Fear can be paralyzing, and it’s especially harmful to lead from a place of fear. Believe me, I’ve done it. And it isn’t pretty. 

Not too long ago, I was in an airport going through security. I put my bag on the security belt, and without realizing it, I bumped the hand of the man in front of me with it.

I once asked a Student Maid alum about why she hated the job she had before she worked for our company. What she told me made my jaw drop.

When was the last time you just sat around and . . . thought? No interruptions. No distractions. Just quality thinking time?

On a recent call, my coach asked me a question that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about. We were talking about the goals my team has set for this quarter, and as we went through each one, he asked: “How confident are you that the team will hit this goal, 1-10?”

My message this week is short and sweet. It’s simply this: It’s hard to lead a team when you are still learning how to lead.

What’s the thing you tell yourself you can’t do?

For me, it was always distance running. I convinced myself that I wasn’t capable of running beyond the 2 miles I could barely do without stopping. That is, until the day I decided to prove myself wrong.

Imagine it’s the first day of your new job.

When I think about the future of business, there’s one thing I really believe: Our workplaces must become classrooms.

When I’m struggling with something, I write about it. I write to get clear on my thoughts and feelings about the situation, and doing so usually helps me identify the best path forward. It also helps me reflect on what the experience is teaching me.

I received an email last week that inspired me. It read: How does your team respond to sharing your internal company experiences with others? I would like to do the same, but I'm a bit concerned about how my team would respond.

Last week while I was visiting Student Maid HQ, I had a tough conversation with one of the best people my company has ever hired. His name is Greg.

Last week, a member of my leadership team received terrible news.

Before I tell you about my latest and greatest read, I want to share a paragraph from it that stopped me in my tracks.

What do you do when the person in charge of making sure your business functions wants to move across the country and also keep the job she loves?

An interesting thing happened after my previous blog post went out to the world last week.

Last week, I was supposed to be on vacation. I planned to spend my days reading good books, hanging out with my loved ones, getting plenty of rest, and doing everything except working.

Being on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list had always been a dream of mine.