Certified CareerJoy Career Coach
Carol grew up in Bathurst, NB and moved to Ottawa in 1998. Carol is a very busy mother with 2 teenage boys along with 3 step children. As a busy Hockey Mom, she can be found most weekends in a cold rink, with a hot beverage in hand. As a personal goal, she ran in the Ottawa 10 km race for the past two years. She enjoys writing poetry and short stories and her next goal is to write a book. She believes in taking risks in order to grow and believes that if you want something badly enough, you can attain it. Life is about opening yourself up to all possibilities – success is a journey – not a destination.
Complete this sentence.
“If only I could…..I would be the happiest person alive”
Work out for an hour every morning, take a brisk walk in the sunshine and volunteer to help people all day long…
Top 5 favorite movies?
Bridges of Madison County, The Notebook, The Wedding Planner, and anything with Paul Walker in it.
If you could be a character from Star Wars, who would you be and why?
A Wookie, because they are loyal to the end and can take care of themselves and their friends.
What’s your favorite thing to do on a hot summer day?
Lay by the pool sipping a cold beverage and working on a tan. Sometimes I am lucky enough to accompany my friends on their speedboat.
What’s your most endearing quality?
My ability to empathize.
What's one of the most daring things you've done?
Taking the risk of leaving a job that wasn’t fulfilling and pursing a career that is.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
A cop but my mother talked me out of it.
Any Hidden talents?
Very intuitive and can sometimes know when things are going to happen before they actually do.
Coke or Pepsi.
Neither – I don’t drink pop….although my son would say Coke….he even keeps all the bottles in a collection.
Name your fantasy car
Black/red, Ford Mustang convertible….I will have one eventually…I know I will!
What question would you suggest for a beauty pageant contestant?
Why are you here?
Under what conditions would you shave your head bald?
You’d have to hold me down kicking and screaming…
What's your idea of a great vacation?
Sitting on a beach at the cottage, eating lobster, swimming in the ocean, boating and watching my kids laugh and be carefree. (We do this every summer in New Brunswick)
What’s your favorite unhealthy snack?
Potato chips (any flavor) by far!!
What TV or movie star did you have a wicked crush on when you were a kid?
John Stamos
What is the strangest thing you have ever had for breakfast?
Fried partridge.
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