I started this post back on May 2 2017, As I look back to what was happening in April and May of 2017,  I wonder why I didn’t either write this post or delete it. As I recollect what was happening in the spring of 2017 that perhaps prompted my thoughts, I had just returned from Jordan and Egypt and had not yet started my Masters program my first class wasn’t until July 2017. I ponder today, what were my thoughts on leadership that I so wanted to share back on May 2 2017.

Today I would share that challenging oneself to do better, to take feedback and learn from mistakes are elements of personal growth so crucial to leadership. Today I would say the experience of being so deep in the weeds on an assignment is a good thing, the only way out is to think about it differently and dig deep into oneself to create the way though it. Today I would say even if you are scared you can do it, and when you do achieve it, or even if you fail or fall short of your expectation(s) you will learn something.

Today I am a different person from the me of May 2 2017, and that is a good thing, the me of May 2 2017 had a lot to learn, and the me of today is excited to continue to forward, I have new ground to cover, new experiences to have, and new mistakes to make. While the me of May 2 2017 didn’t write this post, perhaps that old me, knew that it had to be the me of today…