Two Bathrooms
The things we optimize away are often the things we can't get back on purpose.
Nostalgia
I wanted to return to who I was, but nostalgia only showed me who I've become.
The Concert
I discovered that presence doesn't need perfect conditions when I found myself meditating in chaos.
Cloudy Skies
Some thoughts need to move through me without landing anywhere at all.
The Symphony of Life
I started noticing how different activities either activated or soothed the background hum of my nervous system.
Postcard
I forget that what others see as extraordinary has become the unremarkable backdrop of my daily life.
The Great Reset
I stopped trying to solve everything and found that the weight simply lifted on its own.
How to Notice an Hour
The Word That Works for Me
A must-have ritual to start each year
One Question
I keep asking others the question I'm afraid to answer myself.
How to Reset
A pause so I can decide if I want to make any turns.
How to Fail
I learned that getting things wrong didn't mean I was wrong.
How to Enjoy
I was pulled into the momentum of shared movement.
How to Two For One
Disagreement and misunderstanding are built into the structure of relationships.
How to Relax
Parking in Lisbon is a particular kind of stress.
How to Play
The surprising joy in caring about something that didn't matter at all.
How to Stop
Momentum doesn’t care about the source, it just wants to keep going.
How to Time Travel
I hadn’t gained an hour, I had simply noticed one.
How to Diwali
Repeated gestures, not of productivity, but of presence.
How to Dubai
Sometimes the future is already here.
How to White Pajamas
There was a tenderness I didn’t realize I had been craving.
How to Action
I used to think an action was enough.
How to Stretch
I used to think growth was about getting stronger, faster, better.
How to Listen
What gives energy today might ask for it tomorrow.
How to Unplan
There’s something seductive about having a plan.
How to Unpattern
Environments have a silent authority.
How to AI
The pull to return to what is known can be strong.
How to Birthday
I used to think there needed to be a blueprint, a tradition to hold on to.
How to Be Remembered
I would host my own funeral. A living one.
How to Inspire
Being a beginner takes effort.
How to Remember
When it came to writing my living obituary, my page stayed blank
How to Low Stake
Most things aren’t that important.
How to Istanbul
Nothing matched the map in my mind. And that was the gift.
How to Progress
The expectation of perfection, it turns out, doesn’t retire peacefully.
How to Road Trip
There’s a difference between visiting a place and being somewhere.
How to Bruno Mars
For as long as I can remember, silence has been my default.
How to Pizzeria
There’s a particular kind of joy that comes from doing something well.
How to Escape Room
I found myself caring deeply about a combination lock that guarded a fake treasure chest.
How to Coldplay
In a world obsessed with permanence, emotion remains beautifully fleeting.
How to New York
I was in New York last week for the first time in five years.
How to Prompt
I’ve been turning to AI more often than I care to admit.
How to Friend
It is more about how I feel around them
How to Become
Sometimes, distance creates clarity.
How to Blackout
Disconnection, it turns out, is not the opposite of connection.
How to Start
Resistance grows in imagination, but shrinks in the doing
How to Anything
When everything matters, it becomes hard to tell what really does.
How to Learn
Not the kind of question meant to impress, but the kind that carries the weight of genuine curiosity.
How to Write
"How do you write so much?" For a long time, I would say what many say: just start.
How to Make Friends
It is a deep question that requires first going inwards before going outwards
How to Five Years
This past week marked five years since that collective pause.
How to North Pole
I realized I was staring at a part of the world rarely seen by anyone.
How to Bali
What feels most striking about Bali isn't any single aspect but rather the ease with which apparent opposites coexist.
How to Surprise Myself
I recently asked ChatGPT today to tell me three things about myself that I didn’t know.
How to Cliffnic
It’s strange how the body can feel perfectly safe while the mind insists otherwise.
How to Love
It’s easy to forget that love can exist without being returned.
How to Mirror
When something doesn’t go as I want, where does my attention go?
How to Bamboo
I wasn’t searching for it but felt it found me.
How to 70
The answer was simple, true, and, unfortunately, often forgotten.
How to Monopoly
The first time I played the game, I was seven.
How to Australian Open
Inspiration can come from the unlikeliest of sources
How to Experiment
Experimentation has been the lifeblood of my philosophy as an adult.
How to 2025
I start each year with a simple ritual that has really shaped my journey.
How to 2024
The waiter had just taken our order.
