๐๐จ๐ญ ๐
๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ค. ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ .
That's who showed up in NYC.
๐๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ โ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค-๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐.โ ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐. ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
Thatโs the intersection Iโve lived at for over two decades - leading professionally while parenting five kids (now ages 14 to 26).
๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ 7 ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ
The forgotten reality ... there are children who are homeless. In shelters. On the streets. Living a life they didnโt choose. And thatโs what makes what Paige C. Lohoefer is doing so miraculous.
A few weeks ago, during a family emergency, Tonya Beeler sent us a meal. Things at my home were absolute chaos, and somehow, she knew exactly what we needed: tacos, guac, and a lifeline. She showed up.
๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ. But ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ does that actually happen? Itโs not always clear-cut. It takes trial and error. Itโs recalibration. In nearly 10 years as President, thereโs been steps forward and back.
๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ... whoโs brave enough to share one? Iโll go first:
โ Smorgasbords are gross.
โ Not every city needs public transit.
โ Beaches > Mountains.
โ Reality TV? Hard pass. Why is this even a thing.
Q3 is here - and we are ready.
Thereโs something about the start of a new quarter that invites a natural reset. Fresh energy. A chance to revisit the roadmap. Time to check the metrics.
I used to think I had to compartmentalize - hide the mom part, downplay the advocacy, quiet the enthusiasm, โactโ like a CEO. Not anymore.
