The Cool Down
Leadership lessons from unexpected places. Books I couldn't put down, movies I think about for weeks and months after watching, and the occasional detour into whatever else life happens to be teaching me.
On betting on yourself, even when the room isn't ready
Belle da Costa Greene walked into every room having done the work. Hard work with integrity has a way of rewriting the narrative over time. That's the reminder I needed.
My Martial Arts Master *Accidentally* Taught me about Burnout
My Tae Kwon Do master stopped me mid-practice to correct my form. I don't think he knew he was also giving me incredible life advice.
You Don't Have to Choose Between Being Liked and Being Respected
In 13 years of corporate life I've learned that the people who last are almost never the loudest or the hardest. They're the ones who figured out how to be taken seriously without making everyone around them feel small.
The Portrait That Helped Me Move Cities
I walked into that exhibition hoping the paintings would reassure me everything was going to be okay. A landscape didn't do it. A portrait of a woman with big green eyes did.