ISSUE 61 22 OCTOBER 2025 | READ ONLINE Hi Reader, Last week, we finally launched the Institute for Safety Coaching and Leadership. Yes. We launched a week later than planned. And no. It wasn't because of a clever marketing tactic. Here’s what really happened. Our website was too slow. Our messaging wasn’t quite right. And there were still little details that didn’t feel finished. So we paused. We brought in a contractor to fix the speed issues, refined the words so they sounded like us, and...
14 days ago • 2 min read
ISSUE 60 8 OCTOBER 2025 | READ ONLINE Hi Reader, Yesterday I was meant to launch something big. Something I shared with you in last week’s newsletter. This project (this dream, this calling, this next chapter) had a date, a vision, a plan. But yesterday came and went. And I didn’t launch. I could dress it up as strategy, alignment, or timing. But if I'm candid with you, the truth is simpler: I wasn’t ready. And saying that out loud has left me a little unmoored. What I’ve Been Feeling It’s...
28 days ago • 2 min read
ISSUE 59 1 OCTOBER 2025 | READ ONLINE Hi Reader, Yesterday I was sitting with a storytelling expert, digging into what it really takes to make people lean in. Her advice was simple: anchor everything around three key messages, and then build your story from there. That conversation couldn’t have come at a better time. Next week, I’ll be officially launching something new: The Institute for Safety Coaching and Leadership (ISCL). I haven’t shared this here before, so think of this as your sneak...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
ISSUE 58 24 SEPTEMBER 2025 | READ ONLINE Hello Reader, A few months ago, in the middle of a tough season where I felt like I was losing my confidence (and maybe even my way), my coach gently suggested I read The Artist’s Way. Since then, I’ve been borrowing as many of Julia Cameron’s books as I can from the library. And wow - she has a lot. Each one feels like an invitation to return to the quiet voice inside that says: there’s more here for you. What I’ve Been Learning Morning pages are...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
ISSUE 57 17 SEPTEMBER 2025 | READ ONLINE Hi Reader, I’m a little late with this week’s newsletter. And how fitting (really), because the story I’m sharing is about something that’s been quietly orbiting Earth for decades before anyone noticed. Astronomers just confirmed something extraordinary: Earth has a new quasi-moon. Now, if you're not an astronomy lover, you might wonder what is a quasi-moon? It isn’t a second Moon (exactly), but a tiny asteroid, estimated at 19 meters wide, that orbits...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
ISSUE 56 10 SEPTEMBER 2025 | READ ONLINE Hi Reader, We’ve all been told: failure is good for you. Fail fast. Fail forward. Failure is feedback. And yet, if we’re honest, it rarely feels that way. Most of us still associate failure with losing. Miss the mark? Lost. Get turned down? Lost. Didn’t land the job? Lost. That’s the paradox: we know failure is part of growth, but it still feels like the scoreboard reads zero. Reframing the Paradox Failing is not losing. They are entirely different...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
ISSUE 55 3 SEPTEMBER 2025 | READ ONLINE Hello Reader, We’ve just wrapped up Season 1 of the Headline Podcast. Fourteen guests. Fourteen conversations that left me scribbling notes long after the recording stopped. Each one felt like a private masterclass in leadership, culture, and human connection. Season 4 NBC GIF by The Good Place But here’s what surprised me most: the lessons weren’t just about what our guests said. They were about what the process taught me. About how asking better...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, I’m here in Seattle, holding the very first copy of my book: Clarity in Chaos: Lead with Purpose in Disruptive Times. On September 1st, it will be released into the world. This book is the culmination of years of work. It’s full of lessons, stories, and truths I’ve learned about what it takes to lead with purpose when the ground beneath us keeps shifting. It’s for you if you want to: Find clarity when everything feels noisy. Build the courage to act, even when it's hard. Stay...
2 months ago • 1 min read
ISSUE 54 27 AUGUST 2025 | READ ONLINE Hi Reader, August is winding down. And while much of the world waits for January to signal a fresh start, leaders know better. September is the real reset. It’s when budgets tighten, strategies finalize, and momentum kicks back in. It’s the turning point that shapes what happens next. But most people coast into it. That’s the opportunity, because if you enter this season with clarity, you set the tone not just for yourself, but for everyone around you....
2 months ago • 2 min read