Stop Chasing Happiness and Start Finding Peace Hello Reader, I'm just back from a weekend away. Properly away. Phone mostly used as a camera, emails ignored, notifications silenced. Just focused on being present with good people in a beautiful place. Was much needed. There's something about stepping back from the constant digital pull that makes you realize how much noise we live with daily. Not just the online kind, but the constant internal chatter about what needs to happen next, what went...
11 days ago • 6 min read
Work, Rest and New Content Hello Reader, It's been a whirlwind lately. Between client deadlines, travel, and trying to launch new projects, I've found myself in that familiar territory of always being "on." This weekend, as I sat down to write this newsletter, I kept circling around what was most on my mind: the constant tug-of-war between pushing hard to make progress and creating genuine space for rest. I've been intentional about getting important work done – finishing projects, sending...
18 days ago • 6 min read
EQ, Vlogs and Newsletters Morning Reader Welcome to Monday! I'm sending this on Monday morning instead of my usual Sunday slot. I was all set to hit send yesterday, but since it was Mother's Day... priorities, right? Sometimes the algorithm takes a backseat to what actually matters. As it should! This week's new blog posts explores some fascinating territory - from Arctic expedition prep (yes, I'm still dragging tires around the neighborhood) to the thorny question of confidence versus...
24 days ago • 8 min read
Landscapes, Insights, and What's Next Hi Reader, These past three weeks I guided a private photo expedition through the American Southwest. My client and I explored some incredible landscapes - from the vast expanses of the Grand Canyon to the striking blue waters of Lake Powell and the distinctive red rock formations of Sedona. Photography in these locations becomes about more than just capturing moments. It's about observing how light transforms these landscapes and finding the stories...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
A Slightly Different Newsletter Time means nothing right now. My body exists somewhere between Johannesburg and Las Vegas, stretched across time zones and stuffed into too many airplane seats. Sixteen hours to Newark. Three hours in a Starbucks and on my laptop in the terminal, ignoring the fluorescent buzz overhead. Another six hours west to Las Vegas. I don't know what day it is. My watch says Sunday. My body says "screw you for moving me across the planet again." But underneath the jet lag...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
When Things Don't Exist (Until They Destroy You) Hi Reader, and welcome to Sunday. Just because you don't believe in gravity doesn't mean it won't fucking kill you when you step off a cliff. This morning, I woke up feeling like shit. Low. Not physically. Mentally. That heavy cloud that sits on your chest. The one that makes getting out of bed feel like crawling through mud. Maybe you know it. Maybe you pretend you don't. And right there, in that space between recognizing the feeling and...
2 months ago • 10 min read
What Are You Actually Avoiding? Hi Reader, When was the last time you turned your focus inward towards both your body and mind? This week I focused on healthspan and lifespan. I did a full panel of blood tests - all necessary markers - then a deep dive with a doctor to reassess and recalibrate my lifestyle, focus, supplements and the way forward. Why? Because mental health is downstream from physical health and I choose to focus on and control what I can. And on a side note, it's quite scary...
2 months ago • 6 min read
The Necessary Fall: Why We All Need Both Peaks and Valleys Hi Reader, I'm still sorting through the experience, memories, images and lessons that returned with me from the Arctic - not all the pieces fit back where they were, and I'm not sure they're supposed to. This week I'm breaking down one critical piece of what I learned, with much more to follow in the coming weeks as I make sense of what happened out there in the white nothing. So let me kick this one off with a question... how many...
2 months ago • 8 min read
Thoughts on Expeditions and Change from Longyearbyen Let's get real for a moment. The voices don't shut up until you force them to. They live in that dark space between what you claim to want and what you're actually willing to bleed for. That gap is where most people build their entire lives. We watch our own existence drain away while clinging to the comfort of "someday" and "when things settle down." We say we want change but your knuckles turn white gripping the familiar. Meanwhile, we're...
3 months ago • 7 min read