THE GROWTH SPRINT

End of one week. Beginning of another. THE GROWTH SPRINT.

This past week I had the opportunity to pitch my company to the foremost leaders of several industries. I was one of five finalists in this pitch and it was one of the most intense, focused, nerve wrecking moments of my career.

Although I did not win, the learning lessons and growth that came to fruition in one week’s time were worth gold. After reviewing the entire pitch, the mirror, (aka the gold) showed up. I have spent the last 20+ years of my life in corporate and that is exactly who showed up. The trying to nail perfection, the even keeled voice, the fact-based language. Although these aspects are never a bad thing and often very advantageous, however what I lacked was heart, excitement and positive emotions. What I lacked was abundance. What I lacked was color.

Where we lack is where the shadows live, where the work is, where the greatest change occurs. THIS IS THE GROWTH SPRINT. 

When we put ourselves out there, we can’t just put a percentage of ourselves out there, we have to put our entire being on the forefront and operate accordingly. Operating with less than 100% means WE WILL operate differently. When we show up ABUNDTANLY FULL, we prevail. 

Abundance is an attraction. Lack is an avoidance. Read that again.

With that, the quote of the week:

“For a long while I contorted myself to live according to a set of old memos I’d been issued about how to become a successful woman . . . and build a strong career. I thought those memos were a universal truth, so I abandoned myself to honor them without even unearthing and examining them . . . I was flying on autopilot, routed to a destination I never chose. So, I took back the wheel, I quit abandoning myself to honor those memos. Instead, I abandoned the memos and began honoring myself. I began to live as a woman who never got the world’s memo’s.” – Untamed by Glennon Doyle