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The doorway to my office. No, no to the rah-rah! I know my email sign off is “you’re awesome and you’re doing great” … So this may be an unexpected...

I ran a 10km race dressed as The Sugar Plum Fairy Give your life a negative split When you’re running a race, a negative split is when you run the...

Blank shelves. The simplest way to start something new I’ve got a new project brewing at the moment. It’s all a bit under wraps—at this stage, I’m hoping for a...

The current state of a new project I’m working on. All very 1st draft-y. Why the crappy first draft is hard (and why you start it anyway) It’s not new...

Channeling my inner-McEnroe, 1982. The most important thing to unlearn (In the last newsletter, I wrote about the curse of competence. Today, I’m musing on the gift of incompetence …)...

Study of noses , no. 3 – Anna Helena Alströmer (1775) The agony of starting something new I’ve been doing a lot of teaching and facilitation at the moment, which...

Time, ancient and fleeting. You’ve got time I’ve been away teaching for a week at the Modern Elder Academy, a movement for people in mid-life to realize that this isn’t...

Blending in. Spring questions It’s definitely Spring here in Toronto. It’s delightful, and it’s made me think of some literal-but-really-metaphorical questions for you … (Note: it need not be Spring...

We’re giving this little beauty some love this week. The missing piece Here’s info about the training. The article follows ???? ——————————————————- Brand new free(ish) training with me + win...

Marcella and a cask of Lagavulin whisky. It’s OK, she didn’t drink it all ????) What’s on your A list? My ridiculously fun travel in 2024 continues, and now, instead...

Ebbing and/or flowing, I’m not quite sure which, with my friend Neil Pasricha (I just love the ‘vibe’ of this photo ????) My rhythm method As a young consultant, I...

The Lonely Mountain and Smaug, drawn by J. R. R Tolkein Use the best of what you’ve got & who you are I’m sure we’re shaped by the books we...