We’ve all probably heard a coach, mentor, or teacher say “it’s not only what you know, it’s who you know” at some point in our lives. Some of us already believe it, though few of us really understand what it actually means. Many of us limit this way of thinking…

To the kind-hearted interior designer who called her university classmate to help me secure my first interview. She probably wouldn’t remember me. That internship launched my career in design. To the dynamic tech entrepreneur who booked my apartment on Airbnb and then connected me to a CEO she met during…

By Sunday, we were without heating and hot water for over 24 hours. We made a rookie mistake and let our propane gas canisters run out Saturday morning. The service indicator was red and the bottles rocked easily when you shook them, but neither of us thought to check. …

A Reliant is an old British car from the 1930s, but it’s also my word for a person that someone relies on, which is one of many relationships each of us needs to thrive. I started The Reliants Project to build awareness for how these networks of relationships shape our…

Blurred Lines If there’s one thing that working from home has done for all of us it’s blur the lines between life and work. Whether it’s toddlers crying in the other room, partners making coffee in the background, or cats walking between us and the camera, our home lives have…

Change is the only constant One of my favourite quotes about life comes from the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, who proclaimed that “change is the only constant”. While he lived almost 2,500 years ago, those words ring truer than ever in a modern world characterised by seemingly continuous change. …

This spring, I took advantage of everyone being stuck at home to conduct a survey about making new friends. There were just over 170 respondents draw from my extended network, so unlikely to be representative of a particular culture or geography. The sample skewed male (61%) but distribution across age…

There are very few things in life more important than our relationships and the networks of people we surround ourselves with, but we spend very little time consciously thinking about them. Many people go through life with a set of unconscious beliefs and biases about networks and relationships that don’t…

When it comes to relating to each other, we live in a time of great paradox. In some ways, the forces of globalisation and technological progress have made it easier than ever to connect to people from all over the world and find like-minded individuals who share our passions and…