Gary Gillan Coaching

Gary Gillan Coaching I’m a life and leadership coach with one main aim – to help all clients fulfill their underused or untapped potential. Let's Go!

I work with individuals and groups / teams to move them forward. You have the tools and skills to live your best life.

08/21/2026

The going is going to get tough at some point - who are you when it happens?

Do you face challenges head-on, lean on your support systems, or shrink away?

Of course, there's no one right answer - you might do different things in different circumstances.

A recent read (When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi) reminded me of someone who chose, again and again, through honest conversations with his family, his colleagues, and his doctors, to keep living rather than wait for death.

It isn't just a story about mortality. It's a masterclass in ownership when circumstances aren't in your control.

🎧 Catch the full conversation here: https://garygillan.com/podcast/the-ripple-effect/

📽️ Or watch more on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MLOW9DRHiiI


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This kind of clarity doesn't happen by accident - it's a skill you can build. If you're ready to stop spinning and start moving, let's talk. Book a free 30-min call: garygillan.com

08/19/2026

Life doesn't ask permission before it throws you a curveball.

When things don't go the way you planned, do you just absorb it and roll with the punches or do you decide what living looks like on your terms - even in circumstances you didn't choose and didn't prepare for?

That choice is where ownership lives. Not control over what happens to you, but control over what you do with it.

What's one circumstance in your life right now where you've been passive - and what would it look like to actively decide instead?

You can check out more on my mini-podcast episode: https://youtu.be/MLOW9DRHiiI

Or download on your favourite podcast platform, of course.

08/11/2026

You don't have to know absolutely everything about everything. That's what other people are for.

Think about the calmest person you know. The one who somehow gets the best out of people even when things go sideways.

They're not calm because nothing gets to them - they've just built a different set of habits for the moments that do.

Watch them closely next time tension shows up. What are they doing differently to what you'd do? How can you personalize and use that in future interactions.

It's not all innate talent - it's a skill and it's learnable.

Who came to mind when you read this?

📽️ https://youtu.be/zzPNa2E_muM

08/11/2026

🎙 Ending Period Poverty with Linda Biggs

Do you know someone who menstruates? I do. Lots, actually.

I’ve been surrounded by incredible women my entire life and know next-to-nothing about period care. So, it stands to reason that I had no clue about period poverty that many women face today.

That’s why I was so excited to have this conversation.

Linda co-founded Joni after living through period poverty herself.

Six years, zero pay for four of them, and now Joni products sit on Walmart (and many other major retailers) shelves nationwide.

This conversation traces the journey from a Vancouver food bank to a plant-based period care brand built on radical transparency.

Truly, it's a masterclass in turning personal struggle into purpose-driven business.

Perfect for: Anyone who menstruates and has ever felt unseen by the period care industry, along with those who've experienced period poverty firsthand or want to better understand what it looks like.

Your transformation: Listeners will come away with a new language for dignity in period care, understanding why access to quality products (not just any product) matters

Key takeaways:
→ Why ‘period poverty’ is becoming more familiar, and what it actually looks like
→ The wild, unexpected history behind the term ‘feminine hygiene’
→ How a $30,000 first year turned into national Walmart distribution
→ The investor conversations that revealed a deeper industry blind spot
→ Why dignity, not just donation, sits at the centre of Joni's give-back model

🎧 Listen here: https://garygillan.com/podcast/linda-biggs/
📺 Watch here: https://youtu.be/1_wgkS-OfeI

When was the last time you had an open conversation about periods with the people in your life?


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Ready to elevate your life or business? Connect with me for coaching, speaking, education, or business consulting support. Book a free 30-minute call now at garygillan.com

An old fart doing kinda cool things! 🏃You might remember my post from early last month celebrating 100 straight days of ...
07/29/2026

An old fart doing kinda cool things! 🏃

You might remember my post from early last month celebrating 100 straight days of running at least 5k. Today is 150!

Rain, shine, smokey, windy, hungover, full, hungry, and injured - it's all been part of an incredible 5-months of growth, grit and perseverance.

The thing for me is it isn't really about the running per se - it's about what I can achieve if I put my mind to it. Testing and pushing myself.

