How to Live

Most people stay stuck because they’re waiting for clarity. Big mistake. When you’re 15–20 years into your career, the destination will never be what you imagined anyway. What’s really keeping you stuck isn’t a lack of direction. It’s fear. Fear disguised as “being strategic.” Fear disguised as “wai...

You’re running faster. You’re winning. But are you running in the right direction? The success script teaches us to outrun others. Outrun, Outwit, Outlast. But it rarely asks: Is this the race you want to win? Bhavna Toor followed that script. She rose fast in New York finance. But eventually, she r...

Your annual health checkup is a good start. But it’s not enough. You’re in your 40s. Your doctor says you're fine. Your weight looks fine. But your energy is low. Your sleep is off. Something just feels… off. Amanda Lim sees this every day. She’s a Harvard-certified coach and co-founder of Singapore...

Founders (and leaders) are addicted to solving problems. It’s their crack cocaine. That’s what startup scaling coach Rob Bier, author of Smooth Scaling and coach to 40+ startups including six unicorns, told me. And the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. Fixing things feels good. It pro...

Most career transitions are treated like cliff jumps. You quit the job. Burn the bridges. Bet everything on your dream. Shiv Choudhury chose a different path. When he left BCG to build a billion-dollar business, he didn’t go all in. First, he faked an app. It didn’t even work. But it taught him one ...

Which of These 6 Success Traps Is Holding You Back? After my article on The Success Trap in Esquire resonated with so many, I’ve gone deeper in my latest How to Live podcast. Working with thousands of senior leaders at Google, Unilever, and HSBC, I’ve identified 6 fear-based identities that block ev...