Monica Laurence

It wasn’t always natural for me to travel alone. At 22, just out of college, I was living life on rails. Great education, top consulting job in NYC. All the trappings of an upwardly mobile, high performance life. But rails nonetheless. Guard rails. Achievements, certainly. But predictable, as long as […]

Full on. Then? Kaput. I have that pattern. By the time you’re reading this, I’ve just finished walking the West Highland Way in Scotland—another vitality reset. Three years ago it was the Camino, 16 days from Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela. And the Camino? I highly recommend. It is much

Headnet for midges. Zip-on rain gear. Buff for intense sun. This is my packing list for Scotland’s West Highland Way—and it made me wonder if I was in my right mind. Isn’t this supposed to be a holiday? A getaway with friends? My thru-hiking son calls this “Type 2” fun.

Happy Mother’s Day—to our mothers, to the sons and daughters of mothers, to all of us. There’s something very special about mothering energy. That caring. That commitment. That unwavering love. At least that was my experience, with my mother, with my grandmothers, even with my grandmother-in-law who tenderly called me

I walked into my daughter’s temple this week. Not a church. A recording studio. Lionsgate, here in Colorado—where my singer-songwriter daughter Vivian has been shaping her art. She’s the one who said, “Mom, record here. Steve Turney is magic.” So I did. I spent the week recording the audiobook for

Quantum Surfing: The Innovator’s Guide to Being Lucky, Aligned, and Unstoppable is here. 🌊 My first book has topped Amazon’s best seller lists in Startups, Business Tech Innovation, and Self-Management. Woohooooo! 15 years of wonder—now yours. I want to share one of the most powerful insights with you from Chapter 17: The