How to Harvest
This is a sacred time of the year for me, holding more meaning than even my birthday.
How to Unplan
I used to live a life ruled by plans.
How to Friend
“What brings you to town?” was the question I continued to hear over the past month.
How to Less
The other day while sitting at a cafe, I found myself staring at a laptop on the table next to mine while the person had stepped away for a moment. I couldn’t help it.
How to Zip Line
There’s something magical about being tucked away in the mountains of Chile, surrounded by friends both old & new.
How to Cycle
I can still picture my first bike.
How to Miracle
My four year old nephew adores planes.
How to Diwali
When my candle is used to help light yours, mine doesn’t get any less dim but rather there is now more brightness in our world
How to Hold
The longer you hold the pose, the more it reveals your weaknesses.
How to Full Moon
I had a long conversation with a close friend recently. She was calling from Europe, and I’m in Australia.
How to Renovate
My mom called me yesterday, complaining about a home renovation project they are knee-deep in.
How to Shower
‘I’ll shower on it and get back to you.’
How to Left Side
I went to turn on the car, and then realized I was sitting in the passenger seat.
How to Inside Out
Often children stories we think are helpful for children, but watching Inside Out recently was a reminder of how much more relevant the children stories can be for adults,
How to LEGO
The bright green base was no bigger than the size of my hand.
How to Adventure
It was three years ago this past week that I had moved spontaneously to Portugal, without much thought, without knowing anyone and without a plan.
How to Swiss Alps
The destination was a Michelin star restaurant that stood quietly alone near the top of the Swiss Alps, but I had no idea that’s where we were going until I got there.
How to Map
“Over 100 countries”, he said when I had asked him how many places he had visited in his lifetime. He didn’t even appear that old.
How to Heat
“Do you like the heat?”
How to Olympics
I was in Paris for the Olympics recently, and the city felt like it had come alive in a way I’d never experienced before.
How to Pasta
“Thank you for your request but the restaurant has the day off today”
How to French
“Are you done with your phone?”
How to Time
“Is your time yours?” has become my opening question when meeting new people.
How to Lion King
The scene comes maybe two thirds into the story.
How to Be Annoyed
Six months ago, I was overwhelmed by a constant sense of annoyance living in Portugal. Every little thing seemed to get under my skin.
How to Portrait Mode
Walking the streets of Lisbon recently, a family of tourists asked me to take their photo in front of one of the many city lookout points.
How to Cry
One minute he would be in tears and the next he would be laughing and playing with his toy cars.
How to Family
A seed was humbly planted at the start of the year and what grew from it surpassed any expectations I may have had.
How to Finance
To contrast that experience, a few weeks ago I was invited to a retreat in Southern Europe alongside a range of entrepreneurs and investors.
How to LA
I have twenty years of experience driving and have driven in at least twenty countries and many more cities.
How to Pigeon
This is not a reflection about pigeon, a common and comforting yoga pose.
How to Art
Sitting for dinner, at a beachside resort in the South of Spain overlooking the Mediterranean, I was with a group of entrepreneurs last week.
How to Root
The root of the word mother is matr
How to 15 Hours
After spending the last few months enjoying the Australian summer, and avoiding the North American winter
How to Fiji
Imagine watching a boat speed away, leaving you behind, alone, on a tiny little island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
How to Tiramisu
“One tiramisu. Four spoons please”.
How to Social Media
“I go to yoga so I can post that I went to yoga”.
How to Second Phone
I noticed when someone took one out. I was also noticed when I took mine out.
How to Friend
I didn’t realize he had been holding it for so long. It must have been difficult for him, and I was completely unaware of it this entire time.
How to Anxious
The day had started slow, or at least slow relative to what my norm had been.
How to Curious
The sun had not yet risen and my eyes were blurry, it was still early in the morning.
How to Bondi
I walked in and felt intimidated. The music was pumping. The air conditioner was on full blast. The energy was intense.
How to Retreat
For the first six years of my entrepreneurial career, I did not take a break or vacation.
How to Delhi
It was the biggest risk I had taken in a while.
How to Yoga
In the West, so much of what we culturally encourage is forceful
How to Identity
As I sat there in silence, quietly eating my meal and staring at all of these old people, I began to wonder about identity.
How to Ayurveda
The wisdom of Ayurveda was initially passed down through oral tradition, with sages conveying the principles and practices to their disciples.
