I was pondering a business problem the other day, and my co-founder told me “I think we know what we need to do, it’s just a matter of doing it.” She was 100% right. So much of what gets in our way of success is not the lack of knowledge, […]
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Blame the Models, Then Yourself
So often when we’re pursuing something, we look upwards to examples that we can learn from. This is awesome in that you’re not reinventing the wheel, and you can avoid some obstacles from learning from our role models. But when it comes to leadership, we have decades of poor leadership […]
Looking
When we think about who we are, it’s tempting to focus on what we see in our mind’s eye. But there’s the danger of distortion, or minimizing or maximizing what we perceive to be flaws or weaknesses. Whether it’s focusing on where we think ourselves lacking, or puffing up to […]
Perfection
This one is for all the perfectionists out there. It’s easy to try and fight for that last 5% to make something “perfect.” but the benefit of this last 5% often is outweighed by the cost of it. Internalizing this can be difficult for a few reasons. As the world […]
Sunny Vs Rainy Days
Growing up, pop culture always told me that sunny days were better than rainy ones. But in a world dealing with massive global warming, I wonder if we’ll soon have songs talking about that magical rainy day, as opposed to celebrating the sun shining brightly. Just as command-style leadership is […]
Do You Have What You Need?
Do you feel equipped with all the knowledge and information in order to do your best work and make intelligent decisions? Was it easy to acquire, or did you have to pull teeth, beg, remind, and coerce the information from others? Do you make that information easy to acquire for […]
Questions
When someone comes to you for advice, it’s tempting to tell them what to do. After all, having your opinion sought-after is a great ego stroke. But chances are the person asking already has an idea in mind and is looking for confirmation, or has no idea where to go. […]
Sixth Sense
I recently started watching Sixth Sense, a Korean variety show where the producers show the hosts three different restaurants, experiences, or people based on a theme (eg. non-traditional foreign workouts, or innovative chicken restaurants). The producers find two existing entities, and create a third one from scratch, going so far […]
Watermelon
Watermelon is the best fruit ever. From the high water content to the texture that gives you just enough crunch yet crumbles in your mouth, to the amazing flavor, watermelon is obviously the best fruit around. Grapefruit is the worst fruit ever. It’s sour, has a peel inside the peel, […]
Challenges or Excuses
We all have our own barriers and disadvantages in life that prevent us from achieving something. They could be largely societal, like being a Black woman start-up founder trying to find funding from traditional VCs, or personal, like growing up poor in a single-parent household.They could be things like trying […]