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My goal is to write things to inspire you, challenge you, and help you become the best human and leader you can be 

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Leading with tough love

I remember thinking in that first class with her that gee, it's already hard to be here at 6 a.m.; I don’t want to be yelled at! So from then on, I opted out of her classes.

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17 years of being an entrepreneur

To honor this week’s milestone, I thought about all of the times I said “yes” before I really knew what I was doing—and how those moments got me to where I am now.

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Are you overwhelmed?

I sat there and reflected on how I’d shown up in the meeting. I’d been defensive, impatient, and intense—the opposite of how I wanted to show up as a leader.

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Satisficing is the new maximizing

Satisficing is the key to escaping the perfectionism trap. It’s about letting go of the perfect decision and making peace with an acceptable one

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Why I’m choosing to go with the current

Whether the expectations come from ourselves or from the world around us, it’s easy to get caught in the trap of thinking that success means always working on or launching something new.

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What drives you?

For so long, my identity was only about being an entrepreneur. Now, I want to make sure I have the space in my life to say yes to all the things that drive me.

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How slow can you go?

That studio is the one place where I can inspire my neighbor, not by outpacing them, but by moving slower than them.

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