How to Feel Satisfied
Earlier this month while on extended holidays in Australia, being in the worst possible time zone relative to my businesses, family and friends, actually opened up a new sensation that I am still making sense of.
How to Focus
I was trading voice notes with a friend recently, and they were becoming lengthier and lengthier with each turn
How to Australia
As the sun shined sharply on my body, while I was lying on the sand, I heard a voice directed towards me
How to Inspire 2024
It is an empowering feeling to be able to on a moment’s notice follow an impulse or feeling that is inspiring me.
How to 2024
There are many ‘forks in the road’, be it little tiny ones or big heavy ones
How to Close 2023
It’s important to let go of what was not, to make space for what might become.
How to Motivate
So often, I am guided by the choices I made for myself in a previous moment.
How to Bend Time
A new yoga studio opened outside the doorsteps of my apartment building in Lisbon recently.
How to Popcorn
My hands were salty, as I had just finished another bag.
How to Disconnect
This past weekend, I turned off my phone for 48 hours continuously
How to Host
Hosting is a metaphor for how to move through life.
How to Diwali
Diwali, often referred to as the Festival of Lights and the New Year celebration in the Indian calendar, is still a significant celebration in my life.
How to Friend
As I have changed my country, my career, and my lifestyle, it is not my friends that have changed but how I relate to them
How to Haircut
As I stood up from Wayne's chair, I felt lighter, not just because of the weight of the hair that had been cut, but due to gaining some additional clarity on how to live.
How to Surf
It was only when I relaxed and let the waves guide me that I was able to stand.
How to Trek
The knowledge of my mind mixed with the experience of my body created this wisdom that I can do things I don’t know how to do or know much about.
How to Not Live
A healthy person has one thousand worries; an unhealthy person has only one.
How to Live
My journey, like most others, has been often fraught with challenges and uncertainties.
How to Be Lazy
Bill Gates once said something about choosing a lazy person for a tough job. Why? They'd find the easiest way to do it.
How to Fail
The journey of paddleboarding, much like the journey of life, is fraught with challenges.
How to Grandson
I find myself wanting to understand my grandparents better, to appreciate their struggles and their triumphs, to honor their memory.
How to Italy
As I stood there, I realized that this perfect day I had was a reminder about the journey, not the destination
How to Birthday
Life continues to change me. I don’t need to control or direct the change. I can learn to allow it to happen.
How to Dance
The way I learned to dance was by doing it, whereas before I had been trying to think it.
How to Get A Red Phone
As I stared at my empty hands, it took me a split second to acknowledge what had just happened.
How to Exhale
It mattered less about where we were, what we ate or what we did, but rather who we were with and how we were with each other
How to Go To The Moon
Seeing the moon up close last night sparked something inside of me. It was a reminder to shoot for the moon. Permission to dream.
How to Be On Time
When I am in flow with time, choices become easy. When I am attempting to force time, everything feels difficult.
How to Be Late
Life is not about trying to be right. It is about learning to live in harmony with my reality. To know it, accept it and thrive in it.
How to Be Canadian
Being Canadian is a feeling, a silent commitment to universal values, and a quiet pride that needs no validation.
How to Compound
The power of compounding in life is a testament to the value of consistency, patience, and long-term commitment
How to Find My Heart
The shape of my heart is not static, it continues to change
How to Look Inside
The realization that I understand myself more deeply than anyone else has been both liberating and empowering
How to Feel Alive
My personal currency of inspiration serves as my compass, guiding me through major and minor life decisions
How to Disconnect
In my life, I've found myself living in two distinct modes.
How to Balance
A life void of risks is akin to a stagnant portfolio—destined for a slow decline due to inflation
How to Die
It's a perspective shift, understanding that death is not the antithesis of life, but its culmination
How to Dream
Taking the leap and following my heart meant leaving the safety of my comfort zone behind.
How to Be Grateful
I have recognized two powerful states of mind that can significantly impact my perspective on life
How to Feel Privileged
It's important to recognize that while I've benefited greatly from my passport, it's something that I didn't earn.
How to Twin
Having my sister to reflect back to me what it is about me that is likely nature versus nurture is illuminating
How to Accept
The world will keep changing. Those around me will keep changing.
How to Create Space
The more I appreciate the value of space, the more I understand its necessity in moving through life.
How to Be Kind
The impact of unexpected kindness can be difficult to describe, and is best to be experienced.
How to Step Down
I recently announced a new CEO for my technology business and it marks a profound shift in my professional identity.
