Why Did You Become an Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, Etc. in the First Place?
I didn’t set out with the goal to become an entrepreneur. I had jumped into a coaching course to support my leadership practice, and quickly realized coaching was a calling. This was wildly disruptive for me. Becoming an entrepreneur felt like something I had to do to honor that realization, so in 2013 I left Microsoft to start my own consultancy and coaching practice. Similarly I didn’t set out the goal to be an author. Once I started researching Catalysts I realized there was potent information I was uncovering that would change people’s lives. The book was a by-product of this realization and so many Catalysts Shannon and I worked with asking for something they could reference.
Why Did You Become an Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, Etc. in the First Place?
I didn’t set out with the goal to become an entrepreneur. I had jumped into a coaching course to support my leadership practice, and quickly realized coaching was a calling. This was wildly disruptive for me. Becoming an entrepreneur felt like something I had to do to honor that realization, so in 2013 I left Microsoft to start my own consultancy and coaching practice. Similarly I didn’t set out the goal to be an author. Once I started researching Catalysts I realized there was potent information I was uncovering that would change people’s lives. The book was a by-product of this realization and so many Catalysts Shannon and I worked with asking for something they could reference.
How Do You Deal With Fear?
I am a big believer in acknowledging emotions and giving them space to be. Fear is no different. When I realize I am experiencing fear I try to listen to what it might be telling me. With fear in particular I have come to realize that giving it space by stepping away from what I am doing can be really powerful. Often if I take a moment to acknowledge the emotion and the goal that may be sparking it, then step away, my brain will be a powerful ally and help me marinate toward that goal and when I come back to it the fear has often diminished.
How Do You Deal With Rejection?
A key learning from research with Catalysts is to frame all feedback as information. That directly replies to moments that feel like failure or rejection. If we can take a learning from those moments it tells us how to iterate and pivot.
