DTU Podcast

Even if you tried to live a bland, vanilla, unremarkable life, someone would still be offended. 🤷🏻‍♀️ So what happens when you stop apologizing for having boundaries? When you finally say “no” — and mean it? In this episode, I’ll unpack the uncomfortable truth: if you’re not a doormat, you’re going to make enemies. If […]

Ever find yourself cleaning up chaos you didn’t create? Perhaps you’re considering a job or a promotion that will require you to clean up someone else’s mess in a department or a company. Or maybe you own your own company and you hired someone who made a royal mess and now you have to clean

Let’s pull back the curtain on the “expert economy” — that shiny world where everyone is suddenly a coach, consultant, or “thought leader.” From promises of million-dollar blueprints to endless coaching-of-coaches, I’d like to ask: Who’s actually doing the work anymore? Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult#As_a_metaphor Sara’s award-winning biography of Dag can be found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Decoding-Unicorn-New-Look-Hammarskj%C3%B6ld-ebook/dp/B0DSCS5PZT Her forthcoming project,

Subtitle: Choosing Your Battles in the Marketplace of Ideas We live in a world where every rumor, every hot take, and every twisted narrative can feel like a personal call to arms. But do we really need to chase down everything and everyone? Let’s examine: Why not every rumor needs your response How Dag handled

Ever wonder what happens after you walk away from the job matrix? When the title, the paycheck, and the tidy calendar disappear—and you’re left staring at the open sky thinking, “Now what?” In this episode, I’ll dive into the price of nonconformity and what it’s really like to navigate the liminal space—that raw, in-between season where the

Is gossip really harmless? Or is it one of the most destructive forces in how we remember—and forget—people? In this episode, I explore how gossip, even about historical figures like John F. Kennedy or Dag Hammarskjöld, is not just idle chit-chat. It corrodes truth, dehumanizes its subjects, and conveniently protects those in power. Gossip doesn’t

Are you stuck in a job that drains you, wondering if there’s something more? ➡️ Why work isn’t the same as a calling. ➡️ If you’re “job hugging,” can you take some time to consider what you feel meant to do? ➡️ As Wayne Dyer always said, “Don’t die with your music still inside.” Sara’s

September 1961. UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld boards a plane into one of the most dangerous conflicts on earth: the Congo Crisis. Independence had unleashed chaos—rebellion, assassination, mercenaries, foreign powers all clawing for control of a nation rich in minerals and rife with instability. In the middle stood Hammarskjöld, trying to hold the line for peace

Do you have a dream or goal that feels too big because you can’t figure out how it will ever happen? You’re not alone. Many of us get stuck waiting for a step-by-step manual before we even start. The thing is: most great things in life don’t arrive with a completed blueprint of how you’ll get from