Waynepratt.ca

12/09/2024

Happy 2025!
Three weeks until 2025! And without some planning, 2025 will look a lot like 2024. This may be awesome, and if that is great, congratulations, you can skip the rest of this post!
If you would like it to look different, then you must plan to do different things!
December 31, after three glasses of wine, and too many appetizer trays, it is unlikely to produce the results you are looking for.
What worked?
What didn’t work?
What might work knowing what you now know?
I have a last minute gift for you!
I am giving a free 45-minute no selling planning session to the first three people that contact me!
No upsell, no act now! Just a chance to lay out your business, and what you want to do with it.
If it is valuable and you want to see about continuing the process, great! Either way you get some clarity, and some action steps to get you there, wherever there is.
Either way, Happy New Year!
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10/22/2024

Today is about you! I have been posting my thoughts, opinions, and occasionally some wisdom I have acquired (Ihope?) I even wrote a book about my posts, 31 days How to get from where you are to where you want to be (Available on Amazon) My question is simple: What do you want to hear? What do you want to say? What are you struggling with? Call me: 613-767-9144

09/30/2024

Happy New Year!

No, I am not confused, I am referring to the Jewish New Year which is called Rosh Hashana. The end of September early October makes much more sense. The air feels different, the crops are mostly harvested, You can plan for winter, and you don't have to make resolutions when you are drunk. i.e.: December 31 Also, it gives you 12 weeks to get a head start on your goals and plans!
Love to hear your thoughts, [email protected]

09/04/2024

Labour day has passed, and I hope you have taken some time this summer to reflect on what you want to change or improve for next year. Now is the time to start implementing them. There is a fresh start feeling out there! School is back, College dorms have filled up, the temperatures have moderated, if it doesn’t happen now, it may not happen! For those of us old enough to remember paper-based day planners, I was always interested the academic format: September to August always made sense to me.
You now have 3 months to get ahead of the pack, Not 4, unless you sell wrapping paper, December is not about productivity! You need 3 things: A Plan, Concrete action steps toward that plan, and a accountability partner.
(Shameless plug!) A coach is probably a better choice than a buddy, for many reasons, but that is for another blog post. If this resonates with you at all please let me know, no one likes preaching a sermon in an empty room!
Until we chat again,

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08/30/2024

I see a good September happening!
And so can you! Is it because of my unquenching optimism, then? Partly, but mostly because of my reticular filter. Ok, what is a reticular filter? A reticular filter is a device in that brain that sorts out what it believes what is important and filters out everything else. This is not only important but necessary, your various senses are bombarded with too much information! If it all hit your conscious mind you would go insane.
The good news is that your reticular filter is programable. I will give you an example: You finally bought that dream mustang, and suddenly you find that every third car on the road seems to be a mustang! Think of your own examples. The danger is when you don’t realize you are already programing it. I have only bad luck, etc. You filter out the good events and magnify the negative ones. And yes, I have done this as well, but I try to stop myself and reprogram.
Motivational speakers and coaches get accused of “whoo whoo” but this is science! So, now what? For one week, decide what you want to happen, even better, work toward it, and avoid endless self talk about the bad things that could happen. Plan against negative situations by all means, then focus on a positive future. So you can have a great September as well!
Got a comment of thought? Let me know: [email protected]

08/12/2024

We all like a summer flick, I am going to riff on the perennial favorite “Mission Impossible.”
With apologies to Tom Cruise, I hope to expand on the Mission Possible. No spectacular train wrecks or motorcycle crashes, but what is your Possible Mission? Do you even know? Did you think you know, and then life happened? Are you one of those people who walk through life not sensing any real purpose except getting to the weekend? You can discover it, or at least some form of it, with the tools already available!
If you journal, what themes seem to keep surfacing?
Have you spent any time in Wisdom Literature? We don’t need to learn every thing by first hand experience. It is simply too painful!
I have two books which might be helpful:
Mans search for meaning by Victor Frankl
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Also on my website www.waynepatt.ca I have a tool which can help you start the process.
https://waynepratt.ca/docs/Personal-Mission-Statement-Generator.pdf
I am hoping this blog post is useful to you, If you find it helpful please let me know, I hate preaching to an empty room!
Enjoy your august,
Wayne

07/30/2024

It's summer, and it is easy to want more stuff. Bigger boats, RVs that elusive cottage, stuff Our culture and in some ways our economy depend on it. It seems that the obvious answer is to do more... It seems simple but it is not. The glass, or the week can only be so full, overfill and you just stain the carpet. The real solution is to become more! better trained, more resilient, wiser, only you know what your more looks like. Perhaps, a short conversation could help you define what more is. The call is on me, you may or may not want a coach it does not matter, I know, I have been doing this for a while. You will be clearer and more uplifted about your journey. 613-767-9144

