The Unlikely Artist

When we believe our identity can be described as a collection of our current roles, we blind ourselves to what’s possible. We’re like a racehorse wearing blinkers who can only see the path straight in front of us. We’re missing the rest. In this episode, I teach you how to overcome this narrow way of thinking by defining yourself in a totally different way. I end the episode with a series of quest...

In this episode, I tell a story about how I overcame my fear of pubic speaking and the important lessons I learned about just being myself. We spend too much time catering to the “they” we’re so convinced are out there waiting to judge us. This keeps us from showing up as our best selves and reaching our highest potential. At the end of this episode, I share some questions to help you think a bit...

My objective in this episode is to inspire you to “Marie Kondo” your mind. For those of you who don’t know her, Marie Kondo is a Japanese consultant who has a Netflix show about helping hoarders declutter their homes. She asks them to ask themselves if each item in their house brings a “spark of joy”. If it does, they keep it. If not, they throw it out or give it away. And voila! More joy in their...

In this episode, I flip on its head the idea that paying attention to your deepest wants is selfish. Both women and men are socialized to deny themselves the things they most want. We spend our time doing all the things we believe we “should” do. We try to appease our parents, bosses, spouses, friends, mentors, teachers, priests and gurus, and we’re left feeling frustrated, resentful and unfulfill...

In this inaugural episode, I share my own unlikely journey from an international tax lawyer to artist and coach. Why unlikely? Because I’d given up on art when I was 11. Because I’d labelled myself as “uncreative” for decades. Because my tax law practice was thriving, and it seemed so odd to leave my high-profile job to do something I had no evidence to believe I’d be good at. Because until 4 year...