I don’t know what I googled recently, but I’m practically bombarded with articles about working in a “third space”. What’s a third space, you ask? Great question.

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Rituals.

I'll be honest: when I hear this word, my mind tends to leap to mysterious cloaked figures and mystical moonlit ceremonies. 

But rituals are far more pedestrian than that. And you...

This past weekend we caught up with family and had everyone over to our house. We missed a bunch of birthdays while we were away, so it was one big celebration. 

One of my godsons just turned...

Think we can’t learn from a painter who died over 350 years ago? Think again. 

I was just in Amsterdam and took in the sights at the Rijksmuseum. (Funny story: I booked these tickets at...

Greetings from Venice! Or maybe Amsterdam. Hard to say where I’ll be when you’re actually reading this. 

I’m writing this on the train from Milan to Venice. It’s been a...

I was in a meeting recently and one of the participants told us about something she’s working really hard on. While we cheered her on, another woman said Don’t forget to focus on the...

This morning we had one of our regular meetings for my coaching group. Thanks to vacations and illness, only one of the members was able to attend. As we settled into the call, that one member...

 Summer seems to be the time of year that everyone grants themselves permission to slack off a little, to get out and enjoy the sunshine, hit the beach and so on. It’s like we’re...

Years ago, someone shared this quote:

The moment one commits oneself, then Providence moves too.

I heard her say it, but I didn’t really hear it. To me, it sounded like so many...

I've got a great mantra to help me tackle tough things. Whenever I feel daunted by something I have to/want to do, I tell myself “I want to be the person who does that.”

• Speaking at a...