I’ve been a fan of all things nautical my entire life. Bodies of water, and the vessels for traversing them, give me a sense of unending potential for exploring and creating. The sailboat in particular captures my fascination, harnessing wind and waves, to push through open water.In early 2016, I flew to Puerto Vallarta to…
Leadership
Get Naked
I was seated on the witness stand, feeling surprisingly confident—much more so than any time since the craziness of the custody battle had begun to consume my every waking moment two years prior. I kept my posture perfectly straight so that the lines of my red, tailored blazer and skirt would send the intended message:“Don’t fuck…
Leading the Creative Team
Leaders of enterprises, great and small, are charged with numerous responsibilities that drive innovation, set the tone and tenor of the organization, foster memorable customer experiences, as well as produce bottom-line results.On the surface, it may appear that each of these responsibilities compete for attention separately; however, it turns out there is a skeleton key…
Your Pain Is a Portal
I had a very different post in mind for this week, but given the events in Parkland, Florida on Valentine’s Day, I have decided to offer a different message. I know you all know the details of what happened that day, so there is no need for me to rehash those terrifying events. What I’d…
Slow Is Smooth; Smooth Is Fast
I was rushing through a workout one morning while listening to Tim Ferriss interview Derek Sivers. As I was huffing and puffing around the track and watching the clock on my phone, Derek told a story of learning a very valuable lesson while bike riding. Derek clocked his time when he exerted himself at his…
Put Your Hand on Mine
“Miss? Miss? Are you okay, Miss?” I could hardly breathe. I stood on the edge of the ravine, deep in the Himalayas, and squinted to see the river below. 1 mile? 2 miles down? Hard to know. I was dizzy. My hands were sweating. I all of a sudden became aware that my ankles felt…
