In my years of leading teams and navigating the fast-paced world of business, one lesson has become clear: the ability to reset emotionally between meetings is not just a luxury - it’s a necessity. Like many professionals, I often found myself carrying the emotional weight of the conversations, … [Read more...]
The Inevitable Rise of Mark Carney: Why the 2025 Election Was Never just Poilievre’s to Win
Everyone around me had already called the election for Poilievre. They saw a struggling Liberal Party, an unpopular prime minister, and a Conservative leader who had mastered the art of political combat. The narrative was locked in: this was a change election, and Trudeau’s Liberals were … [Read more...]
The Rooms We Change, And The Ones That Change Us
The rooms we enter shape us, but the true measure of influence lies in how we shape the rooms we enter. Some rooms take the energy right out of you. You walk in, and it’s as if all the air has been drained - people are disengaged, conversations are surface-level, and nothing truly moves forward. … [Read more...]
The First Sentence Is a Promise: Earning the Reader’s Trust, One Word at a Time
Every time I sit down to write, I remind myself of a simple truth: the first sentence is a promise. It’s not just an introduction - it’s a commitment to the reader, an invitation to stay, and, most importantly, a signal that what follows will matter. Over the years, I’ve come to see writing not … [Read more...]
The Illusion of Grandeur: Why Facing Ourselves is the Boldest Move We Can Make
There’s a story we all tell ourselves. I’ve told it too - many times. It’s the story of being bigger, better, and braver than we actually are. It doesn’t always happen consciously. It sneaks up on us as we step into roles, project confidence, and convince ourselves that we’ve arrived, even when we … [Read more...]
Bridging the Gap: The Art of Strategic Connection
Every so often, I come across people who, in the simplest ways, change everything for me. It’s not because they have the answers to all the questions I’ve been asking, but because they understand the gaps that I couldn’t even see. And then they have a name, or two, to suggest for who can help me … [Read more...]
A Neighbor’s Shadow: Reflecting on Canada’s Contradictory Relationship with the United States
Canada’s relationship with the United States is one of profound interdependence. The shadow of the United States looms large over Canada, shaping our identity in ways we’re too proud, or too reluctant, to fully admit. Recent events have reignited debates around our complex yet deeply … [Read more...]
The Smallness of Our Days and the Immensity of Our Lives
There are moments in life that force you to pause, moments that pierce through the comfortable hum of ambition, routine, and distraction, confronting you with the startling fragility and quiet eternity of existence. Today was one of those moments. I stood beside a friend, who is like an elder … [Read more...]
“Not the United States” Is Not Enough: Why Canada Must Define Its Own Identity
When I first landed in Canada in the early 2000s, I was struck by a peculiar quirk in how Canadians explained themselves. Two adages seemed to dominate conversations about identity: “Canada is everything the United States isn’t” and “We are better than the United States.” Neither resonated with me. … [Read more...]
The Power of Choice: Understanding the Subtle Difference Between “I Can’t” and “I Won’t”
Of late, I’ve been hearing a lot - and in most cases, for reasons well understood - about the collective discomfort that seems to linger in the air: a brooding sense of “things not being right,” a shared perception that the world is drifting, if not in a negative, then in a decidedly wrong … [Read more...]