This week I celebrate the anniversary of The New School for Inspired Work. I birthed this particular expression of my work just over 16 years ago. Back then, the idea of a “new paradigm” of work was so unheard of that when I spoke of it outside my inner circle, I mostly received looks of pity from others. They worried for my sanity. Inwardly, I worried for theirs. I could see what was coming. I’ve...

The old paradigm of work is at death’s door, breathing its last gasps. The days of toiling away at less-than-desirable tasks all the while sacrificing our precious resources, such as our energy and time, for the sake of “earning a living” are over. Instead, it is the dawning of a new era in work – an era where inspiration, creativity, and abundance reign supreme.

A “job” vs “work”

The word “job”...

Stagnation is my personal kryptonite. If you have ever been witness to me getting stuck, whether it’s in the outer world standing on a mountain ledge or if it’s within my own inner being trapped in a cycle of old patterns, you will also likely have seen me have a tragic meltdown. Everything in how I show up as a human is related to making forward movement. So when I get stuck, I’m blocking the nat...

Because I have lived in a northern temperate rainforest my entire adult life, I am used to the air being heavy with damp and cold, especially in the winter months. These days, however, I am noticing something different clouding the atmosphere – a sense of despair. Throughout much of the public discourse there seeps a subtle, yet pervasive, anxiety about our future. There are even whispers of the “...

Throughout the pandemic, this era of work has been dubbed as the “Great Resignation”. Millions of people around the world are leaving their jobs saying they will no longer tolerate doing work that is not meaningful to them. They will no longer exchange their life for a pittance of income. They will no longer serve something that is not aligned with who they truly are. And there are millions more r...