It’s really important to remember that you're not a turkey hoping for a pardon.

You're a human, and you deserve a moment to breathe.

Here’s how you’re gonna do it.

Today’s blog post is inspired by not one, but TWO clients who have recently been stewing in that dreadful application process to ye olde boys clubbe.

The time and energy we expend being flexible and nimble and welcoming compromise-for-the-sake-of-little-gains…

They don’t deserve it, glitterbombs.

Too often there’s an expectation that when a leader arrives at a Director or VP or C-level position, they’ve got it all figured out. They don’t. And that’s normal.

I invite you to cut yourself some slack. I invite you to find ways to shush your imposter inner voice. And I invite you to let go of perfectionism.

Raise your hand if you’ve ever burned the candle at both ends?

Cool.

Now raise your other hand if you’ve ever cut the candle in half to have more ends to burn?

Ah, my people.

My clients often hear “constructive feedback” on ways to embrace sameness. We’ve been called “too much,” & not in an affectionate way.

Choose you. Those two simple words have stuck with me for seven months, at the front of my mind and on the tip of my tongue.

Why rapidly point out perceived imperfections? Why downplay our accomplishments? Why is it so scary to be brave?