November - 2022

Nov 30, 2022
3 min

Get off the hamster wheel (for a bit) [Wise Wednesdays]

London, 2010. I found myself at the Oxford and Cambridge club facilitating a conversation between a neuroscientist and an entrepreneur. Both were concerned that our attention spans were dropping because of smartphones and social media (which was pretty much just Facebook back then). Last week, a brilliant doctor, one of the brightest of her generation, told me that she was concerned about what would happen if she took a step back from the hamster wheel and put some attention

Nov 23, 2022
2 min

Goal-setting fatigue: make space for the unknown [Wise Wednesdays]

Setting goals is a healthy part of translating your dreams into reality. But in today's world, there are so many "shoulds," deadlines, and other expectations weighing down on us. The resulting stress and anxiety can get in the way of our ability to succeed authentically and grow. So how do we minimize stress and anxiety? Simple: we make space for the unknown. This doesn't mean that you should enter a situation without preparation or planning; it simply mean

Nov 16, 2022
2 min

'Career Crisis' as awakening

My eyes widened in expectation. The vibrant director of operations speaking with me paused and asked hesitantly: ‘Do you think I’m in a career crisis?’ I couldn’t help but notice the heaviness in her expression ‘career crisis’. It implies…well…crisis (‘a time of intense difficulty or danger’). I decided to do what I know best. I helped her shift the language and see things in her situation that she hadn’t before. First and foremost: there is nothing wrong with her life - not

Nov 9, 2022
3 min

Career Crisis as a healthy ‘trauma response’.

If you’ve been on the planet for long enough, you’ve likely experienced ‘trauma’. Trauma is the Greek word for ‘wound’. Psychologically, trauma is what you experience when your sense of safety is threatened at a physical, interpersonal level or environmental level. With everything going on in the world, you could argue that trauma is the default experience on the planet right now. But let’s keep things in perspective. Life isn’t meant to be all positive emotion and easy livin

Nov 2, 2022
2 min

5 reasons to say ‘no’ more often [Wise Wednesdays]

There’s no such thing as time management. It’s choice management. Along my career journey, “no” has been critical to staying on track. However alluring the opportunity, if it’s not in alignment, the opportunity becomes a liability. “No” becomes the #1 superpower for many of my clients. It helps them recalibrate. They start feeling better, being clearer and taking bolder risks in the direction of their vision and dreams. For example, Theresa said “no” to a big project that ena