Imagine getting an opportunity to be a clown, like the ones in Cirque du Soleil. You might show up on day one expecting to be silly and to make people laugh. Instead, you’re asked to do an exercise you weren’t expecting: Present yourself. Even though clowns are funny,...
I used to love TED Talks. The stage, the red circle, eighteen minutes to change how someone sees the world. Now, ideas worth spreading aren’t enough. Because ideas, on their own, start and stop in the brain. When we prioritize the mind, people watch talks in a...
There’s a sentence I hear echo in the background when people hesitate. Who do you think you are? It’s clear as day when I’m holding space for my clients. It’s not so clear when it’s me. It doesn’t always sound like fear when it first hits. It sounds...
Imagine. You finally landed that TEDx Talk. You walk out onto the red carpet. The lights are shining on you, but you don’t see them. You don’t feel the carpet under your feet. Instead of enjoying the moment, you’ve spent the entire morning obsessing...
Our Imposter Monster Soul Suckers tell us we’re secretly not good enough and any day now, someone’s going to find out. Most of us have heard those thoughts in our head at one time or another. But what’s really happening is both more complicated and more simple. ...
One of my favorite days of the year is Christmas Eve. Not because of what comes after … Because of the not-knowing, the twinkly lights in the dark, the presents still wrapped, the anticipation of something that hasn’t quite taken shape yet. I love the...
