The confidence gap

In this image: "Confidence" written on a chalkboard.

There is a stigma around the idea of being confident. How often do you ask yourself, am I confident enough? And why do we think it’s such a bad thing?

Confidence is the self-fulfilling emotion

In this image: The Kung Fu Panda title screen.

Growing up, many of the lessons we absorb through our childhoods, whether fiction or reality, can be applied to various instances of our lives.   I learned one such lesson, when […]

Maya Soukup

Major: Fourth year Earth Sciences Hometown: Calgary, AB Proudest accomplishment: Getting over my mental fear of thinking I can’t do an honours degree, that I’m not smart enough, or thinking […]

Francesca Handy

Hometown: Waterloo, ON Major: Final year of a combined honours in journalism and Spanish/Latin American studies Proudest achievement to date: Being able to be more myself to let some really great people in […]

Improv yourself

Make ’em Ups’ co-owner and founder Owen Stanford wants to ensure that anyone can engage with his improv company. Make ’em Ups performs improv shows, as well as offers classes, […]