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Becoming the Coach I Needed: A Story of Career Transitions, Purpose, and Leadership
This piece is for the mid-career professional who feels a quiet pull toward something more aligned. Not because things are falling apart. But because something inside is shifting. You may be successful. You may be leading. You may be respected in your field. And yet, new questions are starting to surface: Is this still the right path? What do I really want next? How do I lead in a way that feels more like me? If you’re someone who is open, curious, and willing to look inwa
Sharanya Rao


Living in the In-Between: Reflections from a Stretching Year
Photo credit: https://www.kittybirdphoto.com/ Some years don’t gently close their chapters.They stretch you—sometimes in opposite directions—before letting you turn the page. 2025 was one of those years for me. After a much-needed pause, I’ve been slowly returning to the rhythm of reflection, reading the end-of-year posts filling my feeds. Celebrations, lessons learned, aspirations whispered forward. I feel a deep appreciation witnessing how openly people are naming both thei
Sharanya Rao


Self-advocacy in the Workplace: Insights from Presenting at SXSW 2025
If you had asked me a year ago whether I'd speak at SXSW, I would have never even imagined it. But life has a way of surprising us when...
Sharanya Rao


Finding Focus in a Noisy World: Why Silence is a Game-Changer for Leaders
I recently returned from a 5-day silent retreat nestled in the serene Blue Ridge Mountains - and it was nothing short of transformative....
Sharanya Rao
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