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So What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

So What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

Published by danbarbercoaching.com on October 12, 2023

When I was 5 years old, I wanted to be a garbage man. I remember as a kid running out to the street when I heard the truck in the neighbourhood. I thought, “How cool it would be to ride around on the back of a truck all day.” (I tended to be a neat freak even at a young age, so maybe that was part of the attraction too, who knows.)

That dream never materialized, and honestly, it’s just as well. Today, the waste collection operators rarely leave the cab of the truck…what a bore.

The News Isn’t Good: The (Not So) Surprising US Numbers and What We Can Do About Them?

The News Isn’t Good: The (Not So) Surprising US Numbers and What We Can Do About Them?

Published by danbarbercoaching.com on September 20, 2023

I read a recent report announcing that the suicide rate in the US reached an all-time high last year. I don’t know the Canadian numbers, but any way you slice it, this is a sad reality.

Almost every age group saw an increase with a variety of reasons being offered as to why…including access to firearms, increases in reports of depression and limited mental health resources.