The heart is like the brain's gatekeeper, when it is shut, no amount of reasoning or logic will be allowed in

Three conversations this week reminded me of one of the hardest lessons in leadership, parenting and life: trusting the process isn’t passive. It’s active courage. It’s the choice to hold the space instead of rushing to fill it, even when every instinct says “jump in and fix it.”

Strength isn't about how much we can bench or squat, it's about how willing we are to sacrifice our desires for a power greater than ourselves

Racism. Integrity. Being the “only one.”
It’s been a week full of emotion and reflection, both nationally and locally. This one’s personal. But also universal. If you've ever felt outnumbered, overlooked or tempted to just go with the flow… this one’s for you.

Many, if not most, of life's interpersonal challenges can be resolved by conversation between open sincere hearts

We all say we value integrity. But what happens when it costs you something?

A short story from a football match, a post-game comment that stung more than expected and a reflection on leadership and showing up whole.

Knowing a good thing and not acting on it is worse than not knowing about it at all

How do we keep showing up for our work, our clients, our dreams when the world feels so heavy? In this week’s reflection, I share some thoughts on balancing despair with direction and why I believe in staying anchored in intention even when outcomes are out of our control.

What you say and what others hear you say are often very different things

What fuels your leadership voice? This week reminded me that purpose, not popularity, audience size or even preparation, is what determines our energy.

"People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care"

The truth doesn’t always win. But repetition does. In leadership, life and society, what we repeat becomes what we believe. Psychologists refer to this as the illusory truth effect and it plays out in politics and in personal growth.

It's very hard to describe what makes someone come across as real or genuine but you can certainly feel it

We pause for financial year-end to reconcile budgets and forecast what's next. But when do we pause to audit our values? Our legacy? Our voice?

Second chances don’t come around every day, so when they do, it's important to take full advantage of them

There are three pet peeves of mine that hit hard. And no, these aren’t the kind of annoyances you can fix with a quick font change or running them through a PDF editor. They’re behaviours and attitudes I’ve come to see — in myself and others — that quietly erode growth, potential and trust.

Contentment comes from accepting your fallibility, your status as creation and your ultimate end

Leaders are human first. Leaders cannot afford to be prisoners of their past — or captives of someone else’s story. If we live trapped in either perpetual guilt or perpetual victimhood, we are not free. And we lead from fear, not clarity.

Our intended purpose is pre-determined, how we go about fulfilling it, is up to us

So here we are, in Men’s Health Week.

We’re told to look after our bodies — and rightly so.
But what about our hearts?
Not just the muscle that pumps blood — but the quiet, invisible core that keeps us grounded, feeling, leading like humans, not machines.

Maybe this is the health check we’re missing most.