Wiki says: Understanding the obstacles that inhibit people… from realizing their developmental goals while enhancing the abilities that will allow them to achieve measurable and sustainable results. Community capacity building often refers to strengthening the skills, competencies and abilities of people and communities in developing societies so they can overcome the causes of their exclusion… Continue Reading
Life Lessons From The Grouse Grind
Repost: I can’t WAIT until Grinding season starts! Here’s a blog I wrote back in 2011… Worth another read! As some of you know, I’ve set a personal goal to hike the Grind a minimum of once per week – every week – throughout the 2013 hiking season. My focus is on consistency first and… Continue Reading
PowHERhouse Karen Ely: A Woman Living Her Dream Helping Others To Realize Their Own
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt,… Continue Reading
The Art of Leadership, a Powerful, Positively Affirming Day! A Leadership Event Review by Performance Coach, Charlene SanJenko
On April 11th, I had the opportunity to attend The Art of Leadership with Julia Chung, Strategic Wealth Planning Advisor, thanks to the Forum of Women Entrepreneurs (“FWE”) and complimentary tickets we were fortunate enough to win to the Vancouver event. About a week earlier I had reviewed the agenda and strongly considered attending, so when… Continue Reading
Reflective Thoughts from a Social Entrepreneur Fighting the War Against Obesity and Diabetes with The Only Way To Win – Lifestyle Management
I’m Charlene SanJenko and I’m a social entrepreneur and have been since 2000. Many times when I tell people that I am a social entrepreneur their eyes glaze over just a wee bit. A social entrepreneur is someone who is just as focused (or more) at making a positive difference in the world as they… Continue Reading
Strong Mothers = Strong Families ~ A Testimonial for CSJ (Charlene SanJenko) from Tara O’Kane
“I have incubated these words for some time now. Because when a person like Charlene asks you to provide a testimonial you feel a sense of honour and of responsibility to ensure that what is communicated is authentic, real and from the heart. My journey alongside Charlene began a few moons ago. I was a… Continue Reading
Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Valentine’s. For most of us Valentine’s means a nice dinner, some good wine and hankerings for fine chocolate and sweet romance. I’m going to encourage you to expand your meaning of Valentine’s this year to include an opportunity for you to rekindle another very important relationship – the one with yourself, including your body and the life… Continue Reading
Underutilizing Fitness? The Missing Link Between the Life You Have and the Life You Crave
“The missing link between the life you have and the life you crave is your energy. You need to take your energy level ~ quick literally the vibration at which you operate ~ back to a maximally magnetic state every single day.” Charlene SanJenko, Fitness Expert, Lifestyle Management and Performance Coach What if I told… Continue Reading
What Bodybuilding Has Taught Me About Being an Effective Leader & Entrepreneur!
Here I sit the day after my physique competition, the NPC Washington Ironman Naturals. At the age of 43, it’s been five years since I stepped onto a bodybuilding stage, and I am as surprised as anyone that the competition bug has struck again but very grateful that it has. How fitting that it… Continue Reading
Stomping Out the Stereotypes: The Story of the ‘Personal Trainer’, ‘Bodybuilder’ and ‘Politician’
Recently I had the opportunity to present at NettWorks, a Vancouver women’s networking event with a room full of amazing women who had just finished tackling an invigorating CAPOEIRA demo – a tough act to follow. When I shared with them the title of my talk, I giggled to myself and said, “This sounds like… Continue Reading