Three Things Leaders Can Learn From Jazz Musicians
I grew up playing piano, clarinet, saxophone and singing in choirs. After high school, I dropped everything to concentrate on school and later, to focus on building my career. A few years ago, I started singing again and not long after, my teacher...
Four Things I Wish I Knew When I Started My Career
Today marks my two-year anniversary of leaving the corporate world to start my business as a Leadership Coach and Facilitator. I often get asked if I have any regrets about my decision and the answer is still (thankfully) no. I appreciated and learned a...
3 Life Lessons From A Marathon I Didn’t Run
Last summer I stayed in Hamburg with my friend Paul who was training to run the Munich marathon for the first time. Every other morning, he would leave the apartment before I was awake to go for a run. He would come back tired and invigorated at the same...
What tomatoes, ice wine and love have in common
I twisted the lid of the jar again, this time with a little more force. It didn’t budge. I tried tapping it on the edge of the counter. Nothing. I ran it under hot water, hoping this would do the trick. Still nothing. Frustration started to creep in. I had just spent...
The Part Of My Story You Probably Don’t Know…
I’m standing there in a bright yellow tank, fuchsia pink leggings with neon green leg warmers and obnoxious hoop earrings dangling from my ears. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go blasts over the speakers, and through the fog of the smoke machine, I see my...
How Simon Sinek Made Me Question My Presence
"You don’t decide when you are present. You’re present when someone else says you are…" I’m sorry, what? My hand paused mid-air above my notebook and my eyes scanned the semi-dark theatre. Surely I wasn't the only one with raised eyebrows? What do you mean...
6 Things I’ve Realized Since Leaving My Cushy Job
Sonal, weren't you afraid to leave without a job to go to? Isn't it lonely to work on your own? Do you miss corporate life? I often get asked about what life is like since I left my job last summer to start my own business as a Professional Coach and Facilitator. I...