From Challenges To Change

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Katie Goar Katie Goar

Let Go of Old Fears

What does a flight, a fortune teller, and a lesson have in common?

As we were descending into Charlotte, a quiet man seated next to me unexpectedly shared, “𝙈𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙝.”

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4:15 AM Lessons: Turning Mistakes into Systems

I made a rookie mistake even though 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 I'm not a rookie.

Daylight Savings Time - definitely 𝘯𝘰𝘵 the week for a 5:15am departure and early flight. My whole being knew it was really 4:15am. Coffee was consumed. And for every meeting, my go-to phrase was: “want to grab coffee?”

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Climbing to Excellence

On my visit to the Chick-fil-A headquarters in Atlanta, I learned a lot from a chicken sandwich and … a staircase.

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Strategic Time Away for Growth

This week I spent hours being strategic and not living off emails.
It felt unconventional to disconnect from my laptop and activate an out-of-office reply. However, each quarter, I prioritize such periods to…

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I met my younger self for coffee…

I met my younger self for coffee. She was 20 minutes late and I was 10 minutes early. She ordered a caramel frappuccino - extra whip, no hesitation. 😯 I held my nonfat latte and smiled.
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