"The work of the eyes is done. Go now and do the heart-work on the images imprisoned within you." This quote from Rainer Maria Rilke is the perfect primer for this newsletter and this time in our evolution. There is A LOT happening in the world, no matter where you are, no matter what you do. As a leader, there is more complexity, pace and pressure than ever before. It may feel easier to look outside of ourselves for answers, but it's not the whole picture. Whether we call it heart-work, or...

What if leadership wasn’t about control, but about connection—starting with yourself? We've all read the traditional leadership books. They focus on external strategies—processes, hierarchies, efficiency. Thanks (but no thanks) old white guys. 😉 True leadership, what we call deep leadership, begins from within. It’s about integrating all aspects of yourself—your beliefs, emotions, imagination, and attention—so that your leadership is grounded, authentic, and transformative. What is deep...

Are you getting the most out of your mornings? Are you part of the 5am club, bouncing out of bed, off for a run, a healthy breakfast, then smashing out a few chapters of your memoir, all before 8am? (me neither ;-) Or perhaps you immediately reach for your phone and dive straight into your workday and the art of being a busy person. Or maybe you're non-existent until that first hit of caffeine floods your system. How you do your mornings can significantly impact how the rest of your day...