I feel the benefits and am simply better for the entire experience. The sacrifices have been worth it - definitely.

Who knows, maybe I'll see you in 50-days for 200. Or not - that's ok too. 😊

What sacrifices are you making for you?

07/28/2026

🎙 Why Your Habits Keep Failing (And It's Not Willpower) with Connie Kwan

Habits don't fail because of laziness. They fail because identity hasn't caught up yet.

Through 20 years in product leadership, Connie uncovered the real pattern behind behaviour change.

She built a framework called Story Habits around a single idea: you can't change a habit until you name the story behind it.

Perfect for: Anyone who has started a habit with good intentions and eventually let it slide.

Your transformation: You'll learn what a genuinely compelling story sounds like as an anchor to habit formation / change. You'll also discover confidence and motivation can predict whether a habit sticks, or not.

Key takeaways:
→ Why most people's stated reason for change isn't strong enough to survive longer-term
→ Identity, not logic, drives real change
→ The average smoker fails seven times before quitting, and what that number means for your own habit
→ Confidence and motivation matter more than willpower
→ Why starting too big guarantees relapse

Links:

🎧 https://garygillan.com/podcast/connie-kwan/

📺 https://youtu.be/8yg4tQ66Lqw

What's a habit you've tried to stick with more than once, and what finally made it work (or not)?


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Ready to elevate your life or business? Connect with me for coaching, speaking, education, or business consulting support. Book a free 30-minute call now at garygillan.com

07/27/2026

Setbacks aren't the story. Your reaction is.

Think about the last setback that knocked you sideways - how long was it before you actually caught up with yourself?

Most of us run on autopilot - reacting first, thinking later. Underneath that autopilot is usually ego, fear, comfort, or habit - not the setback itself.

There's a gap between the setback and how you respond to it - between the stimulus and response - where the choice actually lives.

Widening it takes an honest look at yourself, which I know is no small task.

Think about your last difficult moment where you weren't at your best:

❓ What would you do differently with the benefit of hindsight?
❓ Who do you want to be the next time it happens?

📽️ Watch the video and let me know what your default reaction tends to be: https://youtu.be/zzPNa2E_muM


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This kind of clarity doesn't happen by accident - it's a skill you can build. If you're ready to stop spinning and start moving, let's talk. Book a free 30-min call: garygillan.com

07/24/2026

No amount of preparation comes with a guarantee.

You can put yourself in all of the right places and space with all of the tools needed for success and it still might not be enough.

You won't know what the journey actually looks like until you're on it - no matter how much effort or endurance you put in beforehand. The outcome simply might not match what you were hoping for.

That's not a flaw in your plan. That's just life.

📽️ Watch the video and let me know something you prepared for that still didn't go as planned: https://youtu.be/mowBW9d7swc


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This kind of clarity doesn't happen by accident - it's a skill you can build. If you're ready to stop spinning and start moving, let's talk. Book a free 30-min call: garygillan.com

07/23/2026

The outcome is the goal. The journey is where the actual learning happens.

Most of us set the target and go into delivery mode until the results come in.

What if you paid attention the whole way through instead?

Every step of the process is teaching you something - but only if you're actually watching for it.

Try this: start small and pick one thing to pay closer attention to next time you're chasing an outcome.

📽️ Watch the video and let me know where you tend to zone out during the process: https://youtu.be/mowBW9d7swc


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This kind of clarity doesn't happen by accident - it's a skill you can build. If you're ready to stop spinning and start moving, let's talk. Book a free 30-min call: garygillan.com

07/22/2026

There's no such thing as wasted effort.

Even when it doesn't work. Even when you can't reuse the process. Even when it was, honestly, a bust.

If you feel like it was all for nothing, please know that it wasn't. You just didn't have this information before, and now you do.

That's the whole point - the ‘failure’ is the data. And the decisions you make next are built on it.

📽️ Watch the full video and let me know something that didn't work, but taught you something you needed: https://youtu.be/mowBW9d7swc


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This kind of clarity doesn't happen by accident - it's a skill you can build. If you're ready to stop spinning and start moving, let's talk. Book a free 30-min call: garygillan.com

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