For six seasons Oprah’s television network Own ran a show called Master Class. I loved this show. I loved hearing each person’s success journey, and their greatest life lessons, including how they overcame challenges and built a legacy. The people featured in this show were hand-picked by Oprah for their…

I met a friend for dinner the other day. She seemed a little down, not her usual self. Over the course of our dinner, she shared with me that her business had hit a bit of a rough patch. She explained that normally she excelled at pitch presentations. She usually…

Starting a new business is a little like playing poker. In both cases there is risk, high stakes, and a need for certainty. Most poker players, according to Charles Duhigg, author of the book, Smarter, Faster, Better, are obsessed with finding certainty. …

We all need to escape from our routines now and again. But we often can’t or don’t need a big break or an elaborate getaway. A day trip can be a perfect opportunity — a mini adventure in less than 12 hours. My husband, Brandon, excels in this area. Before…

Many of us can relate to that uncomfortable feeling that social media can bring. As we scroll through our LinkedIn or Facebook feed, everyone appears to be winning awards, hosting well-attended events, or carrying out great feats. Suddenly, in contrast, our own career or business seem uneventful and unsuccessful. It…

Over a decade ago I taught high school in England. I was attending the University of Oxford, working towards a M.Sc. in Education. The Master’s degree wasn’t cheap, and before long I knew I needed an income source in order to avoid debt. I had been a full-time teacher in…

Celebrations are a large part of all our lives. We celebrate marriages, births and birthdays. We celebrate graduations and baptisms, the launching of a career, and the launch of a new business venture. These celebrations mark rites of passage. They value our commitment over time. While celebration is such a…

For most of my life people have described me as disciplined. Or organized. Or structured. These labels have been offered as both a compliment and as a criticism. Sometimes both. I never found these descriptions, no matter how true, to be particularly exciting or sexy. …

I have always been a person who dives deeply into learning. I put in about 3–5 years of concentrated effort, and then, somehow my momentum seems to slow. It’s usually because I’ve taken the learning as far as I can at that time. I often circle back later, but that…