I recently announced a new CEO for my technology business and that I have moved into a board role. For me, it marks a profound shift in my professional identity. Since founding the business 15 years ago, in my early 20s, I have been known to my external world as a CEO. This is no longer the case.

I recently got new bed sheets. The morning after sleeping on them for the first time, I lay in bed, awake, curious about their impact on me.

The first thought that raced through my mind was, 'did I sleep better with these new bed sheets?'. I then started to wonder how I would be able to tell.

Would my Oura ring pick up the difference in my sleep data? Might my energy level in the morning be noticeably different? I quickly concluded that there are far too many variables related to my sleep for me to isolate the impact of bed sheets.

Tired of thinking, I observed how comfortable the sheets felt on my body. I was really enjoying the sensations on my skin of these new sheets. I had a desire to stay in bed longer, even if I was awake.

Then a frightening thought arose. What if these sheets were worse for my sleep, even though I seemed to enjoy them?

My mind is capable of imagining the ideal scenario, for practically everything. It assumes the ideal conditions and circumstances by default.

In recent weeks, I have noticed a brilliant moment most mornings as I wake up.

I grew up learning to feel confident only once there was a reason to.

This past week, I got to spend time with the most inspiring person I have ever met in my life.

For nearly a decade, I have had a New Year ritual to pick one single word as my intention for the year ahead.

My experiment was to go into a silent retreat, in my own home, by myself, for 4 days.

When I observe for a moment my daily lifestyle, an abundance mindset guides my choices, without a doubt.

To make peace with my past is not easy.