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>>𝙽𝙴𝚆 𝙱𝙻𝙾𝙶 𝙿𝙾𝚂𝚃<< It can be easy to fall into the trap. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘱 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦. Believe me, I’ve been there.
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When I started my first job in the real world as an Assistant Strategist at a global media agency, I’d constantly remind myself I was at the bottom of the ‘totem pole,’ so 𝒎𝒚 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. Because of that, I remained timid at work, kept my head down and did what was expected of me. When I started my job at Salesforce, an exploding global technology company, I recognized that I was a very small fish in a very large pond. Because of that, I accepted that 𝑰’𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕.
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But I was wrong in both scenarios. Because if there’s anything I’ve learned, especially in the last five years, is that despite your job title, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵. Find out how in my new blog post via the link in my bio!💋#ownyourpower #makeyourmark

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𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏? ⠀
I know it’s a deep question for a Monday, but bear with me. I finished Elizabeth Gilbert’s book, “Big Magic” this past weekend. Quickly on in the book, she said something so profound.
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“𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖?”⠀
Gilbert believes that no matter who you are, what background you come from, and what your circumstance is - we all have special treasures that we are born with. What those treasures are though, is for us to figure out.
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𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆⠀
Some people discover their treasure early on. Some discover it but keep it buried for years. And some take years - or decades - to discover & embrace it. Elton John embraced his gift of music as young as the age of 3. But Julia Child didn’t publish her own cookbook until she was 49.
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𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔⠀
I have 2 treasures: writing and giving back to others. These are 2 things that I find purpose in and that I feel I was put on this earth for. I likely won’t be the next J.K. Rowling or Princess Diana, but I know if I can make any sort of lasting impact with my time here, it’s with those. I was fortunate enough to find my passion for writing as a child, but I didn’t really understand the power of giving back until I started volunteering in high school at a horse stable (where I helped disabled children learn to ride horses.)
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𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆⠀
Everyone has the power to make their mark. It’s why 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕜 is part of L&I’s tagline. What are your strengths? What do you find comes easily to you that’s more difficult for others? What lights your soul on fire? If you don’t know these answers yet, that’s okay. There’s no timetable here, but I encourage you start seeking it out if you haven’t already. And if you’re aware of the gifts given to you, my hope is that you’re pursuing them with courage & heart and making your mark on the world - because you are here for a reason💋 #makeyourmark

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𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆? 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓. ⠀
I’ll never forget the day when I found out. It was a beautiful, warm summer day in 2005 and I was coming home from my high school job at the local pool. I walked in the front door to see my mom sitting in the kitchen crying on the phone. My first thought was, “who died?” When she ended the call, she burst again into tears & said the words: “I have breast cancer.”
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𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 15 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔, 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅, 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓. ⠀
Cancer has affected us all - whether it was your mom too or another loved one, a friend, an acquaintance or maybe it’s even affected you. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and this cancer in particular is one that has deeply affected my family. I saw the trials my mom had to go through and the strength and courage she found in herself to fight. I am beyond grateful she beat her cancer, thanks to early detection and radiation and is still here today, because I know not everyone is so lucky.
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#𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝑰𝒏𝑷𝒊𝒏𝒌⠀
The Estée Lauder Company breast cancer campaign is the company’s largest corporate philanthropic initiative. This year, they’ve asked tech companies around the world to unite for Tech Day of Pink today, 10/10, to help them raise awareness of breast cancer. Today, being a @salesforce employee, I wear pink for those women (and men) who have been affected by this cancer - their strength and courage to fight and beat cancer is beyond admirable💗
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𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘴 #𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘬2019 𝘢𝘯𝘥 #𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴!💋

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When you have an idea, goal, passion project or a job change in mind, do you hold it close or do you tend to share it with others? 💭
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It’s normal to think that we should keep it ourselves and figure it out on our own, but 𝐈’𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮. Two cases in point ⇢
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At my first job post-college, I was miserable at the agency I worked at. Working 14 hours a day, chained to my desk and living a completely unhealthy lifestyle. I had kept to myself for months that I was on the job search and then one day I let it slip to one of the partners we worked with that I was on the job hunt. Lo and behold, their company was hiring an Account Manager. I may have never known that had I not spoken up. I interviewed, met with the team and received a job offer a few weeks later, welcoming a new work life I was thrilled about ✧
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A few months ago, I was working with @emilyamerrell, my business coach. I was nervous to come out and tell her I was writing a book because it was in the beginning stages and I didn’t have a lot to show for it yet. But I knew hiding such a big part of me and what I was doing with my time was doing a disservice to myself. So I told her. And she was incredibly supportive, offered to read through my outline and provide feedback and best of all, introduce me to other published authors she had connections with. I took her up on all of it and I feel like I’m farther along now, especially after speaking with these authors who were able to provide me with actionable tips and advice ✓
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The most powerful thing about networking and building connections is sharing the little tidbits of who we are, what we’re passionate about, & what we want our next move to be. Remember to share those parts of you because you never know if the person you’re telling can help you in some way or introduce you to someone else who can💋 #makeyourmark

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