Introducing Casual Conversations, my new series with Steve Aitken. This is our first episode: Goals - how to use them effectively and avoid them harming you.

I’ve witnessed client after client question everything in their lives. If you find yourself in this place, the Great Reassessment Guide will help.

Often times, people come into coaching expecting certain things and I have to correct their assumptions of what they will gain from a session with me.

How can we best prepare ourselves for the coming months? How can we support ourselves and those we love? How can we continue to flourish in these unpredictable and uncertain times?

Is there someone in your life that you would describe as a leader, but doesn't have a traditional leadership title? My father is such a leader.

I spent 17 years building a corporate career. If my kids choose a corporate path, here’s the advice I’ll give them.

They believe that confidence will make their experience easier, allow them to put themselves out there more and go after what they truly want.

When I decided to leave, I had no idea what I would do next. I left committed to figuring it out and offered myself the time and space to do so.

In reality, there were real and tangible costs to my perfectionism. There were costs to having my "shit" together, working my ass off and being the person that could take it all on.

There's a simple black line that I teach my clients that changes how they see themselves in relationship to their world. It's both a powerful leadership tool and a valuable life skill.

Commit to recommitting, with no judgement. Accept it as a step in the change process and you'll find that your experience of change will be much smoother.

I began to realize that when it came to leadership, it's not the quantity but rather the quality of hours you put in that matter.

Your creativity, results, integrity and ability to genuinely connect with others are being negatively impacted, not to mention your overall wellbeing and enjoyment of life.

I’ve worked with too many leaders that innocently started down this road and got caught in the struggle cycle. They falsely believe that it’s the “struggle” that gave them these things to begin with.

The Happiness Formula, an equation that distills years of research into practical and easy-to-understand guidelines for living a happier life.

Let's break it down, shall we?

When it comes to being a great leader, there are two core categories that are important to consider - external and internal competencies.

You basically need enough to know that your basic needs will be covered comfortably and beyond that, more income does not necessarily translate into more happiness.

The same is true of your heart, more messages move up from your heart to your head via the Vagus nerve, as opposed to the other way around. Why are the 3 brains important in leadership?