I used to feel like I had to be serious to be taken seriously. The imposter syndrome was real. And it landed on top of something older: a scarcity mindset I inherited from my immigrant parents. Together, those two things made me heavy, desperate, and honestly, not very fun to be around. In this episode, I share what I noticed, what I changed, and why making play my word of the year turned out to be the best leadership decision I ever made.
Takeaways
- Scarcity shows up in your leadership: The wiring we inherit doesn't disappear when we start a business or step into a leadership role. It shows up in every decision we make, until we notice it.
- Performing credibility blocks connection: When I was trying so hard to be taken seriously, I stopped being present. And presence is the whole game in inclusive leadership.
- Play is a leadership strategy: Pickleball, improv, Dungeons and Dragons. These weren't distractions from my work. They were the thing that made my work work.
- The ARC starts with presence: Before you can ask better questions and genuinely connect with people different from you, you have to actually show up. Not a managed version of you. You.
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