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Six Days, a Hundred Miles, and a Few Lessons 

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In 2012, I had walked 800 km on the Camino de Santiago in Spain … a life‑changing experience. Thirteen years later, I felt the pull to walk again. Not as far this time, but still far enough to step out of my daily life and into something bigger.

I chose the South Downs Way, a 100‑mile trail through gently rolling hills from Winchester to Eastbourne in South England. The map made it look manageable, and I thought, I should be able to pull this off. It turned out the map didn’t show the most important parts … the lessons :-).

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From Achievement to Self-Worth

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Paul (name changed) is one of my most successful coaching clients. He built his career from a difficult start and now holds a senior leadership role in a competitive consulting environment. He is responsible for hundreds of millions in budget and a large team. His success came from building strong relationships, delegating wisely, and having a sharp instinct for which projects to focus on. [Read more…] about From Achievement to Self-Worth

What if the real win was letting go?

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Phtoto: Helena Lindnord – AleSocci-GreenPixel_Ecomotion_2013-0353, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=140698198

Mikael Lindnord was an adventure racer by heart. Since 1997, he had thrown himself into one of the world’s most punishing endurance sports — a mix of mountain biking, trail running, kayaking, climbing, swimming, and sometimes crawling through jungle mud. The winner is the team which makes the distance of 600 – 800km in the fastest time. Top teams usually take between 4.5 – 6.5 days and sleep in the range of only 6 hours across the whole race. It’s brutal. It’s tough. It’s beautiful. [Read more…] about What if the real win was letting go?

The Science Behind The 4am Panic And How to Outsmart It

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It was just after I sent my last newsletter about the book Don’t Believe Everything You Think that I received a beautiful reply from my good friend Mattias Hulting.

Mattias and I met while working together on a tough and highly complex ERP and HR project designed to integrate the former Wella business into P&G across Asia. It was one of those projects full of highs and lows, and I came to admire Mattias’ ability to keep things light while still being deeply thoughtful and sharp.

The note he sent, which shares a very interesting perspective on overthinking during the early morning hours, was so insightful I wanted to share it with you here unedited:

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