#37–When has your fear become pain in your body?Have you ever felt a fear so intense that you became physically ill?Shortly after incorporating my business in Spain, I was referred to the Head of HR & Talent Development at the largest Spanish ins...

#36–"Did you feel safe growing up?"Barbara Huson asked me this generous question on a group call recently.Well, only if and when I provided my own safety, I replied. Whenever things were out of my control, I never knew what to expect.Would my father...

#35–Permission to feelA couple of weeks ago, listening to this flamenco song by Camarón de la Isla, I was surprised to feel a wave of strong emotion. Despite being on a bus full of locals and tourists, I started to sob (noticeably).I wasn't embarrass...

#34–What the Ghost of Misplaced Shame wants you to believeYesterday I was approached by a recruiter: did I want to interview for a corporate trainer role at a maritime logistics company?Sure, I said. It seemed to loosely fall in my wheelhouse. Today,...

#33–When self-discipline becomes internal dictatorshipI used to say that I'd acquired discipline through the ballet classes I took from 5 to 14, because my parents were more on the laissez-faire side.But what I acquired was the habit of self-punishme...

#32–Is the Ghost of Giving Our Time Away keeping you small?Helping others feels good, I know. But when is helping others a way to stay safe in my smallness?Back in high school, I was really "preoccupied" with my friend Cristina. Her relationship with...

#31–What makes desperation such a cozy place?I know I won't solve anything by feeling desperate.I also know I'll hurt my chances of success by feeling desperate–no one will hire or buy from a desperate person.But desperation acts on my mind like the...

#30–What makes the party-pooper in my head so appealing?In the early morning, at the gym, I'm full of ideas. I'm going to contact this person, and I'll create a list, and I'll write a post, and I'll do this, and I'll do that...But then, at some point...

#29–Is decisiveness an antidote against money ghosts?I could be totally making this up, based on some anecdotal observations of how people buy coffee machines (which isn't a "major" purchase like a house or a car, nor is it a need, like a fridge or a...

#28–Is your effort paying off?What would you think of a system that uses 1,000 times more resources than the results it produces?That it's inefficient, wasteful, and unsustainable. Well, that's how a lot of (wishful) entrepreneurs view working in the...