The Room I’m Building
There is magic in a room. Something happens when you share space with other business owners long enough. You walk in seeing one thing. Then you hear how someone else […]
Are You Paying More Attention to Your Mind or Your Dog?
I was on my way to tennis with Simon when I noticed a circle of people in the park early Saturday morning. Eight adults. Eight dogs. Every dog and every […]
More Time Than Money, or More Money Than Time
There’s a question I ask my clients that catches most of them off guard. Right now, do you have more time than money – or more money than time? This […]
Training Your Brain – The Ultimate Power Move
Dr. Edith Eger died last month. She was 98. She was one of my treasured teachers – a psychologist, a Holocaust survivor, and the author of The Choice, a memoir […]
The Hardest Thing You’ll Do Today Is … Relax!
What if the best thing you could do right before the hardest conversation of your week was… relax? It still confuses me – but I have experience that this works. […]
The Scars Only You Can See
I was reading Robert Glazer’s newsletter last week and came across a study I had to read twice. In 1980, psychologists at Dartmouth studied how people with physical differences believe […]
The Kind of Certainty That Limits You
Most of the founders and leaders I work with are looking for certainty. They want more data. More validation. I understand that. Certainty feels like solid ground. But here’s what […]
Why Saying “I’m Sorry” Feels So Uncomfortable
A few nights ago, I gave my husband Simon a taste of a dish I was making, one I know he loves. “Did you change the recipe?” he asked. “It […]
The Real Reason You’re Not Changing
I came across a number I can’t stop thinking about. When high-risk heart patients are told they will die if they don’t change – diet, exercise, medication – only about […]
Questions Are for When You’re Struggling – Or So We Think
I’m still a bit perplexed. I was watching the Australian Open this year and something the commentators kept saying caught my attention. Elena Rybakina, the world #3, was playing exceptionally […]