Just over 1,000 days ago I hovered over the ENTER button on my keyboard. “Well, here goes nothing!” I said on September 15, 2021, as I sent the first edition of my Substack to the five email addresses (I’d) signed up. Mum, my three kids and me. 1000 days ago...
If you only have a little time to dip into this essay today go straight to the section WHAT’S IN YOUR MENTAL HEALTH TOOLBOX? But please come back later. These are the key points I want you to walk away with: YES, mental fitness is an issue that is no longer...
The next few generations will live their entire lives with 👣 one foot in the Industrial Era, and the other 👣 in the Intelligence Era. If there is one idea I want you to leave with it is this: Strap in. It’s going to be a long while before we settle back into a...
Keep iterating until you find what works for you It was as if an invisible thread from the vibrant yellows and iridescent blues reeled me in. Van Gogh has been tugging at my heart ever since I walked past the Irises in the Garden in the Impressionist gallery at the Met (Metropolitan...
First steps. First tooth. First word. Even for a third child, each of these milestones is documented and treasured. First sleepover. First visit to the ER for stitches. First time driving solo. That constant tilt between allowing them agency and wanting to protect them drives every parent insane as they watch their child grow...
"Can we have two golds?" asked Barshim, making the Impossible suddenly possible. "This is beyond sport. This is the message we deliver to the young generation." Barshim A story of fulfillment - and also friendship This is a tale of fulfillment, of friendship and of turning "big I" Impossible into possible. It is a...
Space & Parenting This is a transcript of a H.I.T presentation done on July 17, 2021. HIT talks showcase Hope, Inspiration and Transformation. Each event hosts eight speakers from across the globe and across all time zones who each speak for eight minutes. https://youtu.be/SGmrUXf5WHY Today I would like to talk to you about...
Today marks 365 days of showing up daily and making my mark. I will not lie. It was not easy, especially on lazy, warm summer nights, or Zoom-ed-out days. One day, all I could manage was a simple "I woz 'ere. Exhausted. Tank is empty." But somehow over the space of...
Tilt or Tumble - Creating a Future We Can Hope For This was not my normal audience. Would they respond to a presentation titled Tilt or Tumble? I had been invited to be the keynote presenter at a seminar for Canadian Not-For-Profit Organizations (NPO) hosted by the accounting firm RLB. What could...
I believe My Manifesto for a Moral Revolution part 2 This is part II of my manifesto written in response to the question posed by Jacqueline Novogratz and her Acumen team in the class Path of Moral Leadership. What is the “impossible” you dare to imagine as “possible”? What is the story about the...