I’m referring, of course, to that loud strike of midnight between one year and the next. Have you noticed how we’ve all bought into this fiction that January 1st possesses some kind of transformative magic? As if the arbitrary point where we flip the calendar suddenly grants us a burst of willpower we didn’t have...
Read MoreDigitally speaking, writing or blogging is one of the coolest and easiest ways to share thoughts and insights (often referred to as opinions) that are outside the usual. Look for fresh insights and stories each week.
New Year, Old Wisdom
Every January, they’ll sell you the same thing with a new label. New strategies. New frameworks. New ways to scale faster, optimize harder, extract more efficiently. The world treats each calendar flip like collective amnesia — as if everything we knew last year is suddenly obsolete. I fell for it for decades; I bet you...
Read MoreThe Gift of Pause
Today, December 21st, the winter solstice arrives. It’s the darkest day of the year, when our ancestors had no choice but to stop. Not because they were lazy or unambitious, but because the world itself demanded it. Short days, long nights, and the simple biological truth that human beings cannot extract indefinitely without breaking. They...
Read MoreWhen Ready Meets Opportunity
I’ve written all my life. For more than seven years, I’ve written to you every week. Not to sell, but to share. This approach baffles traditional business advisors. I see countless opportunities to monetize, optimize conversions, and deploy the usual email engagement tactics. I deliberately choose not to. Because the moment I cross that line,...
Read MoreGetting From Here to There
Have you ever noticed that getting from ‘here’ to ‘there’ is NEVER a straight line? It’s a messy, uncomfortable unravelling of everything we thought we knew. We talk about transformation as if it were a decision. It’s one bold choice (I’ll start a new business, I’ll get a divorce, I’ll get back on my feet...
Read MoreThe Rebranding of Common Sense:
How Marketing Turned Frugality into a Trend Have you noticed? The more things change, the more things stay the same. Except …. NOW they come with a catchy name and a marketing campaign. Eons ago, my husband and I had a tiny wedding. Twenty-five people. We didn’t know 200 people, our families weren’t large, and...
Read MoreThe Seven-Year Beef Crisis
The month of November is always special for me because it’s the time when hunting and fishing activities typically slow down. I know this because I scheduled my wedding around the hunting excursions of family and friends. It’s always very quiet in the third week of November. Our wedding feast was very dull and reflected...
Read MoreThe Market Never Knocked on My Door
“The market demands higher returns.” You’ve heard it. Maybe you’ve said it. My journey in the C-suite spanned 30 years, and not once did the market come knocking on my door. But you know who did? Private equity firms with term sheets. Activist investors with 2% stakes and PowerPoint decks. But never the stock...
Read MoreThe Morning After: Eight Truths From The Best Game Ever Played
It’s early Sunday morning. November 2nd. Coffee in hand. Still buzzing. Last night, the World Series ended in heartbreak for the Blue Jays. I’m not even a huge baseball fan, but I watched every pitch of that game. And this morning, I can’t stop thinking about what I saw. Not the stats. Not the plays....
Read MoreThe Bittersweet Truth About Chocolate’s Future
Are you a chocolate lover like me? When I was in my early twenties, I went on a European travel adventure with my boyfriend and decided to sample chocolate in every country we visited. Then one of my jobs involved extensive international travel, so I continued the taste testing and can proudly tell you I...
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