๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐นโ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐พ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น

This morning, I was watching a video by Ryan Holiday, and while he shared many great insights, one idea stood out: “Treat People Well”. In a world filled with uncertainty, division, andโletโs be honestโmore than a little selfishness, itโs easy to feel like weโre at the mercy of others’ behaviour. We canโt control political tensions, […]
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ผ๐

Right now, you may be struggling to make sense of world eventsโpolitical dysfunction, conflicts, threats to democracy, and a flood of information that makes it hard to know whatโs real. Itโs easy to feel overwhelmed, frustrated, or even hopeless. But as Marcus Aurelius reminds us: ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ตโ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ […]
Why are some people happier?

๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐จ? While research has shown that there can be a genetic component (up to 30-40%), a lot of it comes down to a few common factors โฆ enter the cognitive triangle. The cognitive triangle is a simple model based on the ideas of cognitive behavioral […]
Getting Out of Your Own Way

Far too many times in my life I have held back launching a new product or program, sharing an article or idea, or simply taking action in my life because I was worried about failure. I’d hear myself saying, “It’s not ready,” or, “It just needs a little more work,” or, “What if the offer […]
My Life in Three Acts

I recently came across the autobiography of Helen Hayes, ๐๐บ ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐ต๐ด, and it got me to thinking about how my life (and everyone’s) unfold like a play with three distinct acts … ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐: ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ โ A time of exploration, discovering who we are and imagining whatโs possible.๐๐ฐ๐ ๐๐: ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฆ โ […]
๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ก๐๐๐๐ข๐๐จ๐ฉ, ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐น๐ต๐ผ

If you’re like me, you periodically go back and re-read great books in your library. Paulo Coelhoโs book, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ต, offers timeless wisdom–especially for anyone striving to balance career aspirations with personal fulfillment. Here are a few insights that might serve you on your professional journey: 1๏ธโฃ ๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ Lesson: A career choice […]
5 Fundamentals for Success

In my 20’s, my first career was in corporate. By all accounts I was successful and was quickly “climbing the ladder” of success. The only problem was … I hated it! I did ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต find meaning in the work, and clearly did not buy into the corporate culture–wearing dockers and running shoes into the office, […]