From Challenges To Change
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Wholeness Is the Strategy
I used to think I had to compartmentalize - hide the mom part, downplay the advocacy, quiet the enthusiasm, โactโ like a CEO. Not anymore.
Building Without a Blueprint
Most people know the Brooklyn Bridge.
Fewer know the woman who held it all together.
When Staying Means Strength
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ. ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐.
I had a boss who openly admitted he didnโt know what I did all day.
When The Roof Falls In
A tree fell on our house yesterday. Like. On. It.
Loud, jarring, and completely out of our control. This 5am wake up came threatening the very area over our bedrooms.
Leadership in Platform Boots
The end of the school year - and this is how I showed up to my firstbornโs last day of school. Yes, full costume. Platform boots and face paint.
Whole-Self Leadership in Action
๐โ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐. They can mutually strengthen each other. ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ด ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฌ.
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Backstage Beats and Bravery
Guess what my ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ was backstage before ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐?
Not light jazz.
Not soothing ocean waves.
Not faith-based hymns.
Not classical.
Red Pens and Realizations
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐-๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ
When I first became President, I read ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ proposal that went out the door. From the $2K letter quote to the $25M opportunity - every. single. one.
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