Blog – Reimagine. Strategy.

October 19, 2026October 21, 2026

What’s Stuck

When you put something out into the world (such as a book or a blog or a retreat…), it’s hard to predict which bits will stick — with you or those who participate.

I’m about a month out from the “Reimagine your Story” retreat Lisa Gerber and I hosted in Provence. For me, it was a very memorable week, with lots of takeaways and precious moments. But there are a few elements that are popping into my mind more often than others so far, and I thought you might enjoy them.

October 12, 2026October 9, 2026

Piano Recitals

Have you ever been good at something, but struggled to perform it under pressure?

I took piano lessons growing up, and can play decently, but found recitals excruciating because my hands shake when I’m nervous. I can speak or sing under those circumstances, but playing the piano is rough. If someone judged my piano-playing ability only on recital day, they’d definitely slot me as a beginner.

October 5, 2026

The New Kid

When was the last time you were the new person in the room?

New job? New school? New club?

For many of us, as we get established in our career and networks, it doesn’t happen nearly as often as it used to.

I was one of the new people last week at an event in Croatia called Synergy – The Retreat Show. It was a good reminder of what it feels like to be new. Here’s what I left with.

September 28, 2026September 28, 2026

100 Specific Wants

“I want to dance more.”

One of the activities we enjoyed during the “Reimagine your Story” retreat I ran in southern France last week was to write down 100 things you want.

September 21, 2026September 21, 2026

Change of Scenery

I recently wrote about the importance of choosing your peers wisely. It’s not just true for teenagers! For those interested in more on this, I enjoyed this conversation between Molly Graham and Bill Gurley on the podcast WorkLife (we read Bill’s book Runnin’ Down a Dream in book club last spring)

Another way Angela Duckworth recommends changing your situation to affect your thinking and actions is to adjust your physical environment. It can happen in minor ways (e.g. tidy up your office and put your phone farther out of reach), but sometimes a major change of setting is worth putting on the table. Getting into a whole new environment has a way of unlocking fresh thinking that we can rarely access from our desk.