Career, Change and Pivot

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The Hidden Cost of All-or-Nothing Thinking in Life and Leadership

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All-or-nothing thinking. Also known as black-and-white thinking, it’s a cognitive trap that many of us fall into, especially high achievers, leaders, and entrepreneurs. It’s the voice in your head that says: Sound familiar? This kind of binary thinking simplifies a complex world into extremes. Our brains love simplicity. It saves energy. It creates certainty. But …

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Sometimes, We Really Do Need a Change of Scenery

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As someone who works remotely most of the time, I’ve gotten used to the rhythm of home life: the familiar desk, the predictable routines, the same four walls. But last week, I had the chance to step away — even if only briefly — and immerse myself in somewhere different. Somewhere beautiful. Somewhere new. Fresh …

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Reclaiming Your Agency: The Choice You Always Have

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Reclaiming Your Agency: The Choice You Always Have Many mid-career professionals come to me feeling stuck, overwhelmed, and unsure of their strengths and purpose. Often, this frustration stems from a loss of personal agency—the ability to make choices and influence one’s circumstances. The relentless cycle of meetings, emails, and the juggle between career and personal …

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AI & I: A Cautious Friendship with Boundaries

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AI & I: A Cautious Friendship with Boundaries I never saw myself as a techie. Despite nearly 15 years in high-tech, my true interests lay in people—social intelligence, communication, and trust. When I transitioned into coaching and consulting, I leaned into these skills, guided by values of authenticity and integrity. So, when the AI wave …

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Daring to Fill Space: A Call to Women

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Daring to Fill Space: A Call to Women Many women have a complicated relationship with space—hesitating to take it, yet often filling it with the needs and problems of others. We navigate meetings cautiously, downplay our own needs, and often still carry the hidden load of work and family life. This constant balancing act leaves …

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Want to start changing the world today? Make someone aware of their positive impact and strengths!

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Watching the morning news today once again reminded me of the irony that self-doubt, like empathy, is extremely unevenly distributed. Often, the intelligent, reflective, and empathetic people we need as leaders have too much of it—while others, well… have far too little. Neuroscientific research suggests that the brain processes verbal affirmations similarly to financial rewards. …

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When Is the Perfect Time to Pivot Your Career or Start a Passion Project?

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It doesn’t exist. But there may be a perfect reason and the right motivation to get started. The photo is from a decade ago—the year I began studying to qualify for the work I do today. It was far from the perfect time, yet I did it anyway. At that stage in life, I had …

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Lives are not liner so why are we still expecting careers to be?

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As evident in the picture, I can’t stop talking about the need to rethink career paths and the many ways we can add value over longer, more complex lives. In a world of uncertainty and change, it’s unrealistic to expect everyone to fit into rigid, prescriptive boxes. And why would we want to. But there …

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What do you need to take into consideration when exploring mid-career change?

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A mid-career pivot in an era of longevity, change and uncertainty needs to take the following things (at least) into account; 💡The context of a changing world of work, where we need to make the prospect of living and working longer a blessing rather than a curse.💡Mindsets and behaviors that build resilience and foster creativity …

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