Your brain receives 11 million bits of information every second but processes only 50. Discover how this massive editing process shapes your reality, and how to step into the Director's chair to ensure you aren't leaving your best opportunities on the cutting room floor. (This article expands on the second step of the STARS goal-setting framework.)

What if instead of asking what you want your life to look like, you started with what you want it to feel like? Explore the psychology of drive and learn how to replace the finite resource of "willpower" with internal alignment. (This article expands on the first step of STARS goal-setting framework.)

Ambition often locks us into a "When/Then" equation, making us wait until the finish line to feel the way we want to feel. This all-or-nothing approach not only creates burnout risk, but often deters us from setting goals in the first place. The STARS framework offers a new architecture for goal-setting, helping you shift from "hunting" for satisfaction to creating it. 

Effective, people-centered leadership requires mastering two non-negotiable components: 1) attunement & awareness, and 2) intentional communication. This framework distills years of pattern recognition from my work with leaders navigating complexity into a practical way to sustain clarity, coherence, and forward motion through change.

Progress rarely happens in a straight line—it’s built through motion, feedback, and continual adjustment. What might shift if you stopped waiting to feel “ready” and trusted your ability to course-correct as you go?

Transformation requires intentionality, which starts with simply paying closer attention. How might bringing deliberate awareness to your patterns allow you to stop playing the same old song, build powerful new habits, and author a stronger next move?

We often shrink or expand depending on the role we think we're in, but the way you show up is more flexible than you think. Learn how to break out of rigid identity by borrowing confidence from your successful past and deliberately authoring your role in any situation.