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Leading in the AI Era: How Experienced Leaders Can Stay Relevant and Shape the Future
Leadership has always involved guiding teams through uncertainty, making tough decisions, choosing priorities, and building on years of experience. Artificial intelligence is transforming how we do this work by changing the pace and tools available. We will always need leaders, but the real question is: which leaders will develop the skills to select the right priorities, understand AI, and leverage it effectively in an AI-driven world?

StevenMiyao
Aug 55 min read


Could Your Motivation to Succeed Be Preventing Your True Success?
A few years ago, everything looked right on the surface: a respected title, solid compensation, and a seat at the table where decisions were made. It’s the kind of position I once thought I’d wanted.
But instead of feeling fulfilled, I've noticed a feeling of restlessness.. I question whether I’m growing, whether I’m aligned, and if this is it.
I’ve started to see that some of my decisions haven’t been fueled by purpose, but by a fear of losing what I’ve worked so hard

StevenMiyao
Jul 214 min read


Why Midlife Can Feel Lonely and How Reclaiming Friendship Changes Everything
My uncle, Axel Scholtz, with his friends Our lives are full of responsibility: partners, kids, aging parents, yet what’s often missing in...

StevenMiyao
Jul 15 min read


How Strong Leaders Can Overcome Self-Doubt
How the identity gap impacts your leadership and what to do about it What if the biggest barrier to your leadership impact isn’t what you...

StevenMiyao
Jun 205 min read


A Father’s Day Reflection: What Will My Kids Remember About Me?
Most parents I coach struggle with the same things: trying to be the best parent, figuring out how to take care of their aging parents,...

StevenMiyao
Jun 155 min read


Still Us? Reimagining Your Relationship in Life's Next Chapter
Couples can drift apart without realizing it, somewhere between careers, kids, and simply trying to keep life moving. My wife and I have...

StevenMiyao
May 257 min read


The Overlooked Generation: Why Gen X Feels Stuck (and What to Do About It)
Office Space — Peter Gibbons Leaning Back in His Cubicle It’s 10:00 pm. The dishes are finally done. Your teenager just yelled at you...

StevenMiyao
May 125 min read


How Gen X Can Future-Proof Their Careers in the Age of AI
We’re the generation who learned to rewind cassette tapes with a pencil, typed college papers in WordPerfect, and made calls from hallway...

StevenMiyao
May 16 min read


Executive Clarity in a Chaotic World: 5 Stories That Might Change How You Lead
Volatile economic conditions, shifting trade policies, and geopolitical tensions are driving markets down—and creating all kinds of challenges for leaders. For years, rising markets masked leadership gaps.

StevenMiyao
Apr 215 min read


Navigating Economic Uncertainty: For anyone in their 40s or 50s wondering what comes next in their career
If you're in your mid-40s or 50s, this moment may feel like an unraveling. The stock market is plummeting, chipping away at the nest egg you

StevenMiyao
Apr 77 min read


Unemployed and Winning: Why Losing Your Job Might Be the Best Thing That Happens to You
“Some days you feel like you’ll have four competing offers. Other days you’re crying, convinced you’ll never work again.” – Raina Rusnak...

StevenMiyao
Apr 14 min read


Feeling Stuck in Your Career? Here’s How to Move Forward with Confidence
You know that feeling—the nagging sense that something isn’t quite right at work. Maybe you wake up dreading your job or stopped feeling cha

StevenMiyao
Mar 184 min read


Pivot with Purpose: A Step-by-Step Guide to Career Transitions
Have you ever looked at your career and wondered, “Is this really it?” Maybe you feel stuck in a role that no longer excites you,...

StevenMiyao
Feb 274 min read


Forget About Your New Year's Resolutions: Here's What Works Better
I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions; they often feel fleeting and tied to arbitrary deadlines. However, I deeply value the practice...

StevenMiyao
Jan 75 min read


When Letting Go Feels Impossible: Lessons from My Aging Uncle
Caring for elderly family members is a humbling yet occasionally frustrating experience that can feel like a foreshadowing of our future....

StevenMiyao
Dec 15, 20246 min read


Why “Doing It All” Is Costing You Everything in Midlife
Many people in midlife come to an upsetting realization: our current way of life may no longer work for us. For years, we have built our...

StevenMiyao
Dec 3, 20245 min read


7 Principles for Thriving in Midlife: Redefine Success on Your Terms
Navigating the pressures of midlife—whether it's advancing your career, nurturing relationships, or adapting to shifting family...

StevenMiyao
Oct 29, 20245 min read


Beyond the Grind: Finding Balance and Fulfillment in the Second Half of Life
In recent years, I’ve found myself navigating a new chapter in life, juggling the care of aging parents and children, adjusting to the...

StevenMiyao
Sep 17, 20247 min read


Navigating the Middle Years: How to Embrace the Change and Love It
I never really thought of myself as old, but the truth is, I’ve crossed into middle age. The signs are clear—I wake up with mysterious aches

StevenMiyao
Sep 4, 20244 min read


Mid-Career Confessions: Embracing Uncertainty and Finding Purpose
Brett Wright has been a client and friend for several decades, bonded by our shared love for reading, self-improvement, and skiing. As...

StevenMiyao
Jun 20, 20243 min read
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