We have a natural tendency to compare ourselves to others. The tendency to compare impedes our ability to see, and therefore take pride from, our own growth. When I first entered the workforce, I had an especially difficult time with making comparisons. I’d look at my friends, many of which…
What would you do? If you could do absolutely anything? If you had all of the freedom in the world? If failure wasn’t an option? If your options were limitless? If regret didn’t exist? Now think: why don’t you do it? What’s stopping you? What stories are you telling yourself?…
My friend Sabrina recently wrote a blog post titled “problem solve.” In the post, she elaborates on how we operate under a belief that hard work should always pay off – and it’s a dangerous belief to operate under because it often leaves us disappointed. “Even though what you’re working on…
I spent a lot of time this past week thinking about fear – what it means to me and how it manifests itself in my life. Because we are hard-wired to fight change, to view it as a threat, we often stick to the status quo. On March 7, Seth…
“Don’t do something that doesn’t have a dip,” was one of the first pieces of advice that Seth gave me and my fellow Ruckusmakers. With any work that is truly great, truly remarkable, there’s always a dip involved – a low point that you have to work through. “If…
Yesterday’s logistical nightmare ended up being a great way for me to kick off Ruckusmakers weekend because it presented a challenge. For years, I’ve been working on becoming better at embracing change – especially when it serves to disrupt my plans. Nothing went according to plan yesterday and that was…