National Bookkeeping Week, January 20-24, 2025, is a time dedicated to recognizing bookkeepers’ invaluable contributions and highlighting their essential role in maintaining the financial health of businesses and organizations. As we delve into the world of numbers, records, and meticulous attention to detail, we invite you to join us in celebrating the unsung heroes who keep the financial engines running smoothly.
Over the 5 days, we will run events, share stories, profiles, and businesses, and elevate and highlight the profession nationwide.
To learn more about National Bookkeeping Week visit bookkeepingweek.ca
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Learn how to prioritize your wellness and start living for YOU!
We live in a fast-paced world where we are often asked to do more with less. In a constantly shifting industry, learn how to slow down and create a work-life balance no matter what surrounds you.
Drawing strength from Allan's captivating stories of resilience and hope, you will be inspired to persevere through your personal challenges rather than avoiding or escaping them. After taking an honest look at what lies beneath your stress, you will be guided through a holistic approach towards wellness. And, get ready to participate in an interactive quiz and various practical hands-on activities!
It's time to transform your relationship with stress and reclaim your life. Watch what happens when you stop existing and start living for YOU! Together, we can make sure that CPB Canada is an organization where prioritizing mental health is celebrated and supported.
Takeaways from Goodbye Stress. Hello Life!
- Examine the difference between existing and living
- Understand the relationship that exists between stress and performance
- Receive tools to manage stress and prevent burnout
- Reflect on your own wellness through the 'Balance Wheel' exercise
- Learn how to stop feeling guilty when prioritizing your wellness
- Reconnect yourself to others and through the 'Who Am I?' activity
Keynote Speaker: Allan Kehler | Mental Health Advocate, Keynote Speaker, Author, Coach
Allan Kehler is a mental health advocate, international keynote speaker, and best-selling author of four books. His TEDx talk on men and mental health has gained international attention, and he has been featured on several television and radio programs. For nearly a decade, Allan instructed various mental health-related courses at the college level while also working as an addiction counsellor and clinical case manager.
Today, Allan is a highly sought-after speaker on various topics related to mental health and wellness. He has stood on more than one thousand stages and is recognized for his engaging style and captivating approach. Having persevered through his own challenges with mental illness and addictions, Allan speaks from a place of experience. His moving stories tug on heartstrings, inspire a new perspective, and allow people to connect with themselves and others at a deeper level. He uses humor and compassion to create a safe space where people feel seen, heard, and supported.
Allan has developed a genuine appreciation and passion for learning and working with Indigenous people and communities. This has played a key role in his own recovery, and these cultural teachings can be found in his presentations. Recently, Allan and his wife, Tanya, launched Born Resilient™ - a clothing line that empowers people to persevere through their challenges. They are proud to donate a percentage of their profits to organizations that promote wellness.
Allan currently resides in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He shares his life with Tanya, four boys, three dogs, and a tank of fish.