I just celebrated my 48th birthday. This is quite a milestone because, being born with Cerebral Palsy, the odds were not in my favor to reach this age, let alone a professional career in leading change and leading leaders.
I reflect back on my career and all the late hours I would put in to prove to others and myself that I could make a huge impact. This helped me deliver products to market, gave me the opportunity to fail and grow, and be an amazing individual contributor because I had enough energy to tackle everything that came my way. Now at 48, I do not have the energy I once had. The need to focus my energy on the right thing and not everything. I need to put my trust in others to accomplish things.