by magali | Nov 5, 2021 | Articles
Without knowing it, my quest for purpose started one sunny afternoon in the back garden of a small house in Aix-en-Provence in southern France. It was spring, and I was 20 years old. I had finished military service and then spent an exciting and fun winter skiing in...
by magali | Oct 25, 2021 | Articles
Chapter 1. Love. My brother was swimming when I was 5, and my father was taking me to the swimming pool, too. From time to time he was taking me to the small kids’ pool, and I was showing to him how well I could swim. I noticed how adults swam, waving their hands as...
by magali | Oct 10, 2021 | Articles
There is a flower that means a lot to me. The sunflower. Read its name. Sunflower. A flower to the sun. “Tournesol” is the French name for sunflower and it literally means “turning to the sun”. In reality, sunflowers are always turning their heads to where the sun...
by magali | Sep 29, 2021 | Articles
When I was in my early 30s–– a lawyer living in Los Angeles––my professional life took an abrupt turn. I had great communities of friends, was making a good living, and had a clear career path and a successful financial future laid out ahead of me. But I wasn’t happy....
by magali | Sep 2, 2021 | Articles
In 2011, I was recommended a three-day leadership programme, the Self Managing Leadership, run by Oxford Leadership. I was very reluctant. Looking at the framework for the course, I could see that part of the process was defining an inner compass with values, purpose,...
