The blog

Writing on founders, pressure, and what holds.

Carla Royal is a private coach for founders and CEOs. She writes about the person carrying the company, and the questions strategy cannot answer.

I awake from a gentle, peaceful sleep. Within a split second, swoosh!, a jumble of thoughts fills my mind. Another split second...

“We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They...

“Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be?” I’ve been thinking about passion, inspiration...

When the ocean surges, don’t let me just hear it. Let it splash inside my chest! Rumi I think of all the times that I have...

Lately, I’ve been thinking a great deal about how much people have on their minds and how stressed people, in general, seem to...

Have you heard the story of the golden Buddha? It’s the true story of a Buddha statue made of pure gold. The gold statue was...

“All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well (Julian of Norwich).” We were out on our boat...

“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will” (Suzy Kassem). Can you relate? I can. Most of my life has been clouded by...

What would life be like for you if your main focus became to love those around you? I mean, if this was your single greatest...

Hey, You. How are you today? How’s your heart? Is there anything lighting you up? Are you holding back from it? Can you identify...

Six years ago, just shy of my 52nd birthday, I bungee jumped 300 feet off this bridge in Whistler BC Canada. I did not think I...

I recently came across this question in a Steve Chandler book and it rocked me. “What’s missing from your life and how do you...

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