Vicki Mcleod's Blog
August 20, 2014

5 Signs That You Need a Digital Detox, Be Happier, Calmer and More Productive by Getting Offline

There is a definite upside in the way social media can make us a stronger, more connected community and help build new relationships.
April 25, 2014

Getting To Know Your Personal Wilderness

I was curious about my personal wilderness - my unexplored territory - and what I might find there.
March 25, 2014

5 Tips for the At-Home Writing Retreat

You’ve flexed your writing muscles, cracked open new internal spaces, gained traction on projects or gotten a peek at some new and exciting creative paths.
March 19, 2014

A Retreat Reflection

Naomi reflects about the death of a friend, the value of being on retreat with a group, awareness, entrepreneurial lifestyle and the search for deeper meaning.
February 24, 2014

I am Beautiful and Everybody Loves Me: 3 Ways to Use Affirmations to Change Your Life.

Recently I decided to revisit affirmation writing as a tool to cope with a bout of the blues. It's a kind of old-school approach, using pen and paper to craft a positive description of a desired state.
January 27, 2014

Three Levels Of Reality And Why They Matter To You

When people call you a dreamer, I suggest that you thank them. Now, I know this isn't always easy...
January 21, 2014

Making Economic Poetry

There you are, innocently travelling through your usual (busy) day following multiple trajectories, and then: *tumble*, you find yourself  falling over something that you weren't expecting and: Aha!
January 20, 2014

Love Your Work? No More Effing Apologies, Then.

When people call you a dreamer, I suggest that you thank them. Now, I know this isn't always easy, because chances are you're not hearing it as a compliment and likely it's being leveled at you as an accusation.
November 20, 2013

Give Yourself a Do-Over

Remember when you were a child and you were learning something new? I can vividly recall hours of practicing 'double-dutch' skipping with my girlhood friends, the uber-athletic Karen and the angelically curly-headed Lois.