This week has been one of opposites. The kind that has you on an emotional rollercoaster ride.   On Monday, it was my late partner’s birthday. He passed away several years ago, and for a long time, that date was one of my hardest. Each year, I’d be in my feelings for weeks in the run-up to the day. I'd wake up with a heaviness in my chest - anxiety, sadness, and disbelief that he wasn’t here. I’d brace for the day, trying to get through it quietly and with as much grace and c

Two years ago, I closed the laptop on my last project at Accenture. I walked away from the adrenaline of high-stakes delivery, a packed...

Coaching others taught me a lot - mostly that personal growth doesn’t care about your five-year plan. Over the years, mentoring future...