Unlearning

My public journal where I share weekly reflections on how I’m unlearning.

The Many Layers Of Our Identity

The Many Layers Of Our Identity

We are more than what we do, where we are, how we appear and how we play.

The Art Of Crying

The Art Of Crying

I cry all the time now. While our culture has trained us to associate crying with weakness, I feel that crying is a sign of strength.

The Desire To Be Productive

The Desire To Be Productive

My mind has been conditioned to always desire to be productive, I have become curious to uncover why.

Making Difficult Decisions

Making Difficult Decisions

The past few weeks have been filled with many difficult decisions. The next few weeks will be filled with countless more.

The Two Valleys

The Two Valleys

Both valleys began with falling, deep into darkness, and both involved lifting up, to new heights that were outside my previous realm.

Hope For The Future Of Humanity

Hope For The Future Of Humanity

In the face of crisis, there is clarity. Choices that we previously feared are now easy.

Fear In The Face Of A Global Pandemic

Fear In The Face Of A Global Pandemic

In the wake of a global health pandemic, to take bold action is a response to fear and to not take action is also itself a response to fear.

Why Workplace Mental Health, Why Now

Why Workplace Mental Health, Why Now

Only 32% of employees feel their organization has prioritized workplace mental health. Here is how I now think about it and what you can do

How To Be Happy

How To Be Happy

Our society and culture has trained us to believe that life is conditional. Once this, then that. I believe there is another way.

My One Word Intention For 2020

My One Word Intention For 2020

Each year, I select one word to guide how I show up and inform the choices I make. It's become an important and meaningful practice for me.

Meditation: How To Get Started

Meditation: How To Get Started

Meditation is a form of mental strength training and in this guide, I share from my own experience how to get started and some resources

3 Life Enhancing Skills From Yoga Teacher Training

3 Life Enhancing Skills From Yoga Teacher Training

The skills I learned during a yoga teacher training program transferred into all parts of my life in beautiful and unexpected ways.

The 2 Minute Daily Meditation

The 2 Minute Daily Meditation

Learn to build a meditation practice with this simple, tried, tested and true 2 minute meditation technique.

How A Garden Shovel Changed My Life

How A Garden Shovel Changed My Life

There is a lot of dirt that seems to collect over time. And my Garden Shovel is a tool that helps me sift through that dirt.

How Myers-Briggs Helped Me With Acceptance

How Myers-Briggs Helped Me With Acceptance

Upon understanding the characteristics of my MBTI assessment, immediate acceptance came over me and from that moment, I was hooked

Breaking The Link Between Pain And Suffering

Breaking The Link Between Pain And Suffering

I now actually understood what is meant by the saying, “in life, pain is inevitable but suffering is optional.'

The Root Of All Creation

The Root Of All Creation

A reflection, inspired by Mother's Day, on the roots of all creation

Why Jet Lag Is A Disease Of The Mind

Why Jet Lag Is A Disease Of The Mind

After taking hundreds of flights in the past few years, I have come to the belief that jet lag is a choice and can be managed

Nelson Mandela: Struggles Are A Source Of Strength

Nelson Mandela: Struggles Are A Source Of Strength

Standing inside Nelson Mandela’s former prison cell in section B of the maximum security prison on Robben Island, I felt inspired by hope.

Why I Don’t Fly Business Class

Why I Don’t Fly Business Class

The most meaningful experiences I've enjoyed up in the air have not been in business class but in economy

How I Start My Meetings Now

How I Start My Meetings Now

A simple practice called Like, Wish, Wonder that helps me efficiently connect with everyone in the room at the start of my meetings

Understanding My Needs In Life

Understanding My Needs In Life

While on holiday in a tropical paradise recently, memories of both my consumerist and minimalist days haunted me

My Journey Into The Unknown

My Journey Into The Unknown

I handed over my passport to the airline agent and she asked where I was going. “I don’t know” was my short response

A Dance With Capitalism

A Dance With Capitalism

If you don’t like the culture around you, you have to choose to not buy it