AI doesn’t give us wisdom; it gives us feedback on the clarity of our own vision. It reflects not just what we know, but how we know — the quality of our attention, the subtlety of our questions, the care in our creation.

In Ayurveda, seasonal shifts invite cleansing and renewal. Panchakarma is a ritual of preparing, releasing, and rejuvenating. When I do my own fall cleanse, I notice how it mirrors my inner life: the discomfort of letting go, the fog of the in-between, and the peaceful lightness that follows.

Find strength by recognizing the important part fear plays in your life, and find a way to move forward courageously anyway. You are not alone.

Envy is a very natural emotion. It’s part of what makes us human. But it doesn’t have to consume us. When we aren’t afraid to speak its name, to listen to what it’s telling us, and to practice joy for others, we create a culture where we uplift ourselves and encourage others to thrive.

Leaders are learning to pause by stepping into life with more awareness and more intentionality.

This blog offers real ways that you can be more intentional. Pick one of the habits and let it become a something that helps you think more clearly, and lead more thoughtfully.

Grief is not the end of the story.

It is a chapter. A turning point.

A sacred teacher.

It may crack us open—but it also expands our capacity for love. If we allow it to move through us, if we choose to engage with it rather than escape it, grief becomes the threshold to healing, to wholeness, to becoming more human.

Let yourself feel. Let yourself fall apart.

And know that in the breaking, something beautiful is waiting to emerge.

The Brahma Viharas remind us that we already have what we need to live with love, compassion, joy, and balance. Practicing these qualities together during the retreat was a powerful experience, reconnecting us to our innate goodness and shared humanity.

Operationalizing pause is to build intentional pauses into daily workflows, decision-making processes, and routines to promote reflection, alignment, and wise action. It means embedding structured moments of pauses into systems—whether through specific techniques, checkpoints, or habits—so that pausing becomes part of the way the individual functions, rather than an afterthought.

I left the Everest Base Camp with a sense of accomplishment, not just for reaching the destination, but for the journey of self-discovery that unfolded along the way. It was a journey that reminded me that sometimes, the most profound changes occur when we decide to reach for new heights, both within ourselves and in the world around us.

Forgiveness is a powerful act of letting go of negative emotions, resentment, and anger toward those who have wronged us. It’s about choosing to move forward without seeking revenge or punishment, and instead, focusing on acceptance, understanding, and letting go of the emotional burden caused by the wrongdoing. By doing so, we free ourselves from pain and move toward healing and peace.

With clarity, confidence, and conviction in our choices, we can find the balance we need to navigate our personal and professional lives successfully. However, balance isn't a static state - both internal and external factors can shift it in unexpected ways. Sometimes, the choices we need to make become unavailable or present new risks that require careful consideration. In this situation, we always have one choice: not to turn this event into misery. Instead, we can choose to stay calm and present in the moment, accepting what is happening without losing our sense of inner peace. This is what we call equanimity.

Compassion is an empathetic emotional response to another person’s pain or suffering that moves people to act in a way that will either ease the person’s condition or make it more bearable.

Mark Farrer-Brown and I are coaches who share a passion to help teams realize their potential. Psychological Safety is that superpower which will help your team and company win. Mark and I are collaborating with a goal to build psychologically safe organizations and thriving cultures.

While compassion and self-compassion have existed as practices for well-being, happiness, resilience, and balance for thousands of years, the last three decades have researched them well, confirming their continued value today. Compassion and self-compassion are similar in the fact that both have two components to it: kindness and action. They are different in orientation where compassion is directed at others and self-compassion is directed at oneself. Compassion for others is the feeling that rises when you see another being’s suffering, resulting in motivation and a desire to help. Self-compassion is that feeling towards the self and helping the self.