On Mentors
A few months ago, I sent a reader survey about your experiences with mentorship and a few of you responded. I’ll share your responses below, as well as my own experience with mentorship. 👉🏼 My Experience with Mentors What hasn’t worked: I’ve tried 3 formal mentorship programs in the past, where you sign up and get assigned
The Hero’s Journey
How leaders can use the Hero's Journey framework for their career journeys and leadership brand stories. 🚀 The Hero's Journey The Hero’s Journey is a formula for storytelling that most movies, novels and plays follow. Supposedly the study of hero myth narratives dates back to 1871 but Joseph Campbell is the guy that is most famous for
On Belief
Lately, the Universe has been sending me a message loud and clear. And the message is this: “Believe.” Stay with me. I’ve been getting it from so many angles. For instance… TV Show I’m loving - Ted Lasso: My favorite show right now is Ted Lasso (Apple+ TV). And the one thing Ted Lasso sticks on the locker room wall
On Self-Criticism
In Week 20, I wrote about Self-Sabotage (here). The main saboteur agent that we have is the Judge, which we all have running in our head at all times. I wanted to revisit that Judge this week, because I have been practicing something pretty transformational these last 2 weeks and feel compelled to share. And
On Wayfinding
Wayfinding is a concept that my executive coach recently explained to me and that clicked instantly with me. Read below for more. ⛵️ On Wayfinding While Navigation is much more about optimizing the fastest or most efficient path to where you need to go, Wayfinding is more exploratory and directional. Wayfinding is a process of orienting, knowing the
What Mindful Leaders Can Learn From The World’s Oldest People
In the book "Ikigai" by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles, the authors interview residents of a Japanese village that has the highest percentage of 100 year-olds (Centenarians) in an attempt to understand the secret to their long life and happiness. Not only do these centenarians out-live most people, they also tend to have fewer chronic
On De-Prioritization
The best definition of productivity that I’ve heard is this: it is a deep alignment between what you do and what matters to you. Put another way, it’s about doing the things that matter and de-prioritizing things that derail you or don’t contribute to your priorities. Surprisingly, de-prioritization is something a lot of leaders struggle with
On Worthy Rivals
They say we are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with. Equally important, I think, is who are the worthy rivals we choose as our peer set. This has everything to do with how you define what success means to you, of course. And once you decide what that is
On Habits
Over the last year, as the pandemic disrupted our lives many of us have been re-organizing our routines, habits, and lifestyle to adjust to remote work, etc. In that period, you may have had to form new habits and if you’re like me also re-train yourself to have discipline for things like self-care, working out
On That MF*er Called Ego
If you’re reading this blog, I am betting that you are someone who is highly invested in self-development and learning. You probably read, listen to podcasts, and practice high-performance habits way more than those around you. It’s probably what got you to where you are. But what's probably also true is that you still make