Experience 24 hours without fear, uncertainty, worry, negativity. It is the voice that talks about all we cannot do or achieve. They wonder, often in amazement, how I keep a balance of calm and joy on a day to day basis. What would your day be like if you decided to stop yearning for, wishing for, hoping for happiness and just got up in the morning with the conviction to make this a joyful day? Try joyful conviction on for size today, and let me know if you attract more joy in your life and your work.? 2004 Irene SegalAbout The AuthorEmpowerment?glass kettles life of joy, a life of happiness we always come head to head with the opponent. She received her coaching certification from Coach Training Alliance, who described her as one of the stars in their program.YES MY GLASS IS ALWAYS HALF FULL AND YOURS CAN BE TOO!Clients, friends and colleagues often comment on the fact that I am a walking and talking field of positive energy. The opponent we face is not outside our self. It is the voice that speaks of fear and desperation. Our strength and our hope lie not in our ability to move forward after crisis or defeat, but rather to move forward with our mind, heart and soul in tact, in a positive place. We cannot control what happens to us, but we have the ultimate control over what we do with our experiences. No one can control our thoughts, our emotions, the seedbed of our strength. We all have different journeys, different challenges and lessons to learn. We are the masters of what is most important and most powerful in our life: our consciousness, our intention. I have achieved what was trailblazing success and material wealth in my career; I have been stripped of all material and social security in fleeing an abusive situation with my children, $100 and the clothes on my back. She was recently appointed as the Personal Development Expert for Enterprise Toronto, a branch of the Economic Development Office of the City of Toronto and is also an Ambassador for the Toronto Board of Trade. A journey that gives each one of us crisis and calm, happiness and hardship. Take the garbage out for a day, put negativity and thoughts that sap your energy on pause. Irene's professional journey includes running a multi million dollar steel business, mentoring entrepreneurs, financial consulting and co-authoring a book about coaching, Exploring Coaching.Life has taken me on a personal journey fraught with tremendous challenges and also incredible success and satisfaction. When I get out of sync, as we all do, I put an elastic on my wrist; give it a little tweak to remind me to live every moment as mindfully, as joyfully as possible.