Marlene Cameron Coaching, Calgary, AB (2026)

10/27/2025

Women entrepreneurs, professionals, business owners and leaders.

No matter how long you have been looking for the truth of who you are and what you are capable of, you are only one thought away from realizing your true nature and infinite potential.

Join like-minded women at a monthly luncheon series at the Calgary Petroleum Club, or online, to uncover your true essence and untapped talents. Explore beyond the surface to reveal the extraordinary possibilities within.

January 31 - The Surprising Power of Being You

To learn more and register: https://buff.ly/3Cfek3M

10/27/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗳 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸?

You’re not the fraud your mind makes you out to be.

Most of us have felt it - that uneasy sense of not measuring up, of being one step away from being “found out.”

It feels real, personal, and deeply uncomfortable.

But what if Impostor Syndrome isn’t a problem to fix — only an illusion to see through?

As Albert Einstein stated, we can't solve a problem from the same thinking or level of consciousness that created it. From a deeper understanding of the mind, we can recognize that our experience of self-doubt doesn’t come from our role, results, or others’ opinions.

It comes from thought - moment to moment.
When we mistake our temporary thoughts for truth, we innocently believe we are the impostor we imagine ourselves to be.

But when we see thought for what it is — transient, ever-changing — the feeling of being a fraud naturally loses its hold.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 - 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀.

What might open up for you when you stop believing everything you think?

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01/17/2025

Women entrepreneurs, professionals, business owners and leaders.

No matter how long you have been looking for the truth of who you are and what you are capable of, you are only one thought away from realizing your true nature and infinite potential.

Join like-minded women at a monthly luncheon series at the Calgary Petroleum Club, or online, to uncover your true essence and untapped talents. Explore beyond the surface to reveal the extraordinary possibilities within.

January 31 - The Surprising Power of Being You

To learn more and register: https://buff.ly/3Cfek3M

09/25/2024

I have heard people say they are sure of their values, not sure what values are or believe they need to complete an assessment to be told their values. I take a much more pragmatic approach. If I were a fly on the wall, what would I observe you doing?

I believe our values are what we ultimately do, not philosophical notions or high ideals. I value and spend money on books, personal and business development and playing golf. I value empowering women (and fashion) and volunteer at Dress for Success. I also value classical music and serve on the Board of Calgary ProMusica Society which brings world-class chamber music ensembles to perform in Calgary.

If you don’t think you know your values, reflect on what you spend your time, talent and treasure on. If you say you value nature but don’t spend much time outdoors, maybe not so much. If believe you value friendships but don’t spend much time with friends, likely friendships are not a priority or at the very least, you value something else more. Maybe you value getting ahead in your career. Perhaps you value making money or achieving recognition and status. There is no judgment of what you value, only you know if what you do brings out the best in you and others.

I worked for a short time for an organization that claimed they valued personal initiative and career opportunities. What I observed they valued was callousness and greed. What you value is not hidden from you (or anyone else). You do, say and act on what you value. When you see this for yourself, you are at liberty to make changes to align your actions with what has you feel more alive and brings greater personal joy, fulfillment and satisfaction.

09/18/2024

A lawyer once said to me he believed the justice system would work better without lawyers. While lawyers offer a valuable service to their clients, they can also argue, discount, dismiss, delay and distract which can lead to confusion drawing out the time to reach a decision.

I realized our intellectual mind can work like a lawyer – interrogating, bringing forth evidence against, introducing doubt and questioning our credibility. A good idea, scrutinized by our mind, can lead to loss of confidence, indecision, procrastination, even a false verdict.

We have a deeper, innate intelligence that is the source of insight, instinct, intuition and sensible knowing in the moment. Its astute and common-sense approach can be overridden by our wavering, unpredictable personal mind vulnerable to the distortion of a low mood and unconscious biases.

The antidote? Everyone works more effectively and productively with a light and free state of mind. Meditation can help settle a busy, overthinking, overly analytical mind, however ideally, you go about your day in a meditative state of mind. Calm, clear and confident in your decisions and actions.

09/11/2024

I recently watched a YouTube video on the founding and growth of IKEA from humble beginnings in Sweden. The founder, IIngvar Kamprad, in an attempt to out-maneuver his completion, discovered that we tend to place a disproportionately high value on things we helped to create. His flat-pack, assemble-it-yourself business model became a world phenomenon. Now of course we have TaskRabbit, but that’s another matter.

In his Café for the Soul message today supercoach Michael Neill writes “When we do something difficult or taxing, we want to believe that there is a good reason for putting in all that effort. As a result, it becomes hard to walk away from a low-value project we’ve been a parent of”.

