I truly believe there is tremendous value in the parts of our journey that we never talk about…the things we aren’t supposed to say out loud.
I was at a conference in Nashville last week with some truly amazing people.
After sharing my story with one of the keynotes, she told me about a woman who was abandoned on the streets of Montreal at twelve, and suffered unspeakable trauma.
She’s now a highly-valued employee.
So how did she go from homeless to helpful?
College wasn’t available to her but her real-life experience taught her:
> How to solve problems
> How to be creative
> How to get things done
She chose to be a contributor instead of a casualty, and in doing this, changed her life. It can also change companies, and society.
I moved 19 times between the ages of eighteen and thirty (when I bought my first house). There were times I had to choose between food, rent and gas. But I learned how to figure things out, to be resourceful.
AI is all the rage these days, and yes, it’s a useful tool, but the future is about people who know how to solve problems.
Leadership
Some leaders build companies. Others build a community. Shana Cosgrove, CEO of Nyla Technology Solutions, is doing both. She had
