Leadership

“Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called purpose.” – Simon Sinek

Do you know your Why? This question has become part of our cultural lexicon, largely thanks to Simon Sinek’s work - Start With Why, Find Your Why, and his team’s global movement. And for good reason: it invites us to reconnect to what drives us, rather than just what pays us. But as someone who’s spent years supporting leaders through reinvention, I have learned t…

“Time is not the measure of movement, but the unfolding of meaning.”

If you could travel through time, not to change history, but to observe it, where would you go?

Would you stand in the crowd as fire was first sparked from flint and friction? Witness the rise of the pyramids? Or slip into the desert before Burning Man became a brand, when it was still pure combustion and creativity?

Time travel has long captured our imagination. It's not about spectacle; it's about context. The thrill comes from …

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – Buddha

This image of the Tian Tan Buddha, rising above the lush mountains of Lantau Island, reminds us of the quiet strength of stillness. In a world saturated with noise, urgency, and distraction, it’s easy to forget that our greatest clarity often comes when we pause and look inward. Just as this statue invites reflection from a place of calm presence, we too can cultivate a practice of inner spaciousness, making room for wisdom, intention, a…

“Travel isn’t always about seeing new places. Sometimes it’s about seeing with new eyes.”

What if your next journey wasn’t just a destination, but a way of becoming?

Lately, my soul has been aching for adventure, not just a getaway or a break, but something expansive and soul-shifting.

While I love a relaxing beach now and then, travel has always been more than a vacation for me. It’s a creative disruption. A sacred interruption to the routine of being myself. It stretches how I see, feel, think, a…

"The Renaissance Team replaces the Renaissance Person." — Bruce Mau

Every once in a while, you read something that doesn’t just land; it echoes. Bruce Mau recently shared his idea of the Renaissance Team, which did exactly that for me. It distilled a belief I have carried for years but hadn’t yet articulated quite as powerfully: the myth of the lone genius is fading. In a world of exponential complexity and overlapping challenges, brilliance is no longer about having all the answers; it’s about k…

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you have ever found yourself at a crossroads - questioning your direction, searching for meaning, or simply wondering what’s next - you’re not alone. One of the most powerful tools I have encountered in navigating these questions is the Japanese concept of ikigai (pronounced ick-ee-guy). While often translated as “a reason for being,” it’s more than a career tool or a life hack - it’s about alignment.…

“You are the artist of your own life. Don’t hand the paintbrush to anyone else.” - Don Miguel Ruiz

I have been thinking a lot about creativity lately. Maybe you have, too. For me, it came in waves during the pandemic. With the world on pause, something dormant inside me began to stir. I started drawing and painting again, writing more freely, and exploring - not because I had to, but because something inside me needed to create. And I remembered something I had long tucked away: I was a creative …

“We’re all players in a game we didn’t design, navigating alliances, uncertainty, and the wild terrain of human behavior.”

I have been watching Survivor since the very first season. What began as a guilty pleasure quickly became something far more unexpected: a raw, unfiltered masterclass in human behavior, strategy, and the invisible dynamics that shape social dynamics.

Underneath the torches, blindside votes, and muddy challenges lies something profound. Survivor compresses life into a high-stak…

“Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life.” – Naguib Mahfouz

We all have a relationship with fear. The only question is: What kind of relationship is it?

Some people are paralyzed by fear, avoiding risk, overthinking every decision, and numbing their desire. Others are motivated by it, using fear as a trigger for action or a compass toward growth. But here’s the thing: fear itself isn’t the problem. It’s our response to it that defines what comes next. Fear is part of our biological design. I…

“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.” – Frank Gehry

There’s something timeless and humbling about the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, it was never meant to last. And yet, more than a century later, it still stands - an enduring testament to what happens when human imagination is allowed to stretch beyond function into beauty. This structure isn’t just a monument; it’s a metaphor. In leadership, we often b…