How to Enjoy
The more I look, the more I see the invisible influence of a deeper value system of productivity or pleasure at play, influencing my choices
How to Anchor
My mind is capable of imagining the ideal scenario, for practically everything. It assumes the ideal conditions and circumstances by default
How to Be Confident
I have been fortunate enough that the external events and people in my life have been a consistent source of confidence for me in life.
How to Be Inspired
This past week, I got to spend time with the most inspiring person I have ever met in my life.
How to 2023
For nearly a decade, I have had a New Year ritual to pick one single word as my intention for the year ahead.
How to Disconnect
My experiment was to go into a silent retreat, in my own home, by myself, for 4 days.
How to Appreciate Scarcity
When I observe for a moment my daily lifestyle, an abundance mindset guides my choices, without a doubt.
How to Make Peace
It mattered less about where we were, what we ate or what we did, but rather who we were with and how we were with each other
How To Relax
If I wanted to feel more relaxed, more often, my default thesis was that I need to make more time and space for relaxing activities
Threads Of Connection
Very few of my friends know what I do, and even those that do don’t seem very interested in knowing more.
The Empire Of Worry
We all seem to live in our own little, for some large, empires of worry.
One Year In
It mattered less about where we were, what we ate or what we did, but rather who we were with and how we were with each other
A Beautiful Day
Spontaneity is also the antidote to overthinking.
Swimming In The Sea
Flowing with waves of desires arising and disappearing is how I will continue to swim through life.
Third Place Thinking
Every choice, action or word is part of a chain of cause and effect. I appear to be more the effect than the cause in my life.
Annoying Parents
It mattered less about where we were, what we ate or what we did, but rather who we were with and how we were with each other
Drive My Car
There is an energetic quality of trust that is magnetic.
The Most Valuable Real Estate
There is a piece of real estate that I have discovered to be the most valuable in the world.
The Best Choice
The desire to pick the best available option is also a fear of making a poor choice.
The Limitations I Avoid
My conditioning has been to believe there are no limitations to my time, and that I can do anything, and everything.
Debt v Deficit
The concepts of debt and deficit have relevance to our physical, mental and emotional beings.
How I Feel
There is an expectation that my motivation and interest in some thing, some one or some place, remains constant. Like a straight line.
My Inefficient Life
There is a conflict with my desire for the new, and my conditioning to expect efficiency in every part of life.
I Know
It may often feel like you must have it all together and figured out in life. That you must know exactly where you are going.
What I Want
The moments I have experienced the most stress, anxiety, anger, frustration and disappointment have been when my expectations were many
Making Mistakes
The ultimate freedom in life is the freedom to make mistakes.
The Most Important Decision
I have learned that the most important decision is not where to go, but how to get there.
21 Questions To Make Peace With 2021
It is now to make peace with the past year.
A Past Love
Last week I found myself back in New York, for the first time since leaving abruptly in March 2020, and I was scared to go back.
Just For Today
When I know that something is temporary, my tolerance for it appears to increase.
One-Sided Coin
To see, want or expect only what I desire is to collect one-sided coin, except that one-sided coins do not exist.
Stream Of Change
Change feels hard. Change feels scary. Change feels unsafe.
Dealing With Desire
For a long time, I naively believed that once my current desires were fulfilled, I would feel happier, or that my life would be better.
Facing The Unknown
In every situation I am faced with, especially those with the unknown, I can choose to respond with fear or belief.
Fear Of The Unknown
Along my journey through life, there are many moments when fear arises, usually associated with some unknown.
100 days
Like water, when my mind is directed in a single direction, it becomes powerful.
The Future of Work
Living in a different country, continent and culture over the past few weeks has both inspired me and challenged me in unexpected ways.
Why I Moved Halfway Across The World
Ten days ago, I booked a one-way ticket to a new country and continent.
Two Sides Of A Coin
It is easy for me to see only one side of a coin. To see the other side would require the effort to pick up the coin in my hand and turn it.
Work In Progress
It mattered less about where we were, what we ate or what we did, but rather who we were with and how we were with each other
One-Way Ticket
A little while ago, I booked a one-way ticket, packed a suitcase and left.
The Pursuit Of Life
When I reflect on my life in chapters, each chapter has been defined by a primary motivation that I had been in pursuit of life.
Difficult Decisions Made Effortless
I recently decided to get a car and found the process to make a decision surprisingly difficult.
