I want more clients (and part of me is ashamed to admit it)
There’s a strange tightrope we’re taught to walk, especially as women. Be ambitious—but not too ambitious. Promote your work—but don’t come off as pushy. If you want more—say it indirectly, with an apologetic smile. For a long time, I danced that dance. I didn’t fully own what a great coach …
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One big book club
This will be a controversial take, but stay with me. If you strip away the rituals, the buildings, the candles, and the robes—churches, synagogues, and temples are, on a simple secular level, some of the world’s longest-running book clubs. A group of people gathering weekly, sometimes daily, to read and …
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The Frequency of Truth
When I was a kid, someone told me that if you sing a perfect high C, the sound will shatter crystal. I was absolutely blown away by that. The idea that a sound—just sound—could physically alter the material world? It felt like magic. Like some kind of superpower. I pictured …
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What’s one of the juiciest dreams you hold for your life?
“What’s one of the juiciest dreams you hold for your life?” It’s a vulnerable thing to answer that question honestly. Sometimes, we’re not even honest with ourselves about our biggest dreams. They sit tucked away in the quieter corners of our hearts, buried under the weight of busyness, self-doubt, and …
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The question that cracked me open
Someone’s gloved hands are stuffed into my mouth, pressing against my inner jaw. The smell of latex and oil. I’m lying on a treatment table, breathing deeply to stay present for what is. There is no talking. Just silence. Stillness. Surrender. After years of stress-related jaw clenching I was receiving …
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The “later” trap. The impact of ignoring small tasks.
A few times a year, I think about my vacuum. It’s been broken for five years. I know there’s a repair shop in town, but it’s on the other side of the city and I have no idea how the process works. Will I need an appointment? How long will …
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From chaos to creation: why the mess matters
I was electric with excitement. I could see the potential so vividly: a course that would help mid-career professionals shake off the “stuck” feeling and transition into their dream jobs. The Career Shift would transform a program I used to run live for a small group, and the thought of …
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Detours aren’t distractions, they’re the real journey
I got my first job at 14. It wasn’t impressive. It wasn’t something that would make a resume shine. But it was a start. And that was all that mattered at the time. That first job led to another, and another, each one an odd puzzle piece that didn’t seem …
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From steel to style
Steel has been essential to modern life. It’s the backbone of our skyscrapers, cars, and bridges. But for all its benefits, it comes with a hefty price: steel production is one of the largest sources of carbon emissions globally. For centuries, those emissions have been an unavoidable byproduct of progress. …
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A dream about triggers, stories, and transformation
The other night, I had a dream that stuck with me—a vivid one that felt more like a message than just random images stitched together by sleep. In the dream, I was performing brain surgery. There I was, holding tweezers, carefully extracting these tiny, white pills from someone’s brain. One …
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