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We talk a lot about wealth in terms of money. But as I turn 46 this month, the wealth I find myself most grateful for goes far beyond any number in a bank account. It has everything to do with how I feel when I wake up. How present I am in my own life. How much energy I have to give to the work, the people, and the purpose that matter most to me. Over the years — through burnout, a gallbladder surgery, a career reinvention and a lot of inner work — I've come to believe that t

I never expected my inner work to have made me a better CFO. But that’s exactly what happened. For most of my corporate career, I operated in the way most high-achieving profession als do — on competence, performance and results. I was good at my job. I hit the KPIs. I led my teams. I delivered. But if I’m honest, there was a version of me in those boardrooms that was performing . Not lying — but not fully present either. Showing up as the version of myself I thought was exp

I recently met up with my mentee from The Purposeful Circle. It was our first proper one-on-one. But quickly, we started noticing the threads we had in common. Not the surface things — not job titles or credentials or shared acquaintances. Deeper than that. Both of us had lost a parent. Both of us had let that loss quietly shape the decisions we made — the careers we chose, the risks we took or didn't take, the lives we built around a grief we never fully named. And both of

I didn't choose accountancy because I loved numbers.   I chose it because I was 18; my mother had just passed away; my father had been retrenched; I needed a degree that would guarantee me a job. That was my first major life decision — made not from passion, but from fear. And for the next twenty years, I kept making decisions the same way.   I built a successful career in finance and private equity. I became a VP at 35. I had the income, the title, the family. From the outsi

By the end of February, I was done. Completely burnt out. Between my CFO role, building The Mind Studio and my Usana business, managing family life, and organizing our charity fundraiser, I was juggling too many balls - and dropping many of them. Here’s the thing: I had a team . But we had no real processes. Everything was fluid. No fixed regimes. No clear deadlines. Just… figuring it out as we went. And it’s because I love spontaneity. But it doesn’t work as an operating sys

The past two weeks have been hard. The news, the uncertainty, what's happening in the world - it's a lot. I feel disappointed and anxious. And I know I'm not the only one feeling this way. If you're feeling all the strong, disturbing emotions too, I get it. Just know that you’re NOT overreacting. It's normal to feel unsettled when things feel out of control. Here's what I keep reminding myself (and perhaps may help you too): We can't control what happens at the big, macro le

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