Should a leader show up for the thing they doubted?
TL;DR: Yes, and the way this CEO did it stuck with me. On May 10, 2018, I spoke at Atrius Health’s nursing conference in Boston. The event planner wanted me. The CEO wasn’t sure I was the right fit. She booked me anyway, and he sat in the back for every...
What do you do when everyone around you is winning and you’re not?
TL;DR You look at what you’re actually selling. In college I tried to be a speaker and failed for years. No bookings, no agency, no idea. The fix wasn’t hustling harder. It was learning that the job was never about me. I was leading with my story instead...
Why Moments of Vulnerability Can Become Turning Points in Healing
Vulnerability is a word that makes many people uncomfortable. In many cultures, vulnerability is associated with weakness, instability, or a lack of control. But illness has a way of challenging that assumption. When someone becomes a patient, vulnerability becomes...
What Illness Teaches Us About Emotional Resilience
What Illness Teaches Us About Emotional Resilience Serious illness has a way of stripping life down to its essentials. When someone enters a hospital as a patient, many of the routines and distractions that normally occupy daily life disappear. Work pauses. Schedules...
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