“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” - Shunryū Suzuki

That teaching from Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind has been my quiet compass through decades of change, reinvention, and bold new beginnings. Every move—whether across continents or into a new chapter of my career—has asked me to let go of knowing and adopt a beginner’s mind. It’s a way of seeing the world with openness and wonder, where reflection becomes a gateway to clarity, and curiosity makes space for unexpected possibilities.

People often say I live life as a series of creative adventures.

They’re right. I believe in moving through transitions with curiosity (not fear), and in creating space to reflect along the way. Creative adventures invite us to step outside the familiar, offering fresh perspectives and opening us to possibilities we may not have imagined. I also believe in joy as a compass as we navigate the in-between, and in letting our unique story become a source of strength, clarity, and forward motion.

I’m not here at this point in my life because I had it all figured out. I’m here because I trusted the pivots and followed possibility.

Each chapter of my life has unfolded not with a grand plan, but with attunement to energy, intuition, and the creative spark that says, “try this”. My shift from a successful corporate career into life coaching began as a quiet pull toward something that felt deeply right. The moment I said yes, the universe conspired to meet me: a training financial award appeared, and with it, my turtle steps into my next chapter. That moment confirmed what I know in my bones: when we step into what lights us up, life responds.