Road Tripping to Far, Deep and to the Heart
These last few weeks have been interesting for me. I have been thinking about the trip around the sun and the experience of all of it. Indeed, we do not live as a sum total of all our highs and lows. The challenges and setbacks we face can teach us valuable lessons that can be applied in the workplace, and the good times can provide us with the motivation and inspiration to excel.
The Ripple of “It is NOT Me; It is You” Narrative in Business
Let me start by saying that we have progressed in our work towards gender equality in our community. The last three years have not been easy for me, several shifts happened, but something I have not spoken about is the centrepiece of my blog today. I want to encourage leaders and teammates to be mindful at work and in business. Perhaps even encourage you to proverbially “burn your bra”.
The BIG Reboot or The Survival of Annus Horribilis?
It may be the algorithm, or it is fortuitous. But I cannot help but notice how many people could not wait for 2022 to end.
A year of losses, tragedy and also another year of triumphs. Another trip around the sun, with all the bitter and sweet that comes with it.
This year, I shall follow Rumi’s advice…
A Tribute to our Matriarch
The matriarch elephant is the bedrock of the elephant family. She is responsible for defending and looking out for each family member. She also sets the pace for the herd’s migration and leads the way, often in the most trying of situations. When she dies, she is typically succeeded by her closest female relative. In many ways, human families are similar. Although, in many cultures, we only sometimes credit our matriarchs for their pivotal role in our lives. It is also true that many of us are privileged to experience matriarchy both inside and outside our families.
We, Entrepreneurs, need the Magic of Dawn
About the silence, a kind where you can smell the season in the air. You smell rain, flowers or just crisp freshness. You hear the birds sing, and importantly, it is a time when I can focus. A time when I can get some of the small tasks that often cause stress and confusion can be knocked out of the way when I can pack the lunchboxes and watch the ginger cat stretch out on the chair next to me in the home office.
Reflections on a Moonlit Shore
I’ve been away from my house with my family for the first time in almost three years. It was magic! We rented a place on the beachfront. A rare moon was out and reflected on the ocean, making it look like this giant mirror to heaven every night.
For me, it was a time of self-discovery.
It is just like riding a bike. So get back on the horse!
I told my story in the last few months – however raw it was. I have written down many intensely personal accounts of life as an entrepreneur, wife and mother.
So, today I want to compare where I am and my life experience with riding a bike—or preparing to saddle that horse and get back on it.
The Entrepreneurial Cornicles of a Veteran
I would imagine this is what a soldier feels after a war: tired in various ways, traumatized and even maybe a little lost.
I have learned more about teamwork, people, and the signs we often miss early (“ominous”). Or write them off as something other than what they are in the last three months than in my 39 years combined.
The Silent Forks and Crossroads
Reflecting on 2020 and 2021, as I think many of us have, I have found myself at a somewhat loss for words. When asked about it, I have said that I am on a slightly weird wordless fork or crossroads in my path. Over the years and having worked with many entrepreneurs in my profession, I have seen them go through these weird wordless places, forks and crossroads. Often, they have had a lifetime of hard work and wanted a slower pace. Or after trauma in business (yes, there are traumas in business), when enough is enough, they call it a day or make drastic changes.
The First Day of School
Today was a weird day in many ways. We have been prepped and received a lot of perhaps unsolicited advice. So, on all accounts, it should have been a big day that we were going to embrace. I was bursting with pride that my firstborn was now in a prestigious big school, but some part of me also experienced an immense sense of loss. As I share my experiences, I cannot help but notice similarities. It makes me think of all the emotions we experience when starting a new business and hitting our first milestone.