Blog
Explore the blog for both inspirational and practical articles on redefining success, personal branding and work-life integration as well as more personal reflections and stories from my travels.
-
Reimagining success
Five regrets of the dying
I came across the five regrets of the dying back in 2014, when I was transitioning out of my corporate […]
View Post -
Reimagining success
Defining success at work
The conventional definition of success that most of us would trot out focuses on career progression, wealth, and status. But […]
View Post -
Personal branding
What to expect from an executive coach
An executive coach works with professionals, executives and high potentials to help improve their performance at work. At least, that’s […]
View Post -
Work-life integration
How to practise setting boundaries
Whether you’re a senior professional in a large corporation or an entrepreneur working independently, the boundaries between ‘work’ and ‘life’ […]
View Post -
Work-life integration
How to have a better work life balance
Work-life balance is one of those phrases that gets thrown about a lot, especially now in the context of working […]
View Post -
Personal branding
Building credibility as a leader
Building an effective personal brand requires knowing your ‘why’, being clear on what you stand for, and understanding the value […]
View Post -
Personal branding
How to build your personal brand
A strong personal brand is an incredibly powerful tool to have in your toolkit. That’s true whatever stage of your […]
View Post -
Getting out of your comfort zone
5 things that skiing experience teaches you about life
Another year, another week of downhill skiing in Verbier, Switzerland. This week has been the best so far – there […]
View Post -
Getting out of your comfort zone
Travel with a purpose: Finding your “why”
I’ve written before about the different reasons why people travel, provoked by a friend who claimed that “of course everyone […]
View Post
-
Reimagining success
Five regrets of the dying
I came across the five regrets of the dying back in 2014, when I was transitioning out of my corporate […]
View Post -
Reimagining success
Defining success at work
The conventional definition of success that most of us would trot out focuses on career progression, wealth, and status. But […]
View Post -
Reimagining success
100 Things to Do Before You Die: How to write your own bucket list
It’s exactly two years since I wrote my bucket list while travelling in South America; I had been watching the […]
View Post -
Reimagining success
100 Things to do before you die: My bucket list one year on
One year ago, in July 2013, I was sitting in a hostel in La Paz, Bolivia, finalising a list of […]
View Post -
Reimagining success
Searching for meaning in life
It’s Valentine’s Day! This February, romance has become even more of an irrelevancy to me than it was in 2013 […]
View Post -
Reimagining success
Revisiting The Bucket List: Why are we all so concerned about death?
Something strange has happened to my blog. Or, rather, to the traffic on my blog. For the past few weeks, […]
View Post -
Reimagining success
The Bucket List: Top 100 things to do before you die
So I’ve realised that I’ve watched 18 films so far on this trip, most of them forced upon me during […]
View Post -
Reimagining success
A reflection about feminism
Did you miss me? We had a power cut in Uyuni and then I went on a tour to the […]
View Post
-
Personal branding
What to expect from an executive coach
An executive coach works with professionals, executives and high potentials to help improve their performance at work. At least, that’s […]
View Post -
Personal branding
Building credibility as a leader
Building an effective personal brand requires knowing your ‘why’, being clear on what you stand for, and understanding the value […]
View Post -
Personal branding
How to build your personal brand
A strong personal brand is an incredibly powerful tool to have in your toolkit. That’s true whatever stage of your […]
View Post
-
Work-life integration
How to practise setting boundaries
Whether you’re a senior professional in a large corporation or an entrepreneur working independently, the boundaries between ‘work’ and ‘life’ […]
View Post -
Work-life integration
How to have a better work life balance
Work-life balance is one of those phrases that gets thrown about a lot, especially now in the context of working […]
View Post
-
Getting out of your comfort zone
5 things that skiing experience teaches you about life
Another year, another week of downhill skiing in Verbier, Switzerland. This week has been the best so far – there […]
View Post -
Getting out of your comfort zone
Travel with a purpose: Finding your “why”
I’ve written before about the different reasons why people travel, provoked by a friend who claimed that “of course everyone […]
View Post -
Getting out of your comfort zone
5 Boot Camp Lessons
I’ve just returned from my first-ever intensive training retreat, feeling a little sore but full of good intentions and with […]
View Post -
Getting out of your comfort zone
Survival Course in Marin County: Preparing for the zombie apocalypse
So last month I was out on the Mississippi River and I was reminded of how much I’m lacking in […]
View Post -
Getting out of your comfort zone
Adventure Is Out There: My week of paddling down the Mississippi
“So in two seconds away we went a-sliding down the river, and it DID seem so good to be free […]
View Post -
Getting out of your comfort zone
Home, adventure, and something in between…
Someone I met on a recent adventure told me that we have two desires: home and adventure. When I first […]
View Post -
Getting out of your comfort zone
Adventure is Out There: Into the Arctic Wilderness
I finally got around to writing up my experience of travelling into the Arctic Circle back in March; and what […]
View Post -
Getting out of your comfort zone
Adventure is Out There: A weekend of stand-up paddle boarding down the Thames
As I write this, water is hitting the windowpane as a steady drizzle continues on a dreary Monday afternoon. I’m […]
View Post -
Getting out of your comfort zone
Happy Midsummer! So what lights you up?
“What lights you up?” I was asked this question a few weeks ago and I just think it’s the most […]
View Post
