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As a first year medical student, a rite of passage was to attend anatomy classes and dissect a human body. We learned how a body is put...

There’s purpose with a big P and little p. Big P purpose? You’re here as a unique expression of conscious life. No one knows, how it...

It’s impossible to have a 21st century career without facing a crisis at some point. The research which I discuss in The Success Trap...

This week, I just want to share the beauty of a tree on a spring day with you. Why? Because nature reveals the answers to your biggest...

Sometimes I completely understand what my clients say e.g. I’m leading an intergovernmental, multi-stakeholder funding initiative on...

[Happy Eid if you are celebrating this week! May the fruit of your spiritual work nourish the world.] It was the summer of 2014. I was...

An excellent article came out in praise of the “Soft Life” explaining why ‘millennials are quitting the rat race”. While hard work once...

So it’s been an intense week at the unconference. Believe it or not, it’s easier to go to a structured conference and consume than to an...

At the time of my PhD completion, I felt somewhat jaded. I'd had enough of jumping through hoops and needed something else. But after...

I was on a silent meditation retreat at home this weekend and an old insight occurred to me again in a new way: we play little games with...

We had a wonderful co-creative intensive at Expand Your Impact and got square into how to close the gap between what you want and what...

Why I invite you to unsubscribe. [Wise Wednesdays] [Update: Expand Your Impact sold out over the weekend. We're delighted with the...

Barbie, the patriarchy and the joy of creating yourself and your world So I finally watched it. One of the top 10 films of 2023… Let’s...

When would NOW be a good time? Breaking through procrastination [Wise Wednesdays] Ever thought ‘I don’t know why I procrastinated so long...

It was a true pleasure to be part of the UCL Climate Change and Health Panel for the 8th year. I feel the conversations are getting...

Of course, there’s nothing you ‘should’ do. You’re in control of your choices. But here's a question: when you die, how much of yourself...

The sweet spot between utopia and cynicism [Wise Wednesdays] Uncertainty is hard to be with. That’s why resilience is so elusive (it...

Ever caught yourself dwelling on negative thoughts about someone? Maybe they did something upsetting, or you disagreed in some way....

Happy New Year! There’s a lot of talk about resilience these days but what does it mean exactly? McKinsey calls it “resilience in a...

We expect too much and too little from our relationships. One of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that: relationships don’t...