The other day I took my youngest son, Dean, to United Cycle (a local sports store in Edmonton) to purchase a new hockey helmet and stick for the upcoming season.

One of the things Dean likes to do when we're there is to look at the signed jerseys on display (his favourite has always been Sydney Crosby's).

So after paying for our purchase we walked over to the glass display case and inside we saw a signed #11 Brendan Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens jersey.

Dean and I had watched Brendan playing for the Canadiens last year during their run in the NHL playoffs, and during those games I had explained to him how I had gone to school and played football with Brendan's dad and later in life worked with Brendan's mom as a physio in Edmonton.

As we stood together looking at the jersey, I told Dean that when Brendan was a kid, (around the same age as Dean is now) Brendan likely would have come to this store with his dad to get his hockey supplies and likely would have stood right where we were now to look at the jerseys that would have been behind the glass back then....... Dreaming.

Watching Dean's face I could see he was connecting the dots.

Dreams can come true.

Now, I don't expect Dean to play in the NHL. That's not his gig. Dean plays hockey because it's fun and because he enjoys being part of a team, but I do believe standing in front of Brendan Gallagher's jersey that day had a profound impact on him. I believe he recognized what Brendan had done and Dean realized in that moment he too could go after his dreams, whatever they might be.

What's your dream?

Are you willing to chase it, nurture it, and to work for it to come true?

The great thing about a dream is that they can be anything you want because you're in charge of creating it.

Some people want to be rich and famous, others just happy and content. You get to decide.

For me my dream was always to have a family, to be a husband and a father and I'm living it! I'm married to a beautiful woman named Sandy. We have 2 boys who are amazing, funny and talented and who make us proud every day. We live in a country that provides us safety and freedom. For 18 years I was blessed to work as a Physical Therapist affording me the opportunity to help people recover from injury and live healthy and productive lives. That was a dream.

Now and for the past 5 years I've been a Professional Coach and I'm blessed again to be able help people. This time it's supporting them to go after their dreams, whatever they might be.

What's your dream?

And are you ready to live it?

My next Coach-Like Approach Communication Course is coming up soon:

This time the class will be held over 2 successive days:

Part 1 Saturday October 25th from 1:30 to 4:30pm

And

Part 2 Sunday October 26th from 1:30 to 4:30pm

Location: Marked Improvement Studios 7112-101 avenue in Edmonton

This class is for EVERYONE who wants to improve how they Deal with Change and Communicate with both themselves and others.

But this class is more than that. It offers so many different benefits it's hard to list them all:

• Learn visualization techniques to improve your ability to emanate confidence, power and charisma
• Learn how to remove limiting beliefs and build new neuronal connections that support your dreams and goals
• Learn how to deal with conflict
• Learn how to demonstrate and practice leadership skills
• Learn how to improve listening skills
• Learn how to remove frustrated and boxed-in thinking and employ Solution Focused Ideology
• Learn how to run a meeting with engagement and buy in from your staff
• Learn how to talk to your spouse, partner, and others without judgement and create a deeper more meaningful conversation
• Learn how to build leaders and practice leadership
• Learn how to support others to achieve goals

Communication is at the very heart of everything we do and it's being recognized that Coach-Like Approach Communication Techniques are being used more and more to improve the way we speak to each other and to ourselves.

The culture in our workplaces is changing and how we communicate needs to change along with it. 75% of the Fortune 1000 companies have already brought in Coach-Like Approach methodology to support their organizations.

What about you? Are you ready for a change?

Reserve your spot today!   

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