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Tracy at Vietnam Book Street, Saigon - September 2025 I had the great pleasure of catching up with some dear friends on the West Coast recently. We don’t get to speak often, but when we do, it always feels like taking a long drink of water after not realising how thirsty you’ve been. They asked how things were going in Vietnam, and when I said, “It’s been over five months now,” they looked genuinely stunned. Time does that. When you’re in the thick of daily life, it’s easy to

Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash Most of us think confidence is something we either have or don’t. But in reality, it’s a muscle — one...

Photo by Matt Botsford on Unsplash "I see you have a podcast! I've been thinking of starting one myself — do you have any tips?" Three...

Photo by Markus Spiske  on Unsplash A former client had just gotten a promotion and it was the first time they would be leading a...

Photo by Nadir sYzYgY  on Unsplash I recently wrapped up another cycle of the Kerning the Gap  mentoring program, where I’d been...

Photo by Marc-Olivier Jodoin  on Unsplash I’d been working with a female founder for a few months. At the beginning of our sessions, we’d...

Photo by Burst on Unsplash If you work in a technical field, you've probably faced the question at some point: should you move into...

Photo by Joshua Hibbert on Unsplash A recent restructuring left me questioning my place. The uncertainty made me wonder if I should...

Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash “Do you have kids?” “No.” “Well… I’d still like your opinion on this… Is it possible to have a...

Photo by Bram Naus on Unsplash Over the past few months, I’ve had mentoring conversations with professionals navigating career...

It was a hot, sunny day in Shenzhen, 2020. I’d gone to a pool with my friend Laura, who was reading Designing Your Life  by Dave Evans...

It's almost 3 years since I lost my job.    As cliched as it sounds, it's honestly been the best thing to ever happen to me but it has...

I'm so bloody stubborn sometimes. I'm naturally very driven and I've had a lifetime of trying to prove to others, and myself, that I'm...

Let me know if this sounds familiar. You go to school and you do well in certain subjects, therefore you elect to study this further at...

Many of us are looking for a leader with a powerful vision to make the world a little bit better. We want a bit of hope and not everyone...

When I was thinking about starting my own business, through coaching I realised I was facing a limiting belief; that it is not possible...

I didn’t realise what kind of trouble I was in until I had to buy new clothes. My weight naturally fluctuates throughout the year, but I...