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Maps & Milestones

Welcome to Maps and Milestones, where we navigate the twists and turns of career growth, leadership, and personal transformation. Join me as we explore actionable insights, inspiring stories, and bold steps to help you map out your next big move.

The Leadership Liminal Space: Thriving Between What Was and What Will Be

There's a space between who you were and who you're becoming. Anthropologists call this "liminal space," the threshold between identities where transformation occurs. In leadership journeys, these liminal periods are both profoundly challenging and incredibly fertile.

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Resilience in Leadership: The Power of Bouncing Back

Leadership isn’t about avoiding challenges—it’s about how you recover from them. Setbacks, failures, and unexpected obstacles are inevitable, but the leaders who rise above them don’t do so by chance. They develop resilience—the ability to navigate adversity, adapt to change, and turn setbacks into stepping stones for growth.

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How to Build a Leadership Ecosystem: The People, Habits, and Spaces That Support Your Growth

Leadership isn’t just about personal growth—it’s about the environment you create around you. Just as businesses thrive through strategic partnerships and well-designed ecosystems, great leaders don’t operate in isolation. They rely on networks of trust, habits that sustain growth, and spaces that foster innovation.

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Lead Like a Traveler: What Exploring the World Teaches Us About Leadership

Some of the most valuable leadership lessons don’t come from boardrooms, strategy meetings, or leadership books—they come from the moments we least expect. Travel has a way of pushing us beyond our carefully laid plans, forcing us to adapt, embrace the unknown, and see the world through a different lens.

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The Art of the Reframe: How Shifting Your Perspective Changes Everything

We’ve all had moments when a challenge feels insurmountable—a career setback, a difficult conversation, an unexpected detour. It’s easy to feel stuck, believing circumstances are working against us. But the most effective leaders know that perspective is everything. The way we frame a situation determines how we navigate it.

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