So, you’ve failed. Not just a small mistake or a harmless slip up – a big, bad, epic, humiliating screw up! I’ve experienced plenty of failures in my life. From falling two points short of passing my 12th grade piano exam, to being fired not once, but twice in...
In my mid 30s, just as things were starting to flow well in my career, I made the decision to reeeeally get out of my comfort zone and take on a monster challenge. I left my beloved but comfortable role as a General Manager at Nike to relocate my young family to...
In the Spring of 2009, I had just returned to work after giving birth to my third child, when I received an excited request from the PR team to participate in a photoshoot for a media article about the turnaround of Gatorade. Those were still the glorious days when it...
Credit: Getty Images / Cédric Thibaut / EyeEm This is a story about disaster, panic and humiliation. No, really. It starts where most stories of advice-for-the-aspiring end, with a big success, but then it works its way up to, or should I say down to, an epic f*ckup...
So…. how many resolutions did you make around New Years? More than last year? More than ever? Asking that, I’m reminded of when I attended a conference, years ago, with a colleague who was all about collecting new LinkedIn connections. At the end of the...
How to win at this brilliant thing called life. We’re in the midst of graduation season — that wonderful time of year when I hear excerpts from inspiring commencement speeches; when I reflect back and remember myself with flawlessly wrinkle-free skin (but grossly...
