of Health & Wellness, Prevention, Early Detection, Awareness, to name a few areas, my clients look to me to offer keynotes and workshops in this area.

Who are you? Does anyone know who you are and what you do? Social networking is an excellent way to raise more exposure about you, your company, your products and services. Personally I am a member of LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Ning, Gather and the one and only Small Business Community Network Group!

So you have the idea, you even have some capital to surge forward with
your new business. What's stopping you is the question you keep asking
yourself. Whether you are a stay at home mom, a corporate person
looking for new challenges, a student fresh out of university, becoming
an entrepenuer is an exciting challenge!

I live in Ontario Canada and everyone I know is moaning about how
expensive it is now to fill up our cars with gas. How about qutting the
moaning and starting to make some changes?

Here we go again, Summer is upon us and we love to sunbath in that gorgeous golden light. We all need Vitamin D, it is good for us, but I just discovered that if you go to a Tanning Salon you actually get different rays. The UV light from indoor tanning can cause
premature aging and UV light can increases your risk of
skin cancer, including melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Just one session at a tanning parlor can cause some of the same skin
damage doctors see in early skin cancers, more than from natural

What is the most important thing to you at this time? An interesting
question and even more interesting are some of the answers I get from
my audience, especially when I offer one of my popular keynotes
entitled, Do You Play Russian Roulette? I ask for audience
participation and here are some of the answers I get:

At last, 8 years after being diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time and undergoing a double mastectomy, I am about to embark on the last part of my reconstruction. On Monday I will be at the hospital 6am sharp, with Dave my husband, and my operation is schedule for 8am. My knees will be knocking and I will be very nervous, which is normal for me. Even after many operations I am still scared of being put to sleep and, after one particlar bad experience with anaesthesia, I dread the process.