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
I was overwhelmed. I lacked motivation and concentration. I felt an emptiness with regard to caring about my work. I felt very negative about the tasks I had to complete. Most of my day was spent on tasks I had little interest in and made me exhausted to even think about. I felt a loss of interest in most things in my life. I became withdrawn and made excuses because I was embarrassed to say that I didn’t have the energy to get out of bed. I became short-tempered, frustrated, pessimistic, guilty, angry, and irritable. I wanted to cry (and often did) at just the thought of having to go back to work the next day. I’d also cry if anyone asked how I was. I felt fatigued, physically weak, and my immune system suffered. Life is too short for feeling like this so often. … [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
5. Enrico Frezza, CEO of Peace Out Skincare “My first company is Peace Out, and the first time I’ve been the boss of more than 20 people. Before the pandemic, I thought I knew the power of teamwork. When COVID-19 hit, the team came together at warp speed to build and execute an entirely new strategy for every area of our business. … [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
Achim Steiner, administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, is awestruck at the extraordinary amount of money that was mobilized to respond to this global crisis. He wonders if the world might become less stingy about the much smaller amounts needed to combat climate change before it is irreversible and catastrophic. … [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