This ‘effort justification’ keeps many of us from letting go of projects, groups and things that no longer contribute to our current goals and aspirations. Projects that consume time and energy, groups that no longer contribute to enjoyment and things that take up space and require upkeep to the detriment of quality of life.

It is hard enough to say no to someone else, never mind saying no to yourself. You might want to get help in releasing with grace, whatever is no longer contributing to your success, happiness and well-being.

09/04/2024

I was led to believe that if I worked very hard, become successful and made lots of money, I would somehow ‘arrive’ at a place where I would feel happy, fulfilled and free.

What I discovered was there was no arriving. Over time, my career and business success left me feeling anxious and irritable, having less time for myself and perpetually exhausted. I was overcommitted, overworking and overwhelmed.

Our culture offers the premise that our happiness and well-being is something we are to strive for. That somehow it is ‘out there’ in the realm of accomplishments, recognition and material possessions. Have you noticed your promotion, business success, new car or fabulous vacation don’t provide a lasting experience of joy and well-being? How, life seems to slip back into familiar patterns and experiences?

After years of achieving, striving, and almost arriving, I eventually discovered the truth about where peace of mind, happiness, and contentment reside. The good news is that they dwell within you; the bad news is that your ego needs to be willing to recognize it. It will continue to apply pressure to do more, be more and have more.

If you are a business owner or leader whose success is causing you more stress and less well-being, take heart—there is another way. Through a simple and profound understanding of how life works and how your mind operates, you can discover how to enjoy effortless ease, experience more energy and well-being, and create more time for who and what you love.

DM me if you can relate and are curious to know more.

08/07/2024

Summers are short where I live, essentially just two months of longer days and warm, sunny weather. Many take summer holidays while others revert to a more relaxed, laid-back approach, leaving work early to get in a round of golf, taking a few extra long weekends to get away to the mountains or having more coffees and lunches with friends and colleagues, in an outdoor cafe if possible.

Interestingly though, even with a more laissez-faire attitude, people often find that their work does not suffer. They still fit their meetings in, projects get handled and goals get met. People don’t feel so pressured, anxious and busy but are still productive. How is this possible? What if we could stay in holiday mode all year round?

When we think of a vacation, we often think of physical relaxation: laying on a beach, lounging in a deck chair or taking leisurely strolls. But mental relaxation happens too, we feel calmer, have less on our minds and let thoughts about ‘back at the office’ go. We know there is work waiting but we can set it aside, we pay more attention to our surroundings, enjoy new places and experiences and make space in our lives for who and what we love.

As it turns out, we don’t have to be on vacation to be in a vacation state of mind. A relaxed state of mind is free of overthinking, over-analyzing and over-obsessing. A vacation state of mind takes things as they come, not getting ahead of itself with what needs to be done in the future. A holiday state of mind is free to be in and enjoy the present moment whether at work or at play. You are not putting pressure on yourself to accomplish more, don’t feel guilty about taking it a little easier and are not so tempted to compare your progress with others.

A vacation state of mind is not so much about being on a holiday, it's understanding that a calm, relaxed, quieter mind makes your work less stressful and more enjoyable while still being creative, effective and productive.

07/10/2024

The concept of authenticity gets tossed around quite a bit. People are authentic, their work is authentic, or an item is authentic. We want to be with and do business with people who are authentic. They come across as real, transparent and trustworthy.

For me, authentic means to come from a place of one’s own agency, or authority if you will. This means that someone is tuned into what feels right for them in each moment. They are following their own path at their own pace, guided by an inner knowing that is connected to a deeper intelligence there to inform, guide and protect.

This inner agency is not a product of our upbringing, education or life experience, it transcends all of what we might call our personal mind, or ego. Our authentic self is with us at birth and never wavers, no matter what trauma and tragedies we have faced in life. It is wise, all-knowing and with us 24/7 even when we don’t pay attention to its nudges.

It lets you know when you are tired and need to rest. It's your ego that tells you to push yourself to exhaustion or physical pain. It guides you to eat when you are hungry, not hold off until you are losing your energy and ability to focus. It lets you know the best choices for yourself, regardless of what you believe others expect of you or tell you, even so-called experts. It guides you to saying and doing what is true for you in the moment regardless of your fearful ego trying to convince you otherwise.

The authentic you is your true nature, your essence if you will, not your conditioned ego bent on trying to please others, prove yourself (even to yourself) or over-perform to compensate for the ego’s prodding you are not enough. The authentic you is confident, courageous and certain.

When you identify with your authentic self, you can ignore your critical, judgmental thinking. You can trust yourself, your perspective and your capabilities, treat yourself with reverence and respect, and know that you have whatever it takes to joyfully thrive in your life and work.

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