Fear Is My Friend
Fear generally has a negative association with it. Our culture encourages me to become fearless, to conquer fear and to not talk about fear.
The Chemistry Of Connection
Now that in person connection has restarted in many places, I am curious about how the chemistry of connection will change for all of us.
Comfort With Clutter
While I am a neat and tidy person, my parents are not.
A Currency More Valuable Than Money
My currency in life is inspiration.
The Bridge From Intelligence To Intellect
This is a question of knowing versus thinking. The pursuit of intelligence is a pursuit of learning.
The Gravity of Fear
Fear seems to have a gravitational field, capable of sucking in everything that comes into proximity with it.
A Bird In The Hand
There is a desire that I often feel to let go of the bird in my hand, in the hope that there will be two in the bush waiting for me.
My Post Pandemic Bucket List
Many decisions, big and small, will be made over the next few months that will influence the direction of my life over the next few years.
Nothing Is Permanent
This morning while on a walk with my father, I asked him innocently ‘how are you similar to your parents?’.
The Bridge Of Belief
To know what it is that I uniquely believe does not come automatically. It is much simpler to figure out what I should believe.
Chasing Clouds
To try to know is like chasing clouds. I cannot actually do it for very long, as everything changes.
The Seed Of Growth
Everything changes. I know this to be a fact of life. However there is often a strong resistance to change.
How To Fulfil A Desire
I realize that my reality does not always measure up to my dreams and desires.
The Great Experiment
Over the past year, work from home has not been an idea but an experience.
The Great Teacher
In the past year, I have uncovered surprising and unexpected discoveries about myself.
The Desire For Perfection
I have a confession. I am an aspiring perfectionist. I may always have been, and might always be.
The Search For Balance
It is in my nature to be in balance. That is what I have now learned. The moment that I strive for balance, I am out of balance.
The Sound Of Silence
Yesterday, I took a walk by a frozen river while a fresh coat of snow fell gently to the ground.
My Life Is A Canvas
I have been reminded recently that my life is a canvas, and I am the artist.
The Impermanence Of This Moment
A few days ago, I held my newborn nephew for the first time and I noticed how my attention was immediately captivated, unlike ever before.
The Kitchen Of My Mind
Mindset is the bridge for me to move from surviving to thriving. And one that I have to continue to cross, as it’s a two way bridge.
My Desire For Predictability
The truth is that my journey through life is unpredictable. The question is whether I am willing to see and accept the beauty in this truth.
I Do Therefore I Am
I see now that the reason that I believe this is because that is the culture and society in which I have grown up in. We all have.
Notice What You Notice
As I have begun to notice what I notice, I have seen my curiosity for understanding why I believe what I do grow.
Like A Snowflake
While on my own path, there are some big decisions and many small decisions that inform where I go.
Make Peace With The Past
It is only once I accept the past can I move forward into the future
The Inefficient Human
Machines are predictable, usually reliable and very consistent. Humans are not.
The Search For Truth
How do I know if something is true?
How To Turn On A Light Bulb
I woke up with no electricity and no water in the place I was staying.
Imagination Is More Important Than Knowledge
It is quite effortless for my mind to imagine.
The Boy Lost In The Woods
A little boy went for a walk. Lost in thought, he ended up deep into the woods.
Hide And Seek
Similar to the playing hide and seek, in the game of life, I am seeking solutions to many problems.
Who Is Really In Control
Pay attention to what you pay attention to.
The Bridge From Here To There
All of the frustration, anxiety and nervous tension that I feel is when I want reality to be different from what it is.
The Art of Gratitude
Gratitude is a deeply personal experience. It is a state or feeling that I get to experience privately.
The Richness Of Reality
Reality is full of richness and all that it takes to see it is to open my eyes.
When Life Feels Effortless
There is a magical space where life feels effortless to me and where I feel most alive.
Walk The Tightrope
Life feels like walking a tightrope. While I want to get to the other side, I have no choice but to focus on taking one step at a time.
The Someday Experiment
Each week has seven days in it, and none of them are called “someday”.
The Deceptive Shadow
It is my own shadow that ironically gets in the way of me being able to see the fullness of my life at times.
To Dance With The Unknown
In the face of The Unknown, we have options and get to choose how we show up.
The Human Condition
The human condition is to want what others have, believing that it is better than what we have. It is to feel dissatisfied.
Lost At Sea
I feel lost in the current movement on racial equity. It has triggered a deeper reflection on the influence of culture on identity.
