Fast forward to last week when I was sitting in between continuous 10-foot sets at Witches Rock during my son’s and my first surf trip. We’d taken an hour-long boat ride to get to waves that were 8-10 feet and breaking with a powerful intensity that I hadn’t experienced before. I was nervous, so I sat and watched my son take the biggest waves I’d ever been in with courage and a skill that made me proud, concerned, and thankful I was with him. He caught wave after wave, waves that can kill you if you don’t know what you’re doing, and waves that on that day I just didn’t have the courage to charge into. Even though I got enormous satisfaction watching him, and while he validated my decision to sit them out, I looked up at the rock and felt like I was literally sitting between a rock and a hard place. … [Read more...] about Learning To Brave The Big Waves Of Innovation
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Burnout put me in the hospital. This is what I learned about healthy work-life balance
It’s easy to lose yourself in your work in a culture that values success, achievement, and productivity. You might feel that pressure to push yourself harder and faster but everyone has a limit and it’s most certainly not one-speed-fits-all. If we weren’t too distracted with work, deadlines, and home life, we’d react to the symptoms in a healthier way. Burning out is a signal that you need to change it up. What you are currently doing is clearly not working for you. … [Read more...] about Burnout put me in the hospital. This is what I learned about healthy work-life balance
6 CEOs on the most unexpected lessons they learned in 2020
2. Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera “I’ve learned how productive remote working can be, and how it has fundamentally changed how Coursera works. We’ll never go back. Before the pandemic, I thought in-person collaboration was crucial for innovation and agility. Remote work is a great equalizer, minimizing the impact of how you look, what you wear, and where you sit. While there is still a critical value for in-person communication, tools like Zoom and Google Docs enable us to meet face-to-face and work collaboratively on shared documents, and many employees enjoy the increased flexibility that comes with virtual work. Remote work is here to stay, and I look forward to building a more robust virtual workforce at Coursera beyond the pandemic.” … [Read more...] about 6 CEOs on the most unexpected lessons they learned in 2020
I spoke to 99 big thinkers about what our world after coronavirus might look like: This is what I learned
Yolanda Kakabadse, former environmental minister of Ecuador, similarly believes that the world will recognize that “ecosystem health equals human health,” and focus new attention on the environment. And military historian Andrew Bacevich would like to see a conversation about “the definition of national security in the 21st century.” … [Read more...] about I spoke to 99 big thinkers about what our world after coronavirus might look like: This is what I learned
After a string of life setbacks, here’s how I learned to rethink happiness
As we look forward into 2021, we must remind ourselves that showing love does not cancel out others; it embraces imperfection, mistakes, and messy truths. If we’re truly expressing love, we invite perspective, differences, and debate. We show up and lean in, particularly when we want to run or hide. We stay in the room even when doubt and distrust reach new peaks. … [Read more...] about After a string of life setbacks, here’s how I learned to rethink happiness
