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”.

You ARE Great!!!

Holidays are great times for a lot of things … relaxing, exploring, sleeping, connecting and when in new places, thinking and learning. Kendra and I were in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico recently doing many of these things.

Shirts and Skins

When I started this blog I promised myself not to use it as a platform to rant. If this post violates that promise I apologize, but this struck me as something I wanted to say. After a week in the sun in Mexico we have returned to Calgary, where shirts are definitely required both for … Continue reading Shirts and Skins

Should I?

As I was in the midst of discovering the details of the Essential Journey, I spent a weekend at a seminar called “The 5 Minute Mentor” put on by my good friend Kerry Parsons. Attending that seminar at that same time was a friend of mine. I still remember JT saying in that seminar “I … Continue reading Should I?

Why Do I Need To Know?

More music … more musings. Somehow this morning while making coffee, Mark Anthony’s song “I Need To Know” started through my head. And after hearing those words between my ears a few times (okay I was probably whistling it as well) I thought “why do I need to know”? And I started thinking about our … Continue reading Why Do I Need To Know?

What Is It?

I must be in a retrospective mood these past few weeks as many old friends are coming to visit. Last week I was musing on a favourite song that had family meaning and this week a favourite expression that I amongst many others use regularly. I find it comforting, permission to move on, a mantra … Continue reading What Is It?

What Do We Need?

No, you can’t always get what you want No, you can’t always get what you want No, you can’t always get what you want But if you try sometime, you just might find You get what you need. Another weekend spent doing many of the things we love. Cooking, hanging out with friends and family, … Continue reading What Do We Need?