I’m two weeks into not smoking. I’m also an advanced meditation teacher and coach. And this week, I genuinely wondered if getting up to make coffee counted as “enough activity” for the day. Spoiler alert: it did. Everyone tells you nicotine leaves your body in 72 hours. What they don’t tell you is that the… Continue reading Rest Is a Leadership Decision
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Why Hustle Culture Fails: The Cost of Confusing Effort with Progress
You’re busy. Your calendar is full, your to-do list never ends, and your day ends with a familiar feeling: exhaustion. But here’s the uncomfortable question I had to ask myself after 10 years of “hustling”:Was I actually moving forward—or just staying busy? For too long, hustle culture has equated motion with momentum. We celebrate long… Continue reading Why Hustle Culture Fails: The Cost of Confusing Effort with Progress
Today’s Parenting Win: No One Burned the House Down
This week told me to sit down. So instead of writing something wise, here's what survival mode actually looks like — and why that's exactly the lesson.
Stop ‘Shoulding’ Yourself: Why Your Ideal Self Is Holding You Back
The Person You Think You "Should" Be Is Blocking Who You Are. We spend years chasing a version of ourselves we were taught to become. The responsible one. The calm one. The always-put-together one. The one who never falters, never slips, never lets the mask crack. But here's the truth nobody tells you: The person… Continue reading Stop ‘Shoulding’ Yourself: Why Your Ideal Self Is Holding You Back
🌊 How to Calm Your Nervous System in 3 Minutes: The Vagus Nerve Reset Practice
🪶 When Your Body Feels What Your Mind Can’t Explain Have you ever noticed how your body reacts before your mind catches up?Your chest tightens before a difficult conversation.Your stomach knots when your to-do list feels impossible.Your throat closes when you need to speak up. That’s not weakness — it’s your nervous system trying to… Continue reading 🌊 How to Calm Your Nervous System in 3 Minutes: The Vagus Nerve Reset Practice
Understanding Your Inner Child and Stopping Self-Abandonment
What happens when you finally listen to your inner child—and stop abandoning yourself? Here’s how freedom begins from within.
Growth Through Remembering: Embrace Your True Self
Introduction: What If Growth Isn’t About Reinvention? We live in a world obsessed with self-improvement, reinvention, and upgrading our lives. But what if true growth isn’t about becoming someone else—it’s about becoming who you already are? Spring teaches us this beautifully. The flower isn’t becoming something new—it’s simply blooming into what it was always meant… Continue reading Growth Through Remembering: Embrace Your True Self
Taking a leap of faith
Taking a leap of faith has been one of the most profound and transformative decisions I’ve ever made. I worked at the same accounting firm for two decades. My career provided stability. This stability offered a comforting sense of security. Yet, over time, I felt that this security was turning into a cage. My heart… Continue reading Taking a leap of faith
To should or not to should – that is the question.
What is the goal of this piece? What is the central theme? How will it flow and present itself? How will this piece be laid out? How will this piece end? What is the conclusion? This is what I ask myself every time I write. I have not written a full piece of anything in… Continue reading To should or not to should – that is the question.
As good as it gets
I have been back at work for about a month now. My vacation was…..well………perfect. I suppose the sign of a good vacation is coming back and feeling ready to face whatever life presents to me. I had taken the time to re-energize or re-align myself. I felt like I was in touch with me again.… Continue reading As good as it gets
Reflections 