DR. AMINA AITSI-SELMI MD PHD

We live in interesting times – the VUCA world of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. Some thrive on uncertainty, others...

Have you ever wondered why Facebook's founder is one of the richest men in the world while Facebook remains free? Perhaps you're spending...

A client asked me recently about what she could do to feel healthier and fitter. Working together a few months she feels much more...

Someone asked me this the other day. I was taken aback because I didn’t feel like I’m doing that much. I wondered whether this was a...

Many of my clients are going through a big career transformation and it’s a struggle to let go of the titles, the perks, the job...

I occasionally get asked: “Amina, I don’t feel like a leader (or high achiever), do the ideas you talk about still apply to me and can I...

If someone offered you the opportunity to turn any wish into reality what would you choose? A wish without action is just an idea. Your...

Have you ever been told you’re too aggressive? Or worried that you were? Or perhaps you’ve been told you’re not aggressive enough! You’re...

How do you know what to do when you don’t know what to do (especially around big decisions like changing career or life)? If you’re...

Tolstoy had imposter syndrome. At the height of his fame as one of the most celebrated authors of his time, he felt like a failure...

TAMING MICROAGGRESSIONS PART 2 [WISE WEDNESDAYS] I shared in a post on Facebook recently that I never know how to answer the “ethnicity...

My mother heard the first gunshot. And then the second. She’d been told to come straight back from school, and hurried on. As she looked...

Sometimes it takes a brutal wakeup call to slow down and realign your life, and sometimes it doesn’t. A few people just decide one day...

It was a grey afternoon in 2009. The therapist stared silently across from me as I wriggled awkwardly in the chair. I felt so vulnerable...

When your heart is on fire... The historic times we live in have amplified a sense of purpose and inspiration in me and many of my...

The spectrum of reactions to lockdown has been wide. From introverted thinkers who’ve relished time away from the office with their...

Celebration: It’s four years since the first Wise Wednesdays. It was on How to deal with cabin fever, and seems as relevant as ever…Happy...

When I was 14, I believed there was an ultimate solution to everything. I chose advanced mathematics for high school and I was going to...

What happened to your book? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR BOOK? Have you ever shared an idea that you were excited about and then forgot about...

As the pandemic kicked off, I remember resolving to lie low and ride it out quietly. But the strangest thing happened. As I gave myself...