07/26/2024

Next week is august. Hopefully you have or will soon be recreating somewhere, cottage camp trailer, I want you to take an hour using this magic wand making your dreams into plans for the fall.
I will start with a question: Do you have, or are you planning a side gig? I believe there are several reason why this is necessary.
Gain a sense of control over your circumstances. Lay-offs demotions, HR all become opportunities to manage rather things to fell you.
Ignore begging for that raise, create that extra cash flow!
Take the opportunity to go beyond paying the bills, and spend time on what you are passionate about!
Never ask permission to take a course or upgrade your skills ever again. You believe it would help you, find a way to do it.
Become a better manager of your time. If you commit 10 hours a week to grow and nurture your new business, you might have to miss a ncis rerun. Are you worse off?
So now what? Take the time to journal and plan while you are away, to make this more concrete. Mind map, fill a note book, doodle if it helps, get it down! This may seem scary, but you don't have to journey alone. Call me, it's on me, no bill, no pitch, I just want to hear what is hopefully getting you to where and who you want to become! 613.767.9144

Wayne

07/15/2024

We are in the middle of July, and hopefully you are on or heading to a beach or cottage somewhere, please consider what you hope will change this fall, preferably based on choices and action steps you plan to make when you get back. The irony is we all crave variety and security. Can you see how this push/pull can occasionally be painful? Spend just an hour deciding what could be, and then design incremental action steps to help you get there! Use the change of venue to get you out of your box or boxes and have a fresh look at the new possible. I woud love to hear what you discovered!

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06/14/2024

I have been coaching professionally for about ten years, just doing it, 15 years before that. I get tremendous joy offering clarity and insight, using what people already know and believe. Do I wish it was a clearer path to a financially secure practice, yes, but I do believe in Karma, and the law of attraction. Many different explanations, but I believe God or the Universe (you pick) eventually gives back what you give out, good or bad.
So where am I now? I have a client base, a podcast, a biography, a third book in progress, and most importantly a wife who still lives with me and talks to me 37 years later!
I hope Coaching becomes like dentistry, where everyone has chosen one, whether they get regular check ups or only go when they can’t stand the pain. They go!
I am hoping to do less business development and more coaching through Affiliate Marketing. Paying for referrals seems simpler that chasing prospects. We will find out!

01/11/2024

Well, we are in the second week of a new year, and I am hopeful you have let your "shoulds" go ( The things you think you should care about but don't) I am wondering are you hopeful? Do you have mini goals with their own deadlines? Or you more a face it when it comes kind of guy?
I tend to like round number years better, ( I don't know why)
If you are hopeful, what are you hopeful about? I would love to hear what you are thinking! And no, you wont be bullied into buying a coaching session. 613.387.2727

07/06/2023

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03/15/2023

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03/02/2023

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03/02/2023

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When I come up with a blog post, it is usually because of something I have learned or something I have found. Today’s is different. This is a sermon I am preaching to myself.! As we are going through what seems like Canada’s longest winter, I felt it would be appropriate to chat about persistenc...

01/30/2023

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I'm staring out my window at 2 feet of snow. How many of you besides me are visualizing palm trees?

11/09/2022

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Coming out of this pandemic we’re hearing a lot more about anxiety than we ever have. I am not a therapist, and I am not trying to minimise how crippling it can be for people suffering from these symptoms. I do understand depression though, so here are some thoughts… We old guys used to call [.....

08/18/2022

When I look out on the lake, I am reminded of my summer reading lists.
Today, I am suggesting something different. Write a book this summer!
Most people believe they have a book in them, but they have been two scared to commit to one. Now I know, especially if you are over 50, I remember, publishing was considered a dark art, you might of felt you either committed to years of rejection slips or a garage or basement of unsellable books. Well Amazon changed everything. (And you thought it was only for cheap knock offs of things you did not know you needed but now have to have)
It used to be write, print and sell. Now it is closer to sell, write then print. Are you the next Stephen Covey or Steven King, probably not, but you still can benefit from the process. You may legitimately ask, Have you written a book? Yes: http://31days.ca I have also cowritten two books and ghost written two more.
So I can tell you it can be done! I have included a podcast link I was a guest on where I explain the process in detail.
Also, if I have encouraged you to at least look into it, send me a note, I would love to hear from you!
Here is the link for the podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1785282/10475061
Enjoy your summer!
Wayne

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