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There are days when writing in a beautiful notebook feels like one more task I cannot quite manage. The page sits open, the pen is ready, and somehow the…

There is a particular awkwardness in seeking guidance after you have built a respected career. You may have managed teams, raised a family, launched a…

Publishing my first book looked like one enormous milestone from the outside. There was a launch date, a finished cover, a stack of printed copies and the…

A difficult audience question can change the energy in a room within seconds. It may be blunt, personal, politically charged, unexpectedly emotional or simply…

Before I walk onto a stage, enter a television studio or take my seat for a corporate conversation, I pause and ask myself three simple words: “How am I?” It…

A home office can influence how you feel before you say a word. The position of your desk, the quality of the light and the amount of visual clutter behind you…

A decade of interviewing people has changed the way I understand communication. I began with the familiar task of preparing questions, researching a guest and…

Useful content should leave people feeling clearer, steadier and better equipped to take their next step. Yet creating that kind of work can become exhausting…

There are mornings when confidence arrives fully formed, and there are mornings when it needs a little help finding the door. A familiar song can provide that…

A last-minute cancellation can unsettle even an experienced speaker. You may have prepared a keynote, cleared your diary, arranged travel and invested…