Most people think they are responding to reality.

They believe they are making decisions based on what is actually happening, what is actually possible, and who they actually are.

But very often, we are not responding to reality itself. We are responding to the story we are living inside.

That st...

One of the strange things about personal growth is that we often think we’re fighting our habits, our discipline, our confidence, or our circumstances, when we’re actually fighting old rules.

Not formal rules. Not the kind written down anywhere. I mean the quiet internal rules that shape what feels...

One of the strangest things about being human is that we can suffer from things that haven’t happened.

The business hasn’t failed.

The sales call hasn’t gone badly.

The post hasn’t been criticized.

The offer hasn’t been rejected.

The money hasn’t run out.

The future hasn’t arrived.

And yet, y...

Most people don’t abandon the thing they care about in one dramatic moment.

They drift away from it.

One skipped day becomes two. Tomorrow becomes the weekend. The weekend becomes next week. The plan that once felt alive starts to feel slightly embarrassing to look at. The notebook stays closed. T...

Today, I gave one of the most meaningful talks I’ve ever given.

Not on a stage.

Not in a boardroom.

Not to entrepreneurs, executives, or coaching clients.

To my daughter’s Grade 2 class.

The topic was courage.

And as I stood there in front of a room full of seven-year-olds, I was reminded of...

There’s a strange kind of exhaustion that comes from fighting yourself.

It’s different from ordinary tiredness. Ordinary tiredness comes from doing too much. This kind comes from being pulled in two directions at once. Part of you wants to move forward, and part of you refuses. Part of you wants di...