The quality and alignment of our communities is important to our ability to succeed and thrive. 

New research points to relationships as key to upward mobility, a useful lesson for anyone one a reinvention or big leap journey. (article reference: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/briefing/economic-ladder-rich-poor-americans.html?smid=url-share)

An encore presentation of my conversation with Shannon Hernandez about her incredible journey from public school teacher in Brooklyn to successful entrepreneur. 

In an era of pandemic-fueled isolation and remote work, the phone can sometimes be the best tool for connection and trust building. 

Turns out that it takes a bit longer than 21 days to form a habit, despite the myth that has been broadly accepted. But it also doesn't take forever. (Source mentioned during episode: https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/bsh/2012/06/29/busting-the-21-days-habit-formation-myth/)

Going all in requires letting go and bringing others in to help you. 

Managing self-talk is key to acceleration to any new future. One technique is to choose a 'new idea' that you're willing to entertain, even if you don't fully believe it yet. 

I met Dalia Feldheim around the time she was helping to create Proctor and Gamble's blockbuster ad campaign Always #likeagirl. Now she's written the definitive playbook for people-center leaders, Dare to Lead Like a Girl.

It's easy to be derailed emotionally by the way others react, but practicing "radical humility" helps you increase your power and move with more freedom and joy through times of uncertainty and disruption. 

A big leap journey includes many unforeseen frustrations along the way. Playing the long game is a way to allow for unforeseen challenges and not be derailed by them.