thought leadership

I’m 30 days into a new role at work, and...new is humbling. Last year I prided myself on my mantra “I do hard things.” But there is something about new that tests that belief. The ambiguity, the feeling that I should know more than I do. The quiet fear that I won’t live up to expectations. It’s uncomfortable. This past weekend, feeling a little stuck on what to do next, I reached for a familiar book on my shelf: The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins. I revisit that book ev

This year I took on a daunting goal of racing an IRONMAN triathlon—a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run. It had been more than four years since my first IRONMAN, and life’s demands had grown since then. I began to question whether I could manage the required training both physically and mentally, let alone fit it into my schedule. I had doubts. I constantly added caveats when telling people about it. “Oh, I don’t know if I’ll be able to do it.” “I might need to d