by Stephanie Barros | Apr 8, 2025 | High Performance
There was a time I spent too much energy ‘performing’ for other people. Not living, performing. From the outside? Picture-perfect. Climbing the corporate ladder, managing global teams, holding it all together. On the inside? Quietly asking myself, “Is this it?” So let... 
by Stephanie Barros | Apr 4, 2025 | Book Reviews
Success doesn’t come from grand, sweeping changes or luck—it’s built through small, consistent actions. The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson, first published in 2005 by Greenleaf Book Group Press, introduces this powerful principle and provides a roadmap to long-term... 
by Stephanie Barros | Apr 3, 2025 | High Performance
Let’s Talk About That Voice in Your Head You know the one. It whispers at 3 a.m., right when you need rest the most. It replays the meeting where you should’ve spoken up. It forecasts worst-case scenarios like it’s auditioning for a role in a drama series. That voice... 
by Stephanie Barros | Mar 27, 2025 | Book Reviews
Sleep is often the first thing we sacrifice in our pursuit of success, but Matthew Walker, a neuroscientist and sleep expert, makes an unshakable case for why that’s a critical mistake. In Why We Sleep (2017, Scribner), Walker unveils the science behind sleep’s... 
by Stephanie Barros | Mar 25, 2025 | High Performance
You’ve probably heard the old parable: “For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost. For want of a horse, the rider was lost. For want of a rider, the battle was lost. For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost. All for the want of a...