When I was younger, I had an uncanny way of escaping discomfort. If the course sounded too difficult, I dropped it. If the relationship became tense, I avoided it. I missed growth opportunities because I preferred comfort. Raise your hand if you’ve learned that the struggle is part of the story, and avoiding it prolongs…… Continue reading The Gift of Hardship
Several years ago, I remember staring at one of my youngest son’s giant, broken Lego sets and secretly hoping to find a way out of “repairing” it. Although I didn’t have a hand in its original creation, I had previously performed emergency surgery. With this particular robot, machine, or {who knows what it was}–parts just…… Continue reading Taking a Closer Look at Ambition
New Book Announcement! It has been a long wait with many twists and turns, but I guess that is to be expected when releasing a book about wisdom. From my editor being placed on a jury to me taking on a new full-time job during the process, we have traversed many roads to get to…… Continue reading Wisdom in the Weeds: Now Available!
You might be thinking why an eBook? Why now? Well, those are both fair questions. Here is the deal; the most common thing people tell me when I finish speaking at an event is that I put words to how they felt but did not know how to articulate. I have ruminated on that feedback…… Continue reading Wisdom in the Weeds eBook
Alyssa DeLosSantos 