Writer & Coach helping change leaders develop the (W)RIGHT path to effectively and successfully bring their ideas to life.

Latest Articles

Mar
16
From Attack to Empathy: Practicing Humility and Impartial Witnessing on Social Media

From Attack to Empathy: Practicing Humility and Impartial Witnessing on Social Media

All social transformation starts with personal transformation.
2 min read
Mar
09
Polarization Creates a Dangerous Illusion that Disconnects Us from Our Shared Humanity

Polarization Creates a Dangerous Illusion that Disconnects Us from Our Shared Humanity

Both online and in the real world, there is too much emphasis on the need to be right and belong
2 min read
Mar
02
What Is Gender Ideology? The False Belief That There Are Only 2 Genders.

What Is Gender Ideology? The False Belief That There Are Only 2 Genders.

This is what ideological dogmatism looks like; everything is the same, can only happen in one way, and is vigorously policed.
2 min read
Mar
02
To Understand the Concept of ‘Good,’ We Must Accept the Mutually Arising Polarity of ‘Bad’.

To Understand the Concept of ‘Good,’ We Must Accept the Mutually Arising Polarity of ‘Bad’.

Conscientious humane action requires that we navigate the space in-between what is ‘good and bad’ to minimize harm caused to others by remaining too long at unnatural extremes.
2 min read
Feb
27
What Does It Mean to Be a Virtuous Person and How Is that Different From a Person of Good Character?

What Does It Mean to Be a Virtuous Person and How Is that Different From a Person of Good Character?

We live in a social media age where morality and ethics are demonstrated as virtue-signalling memes or thumbs-up emoticons — often
2 min read
Feb
24
What Is the Distinction Between Values and Virtues? One Leads to Deliberate and Thoughtful Action

What Is the Distinction Between Values and Virtues? One Leads to Deliberate and Thoughtful Action

Practicing the virtues expressed in the Tao Te Ching is not for appearances, recognition, or validation. These are actions that
2 min read
Feb
20
There Is a Space Between the Binary Labels of Male and Female that Connects Us All as Human Beings

There Is a Space Between the Binary Labels of Male and Female that Connects Us All as Human Beings

We are all worthy of dignity and freedom of self-expression. In 2005, I bought my first translation of the Tao
2 min read
Feb
17
Why Leadership Should Not Be a Measure of the Individual Leader’s Character

Why Leadership Should Not Be a Measure of the Individual Leader’s Character

Leadership needs to empower others to act with integrity. It might be a cliché, but “To err is human” is
2 min read
Feb
13
What Is Most Important in Your Life: What You Own or How You Feel?

What Is Most Important in Your Life: What You Own or How You Feel?

Last August, my partner, Christiaan, moved to Montreal from Toronto to start a new job. I helped him move and
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Feb
10
How to Be True to Who You Are: The Thin Line Between Niceness and Fairness

How to Be True to Who You Are: The Thin Line Between Niceness and Fairness

The challenging intersection of social etiquette and equity in professional relationships.
3 min read