The Richness Of Race
The richness of race, beyond my own, has continued to shape me in profound ways.
The Empty Spaces
My empty spaces are filled with information, possibly the most valuable information and definitely the most relevant information that I have.
Like A Sponge
The company that we keep, the content that we consume, the contemplations that we explore, all shape our values.
A New Declaration
In the pursuit of individual independence, we have run away from one another, and perhaps even run away from ourselves.
The Fourth Crisis
A fourth crisis is beginning to emerge, a result of the cumulative intensity from the health, economic and social crises.
The Unexpected Failure Of Facebook
Just when we thought Facebook might have been turning a corner, it is clear now that this is one dog that does not want to learn new tricks.
100 Days Of Clarity
What I have learned about myself after 100 days in lockdown
Slipping Through The Cracks
I have been one of the lucky few, who somehow slipped through the cracks of a society and a system designed to discriminate against so many.
The Destruction Of Discrimination
Like the Coronavirus, discrimination is a villain that continues to infect all of us.
The Truth About Productivity
There is a difference between working a lot and being productive. We may be working a lot, that does not mean that we are productive though.
A Desire For Change
The many social inequalities that we are witnessing are but symptoms of a different issue.
How I Use Zoom: 17 Productivity Tips
Over 500 hours on Zoom calls in the past 10 weeks have taught me how to be both productive and present.
Unconscious Expression
Each moment is an unconscious expression of who I am.
Our Future Is Limited Only By Our Imagination
The state of lockdown that we are in would have been completely unimaginable and absurd to talk about, even 100 days ago.
Less Is More
Evidence of our evolution from ‘More Is More’ to ‘Less Is More’ is in every direction I look, outwards and inwards.
The Search For Unconditional Balance
This is a stressful time and I had previously made balance conditional on the issues facing our world be resolved.
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
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
My mind has been conditioned to always desire to be productive, I have become curious to uncover why.
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
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
In the face of crisis, there is clarity. Choices that we previously feared are now easy.
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
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
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
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 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
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
Learn to build a meditation practice with this simple, tried, tested and true 2 minute meditation technique.
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
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
I now actually understood what is meant by the saying, “in life, pain is inevitable but suffering is optional.'
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
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
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
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
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
While on holiday in a tropical paradise recently, memories of both my consumerist and minimalist days haunted me
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
If you don’t like the culture around you, you have to choose to not buy it
Why I Switched To A Dumb Phone
Guest post from my friend Jen who had the courage to trade in her smartphone for a dumb phone
Podcast: Finding Mindfulness In Business And Life
Dr. Greg Wells interviewed me for his podcast and he uncovered what sparked my interest in mindfulness practices and the transformation
Is Mindfulness For The 1%?
I've long been curious as to whether practicing mindfulness is something one can only do once their basic needs are met in life
3 Steps For Writing Blog Posts Effortlessly
Writing blog posts was once an effortful process for me but thanks to a 3 step process I’ve developed and refined, it has become effortless.
Words For My Whiteboard
A short poem inspired by my...whiteboard
A Beginner's Mind
After returning to the studio after the first weekend of yoga teacher training, I soon realized that my experience with yoga has changed
Why New York Is The Most Mindful Place On Earth
Wait, what? Yes, that's right. I believe New York is the most mindful place on earth and it has inspired my practice in many ways.
Final Boarding Pass: A Reflection On Life’s Timeline
This is a reflection on how a reminder of death can inspire urgency to live life now versus later
Why Acceptance Is Unconscious
While on vacation with my parents, I learned first-hand the difference between acceptance and tolerance. True acceptance is unconscious.
Changing My Perspectives
Inspired by a weekend retreat in Rockport, I noticed my perspectives begin to change by changing my environment
The Paradox Of Social Media
Guest post by my friend Adrian on his experience leaving social media and then returning
The Ingredients Of Wisdom
While in the countryside in rural Quebec for a close friend’s wedding, I was reminded about the ingredients of wisdom
We Can Do Anything But Not Everything
A memo for my team on how to find focus at work and in life
Why Everything Should Not Be Shared
I jumped out of a plane a few years ago and chose not to tell anyone, as an experiment.
