Author: Ian Munro @ leadingessentially.com

Ian Munro is a leadership and vitality coach with a primary passion for working with senior professionals who wish to improve their connection to and vitality in their career, or who wish to make a transition to a meaningful and rewarding retirement. His methods are focused on helping clients understand why they present as they do in day-to-day life, discover their authentic self and give themselves permission to build a meaningful and rewarding future, both professional and personal. Ian’s love for this work has developed naturally as he built his career as an executive and leader in the IT services industry, serving in many roles and facets of this industry over 25 years. As he reached the pinnacle of his career he began to search more deeply for meaning and alternate rewards from his own career and to begin to plan for his own “first retirement”.

Poking The Bear

Diana Schwenk is a brilliant blogger over at Talk To Diana.  She has an interesting device she uses on the weekends called Diana’s Enormous Book of Quotes where she takes a quote she has seen recently and writes of its meaning to her.  Last week her post was entitled Poking The Bear, and co-incidentally touched … Continue reading Poking The Bear

Who Do You Trust?

I found myself in a conversation the other day with a leader I respect immensely. He has always shown me both wisdom and a unique perspective on most issues.  I had asked him for guidance with respect to a problem where I was looking for success but didn’t have the answer. He asked me a number … Continue reading Who Do You Trust?

The Golden Goal

I couldn’t resist using this title!  I know it is a soccer expression, but as I’ve said here before, I’m an avid hockey fan and I’m over the top that Canada won the Olympic gold medal for the 3rd time in four tries.  This time, the game winning (golden) goal was scored by Jonathan Toews, … Continue reading The Golden Goal

Let Go!

I can hear the two words “Let go!!” echoing from my childhood to my current moment. Someone wanted something I had, or at least as likely, someone had something that I wanted and we were in a struggle over it.  Someone was shouting “Let go!!” at the other with all the passion they could muster … Continue reading Let Go!

A Short Word

As a guy who writes a lot I’m probably stating the obvious, but I love words. I guard the sanctity of words such that when someone uses a “word” that doesn’t exist I might call them on it. Something like “irregardless” or “priorize”. Seriously how do we do this to the language? Words are meant … Continue reading A Short Word

What’s on Channel 2?

When I started thinking about this post and giving it the title it has, I actually felt old.  I thought about my earliest days of life and the realization that OMG we actually did have only two TV channels.  We didn’t say channel 1 and 2, but we did ask “what’s on the other channel”? … Continue reading What’s on Channel 2?