ISSUE 47 26 JUNE 2025 | READ ONLINE Hey Reader, Let’s be honest. There’s nothing wrong with a good checklist.(You know I love a tidy box-tick.) But this week I found myself wondering: When did we start confusing good leadership with good admin? It’s easy to run a tight ship. It’s harder (but way more powerful) to build something people believe in. And that’s not just a vibe.It’s backed by research. The difference between getting things done … and getting people engaged I came across this new...
15 days ago • 2 min read
ISSUE 46 18 JUNE 2025 | READ ONLINE Hey Reader, If we were sitting across from each other right now - maybe in a quiet café, notebooks open, talking about your next chapter - I’d probably say this: “You don’t need a new plan. You need a new relationship with your power.” I know. That sounds vague. Maybe even a little woo. But hear me out. So many of us were taught that success comes from doing more. More precision. More prep. More pushing. Especially if you're the kind of person who's known...
23 days ago • 2 min read
ISSUE 45 11 JUNE 2025 | READ ONLINE Hey Reader, Lately, I’ve been noticing something quietly unsettling in conversations with purpose-driven leaders. They’re still performing at a high level. Still showing up with excellence. Still hitting milestones and moving projects forward. But under the surface, a different story is unfolding. It’s not crisis. It’s not collapse. It’s something a bit harder to name: Burnout that hides behind performance. Not All Burnout Looks Like Collapse If you’re...
30 days ago • 2 min read
ISSUE 44 4 JUNE 2025 | READ ONLINE Hi Reader, After celebrating 10,000 followers last week, I thought I’d be riding high. Instead, I hit pause. Yesterday, I opened my laptop, and I just wanted to close it again. Not because I’m not grateful. I am. But because sometimes, after a big milestone, the quiet creeps in. And it asks: Now what? That question feels especially strange when you’re someone like me. Someone who leads a business called Purpose Pathfinders. Someone editing a book titled...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
ISSUE 43 28 MAY 2025 | READ ONLINE Hi Reader, Almost exactly one year ago, I decided to take LinkedIn seriously. Not in the 'post more memes' kind of way. But in the real way, where I shared stories, strived to be of service, and build trust in a space I’d mostly ignored. A couple of days ago, I reached 10,000 followers. Not because I cracked the algorithm. Not because I posted every day (though consistency helped). But because I shifted how I thought about influence. I Stopped Waiting for...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
ISSUE 42 21 MAY 2025 | READ ONLINE Hi Reader, I didn’t send this newsletter last week. Not because I didn’t want to. It was on the list. Half-written in my head. But I was traveling. I was tired. And honestly, I just … didn’t. For a moment, I told myself I’d blown it. That if I can’t keep a consistent rhythm, I shouldn't call myself a leader. But that voice? It’s not true. It’s a relic of perfectionism. Trying to convince me that if something isn’t on time, it simply not worthwhile. Here’s...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
ISSUE 41 7 MAY 2025 | READ ONLINE Hi Reader, We’re conditioned to think that growth feels good, that clarity arrives in clean lines, and that progress comes with a sense of ease. But that's not always true. More often than not, growth feels like discomfort. Friction. Doubt. Resistance. And yet, that’s not a sign that something is wrong. It’s often the most accurate signal that something important is happening. I’ve worked with many leaders. Some were running billion-dollar operations, others...
2 months ago • 2 min read
ISSUE 40 30 APRIL 2025 | READ ONLINE Hi Reader, You know that feeling when you meet someone operating at a different level. And suddenly, your own standards shift? That’s exactly what happened to me last week. I had the chance to keynote at a mastermind hosted by Andreza Araújo, an entrepreneur, documentarian, and purpose-driven powerhouse. And let me tell you: witnessing how she leads, creates, and builds was a reminder of what’s possible when you stop playing small. You see, the gap between...
2 months ago • 4 min read
ISSUE 39 23 APRIL 2025 | READ ONLINE Hi Reader, There’s a certain discomfort that can creep in quietly, almost imperceptibly at first. You don’t hate your job. You’re not in crisis. But somehow, your role no longer fits who you’ve become. What once felt like your dream job now feels like a holding pattern. You’ve grown as a leader. And now, your purpose is asking more of you. Somewhere, somehow, you’ve started to feel misaligned. Sort of like wearing a well-tailored jacket that suddenly feels...
3 months ago • 4 min read