Why Are You Here
I became curious as to why people work for my organization and what resulted was a framework on how to understand values
The Future Of Work: The 4-Day Work Week
Why a better future for work might look like a 4-day work week
Morning Pages: A Self-Therapy Practice
Morning Pages is a creative writing technique that has helped me change my life in meaningful ways and one I continue to practice regularly
Mindful Consumerism: My First 100 Days Living In New York
I’ve adopted a minimalist lifestyle however moving to New York, arguably the capital of the world for consumerism, has been an experience
Advancing Social Justice With Mindfulness
Like the moment when one discovers that the world is not flat, I had a moment that has forever changed how I see a practice that I knew well
Mental Health Is Having Its Moment And It’s Time To Pay Attention
I believe we will look back at this period in history as the moment when we changed our relationship with mental health
How The Falls Reminded Me About My Identity
Being with nature reminded me of the strength and beauty that comes from being aware of my own identity and staying true to it
Climbing Out Of Debt
I learned how to climb out of debt, mental debt that is
How New York Breeds Innovation
New York breeds innovation at every turn, which I have not seen anywhere else in the world. Here it's about solving for real life.
A Data Exercise To Discover How I Invest My Time
230 days worked, 1,327 hours in meetings, 1,602,783 steps, 17,894 minutes on my phone screen, 2,585 hours in bed and 456 hours practicing
Learning To Be Fearless
What I was reminded of was that there is no one way. There is no right or correct path. The “rocks” are scrambled randomly and it is on you to find your own way.
3 Ways I Got Started With Meditation
So you want to meditate? I got started with meditation courtesy of Netflix, a few good books and my phone.
Look Into The Eyes Of A Butterfly
We sat down by a small lake to take in the calming environment when a butterfly came and sat down on my hand. I was still and so was she.
The One App You Have To Download
It is time to become aware of our phone usage
What An Iceberg Taught Me About Humility
Even though we were right out of school and it was a time when very few young people started businesses, our skills, passion and energy provided a depth to us that was not evident at the surface. Just like an iceberg.
Time For A Digital Spring Cleaning
Now as we spend an increasing amount of time in a digital space, the same value exists in learning to declutter and clean.
Time Audit: How I Invested 2,504 Hours
We have a flexible time away and vacation guideline at Polar, and leading by example is a key ingredient to cultivating the culture we are trying to build at our company.
4 Journaling Techniques I Practice
Journaling has proven to be an effective grounding and problem-solving practice for me, with 4 specific techniques I turn to time and time again.
What I've Learned About Meditation
My meditation practice has been the foundational source of strength and conviction to combat these mini pickpockets.
7 Ways I Use Slack Without Losing My Mind
When I share my passion for Slack as our internal collaboration platform with peers and friends in the industry, it’s rarely met with the same excitement.
Willpower: A Finite Resource Not To Underestimate
Willpower is a finite resource, and every action we take will either deplete it, replenish it or have a neutral impact on it.
Why Awareness Does Not Discriminate
I have been practicing awareness using several mindfulness tools (including meditation, yoga, and journaling) consistently for three years now and what I’ve learned along my journey is that awareness does not discriminate.
How Elevators Help Anchor Me
The practice of checking in with yourself throughout the day is simple, practical and can be helpful.
Why I'm Killing Meetings At Polar
And ask yourself at the end of the meeting, was that meeting necessary?
My Adventure In Couch Surfing
Learning to live thanks to the generosity and kindness of strangers was wonderful, and seeing first hand the life of others encourages us to start think beyond ourselves.
Why You Need To Stop Multitasking
When we think we are multitasking, we are really “switch tasking”.
Why Awareness Is The Answer To Everything
Without awareness, it is difficult to navigate a world that is constantly changing
11 Insights From Tracking My Sleep
As an experiment, I decided to track my sleep, not to change it, but to become more aware of how I sleep and how my habits potentially impact my sleep.
4 Ways I Stay Focused While Working
Being fearless about staying focused while working.
Why I Took Email Off My Phone
With email on your phone, you are likely reacting constantly to the needs of other people. And it frankly will feel like work.
Unsubscribe Me Please
Out for dinner one night, I noticed something unique: people were actually talking with each other versus looking down at their phones.
Being fearless about staying focused while working
The change you wish to see in yourself and in your outer world begins automatically once you become aware
Connecting By Disconnecting
Connections with people, places, experiences, knowledge, nature and most importantly, myself, have become such an important enabler for me to feel grounded, inspired and focused.
My First Time Audit
In our always connected, globally competitive business culture, leaders now more than ever need to be aware and mindful of ourselves.