Whenever you’re doing something that doesn’t fit the norm, people can get confused and sometimes they say things to you that don’t make any sense. Here’s an example of a conversation I once had at a cocktail party in Hong Kong to illustrate. New person: So, you work...

I went to an event for a global non-profit that I support. I was pretty excited because the event was the culmination of a week-long programme where innovators in the nonprofit space were honing their projects and creating pitches for donors who wanted to support...

From the moment we are born, others’ expectations shape our behaviors, choices, and definitions of success.  We usually build our personal and professional lives around those expectations, and at some point, many of us start wondering if we are on the right path.  We...

In a previous article, we talked about conditioning, which is the process by which you learn what is appropriate (and expected of you by others) and what is not.  This conditioning starts basically at birth and continues through your formative years and into...