Success isnât linear. (Nor is financial gain an absolute indicator of success â or happiness.) Case in point: I won a National Emmy Award at age 20 and a Regional Emmy Award at age 21. (Best college newscast while I was news director, and best advanced media for content my team and I produced.) Then I was laid off from my newsroom job in Minneapolis at age 22 and had to move back in with my parents. There's more...
Tag: confidence and courage
How Solo Travel (In Mexico) Has Changed Me
Iâm back in San Miguel de Allende for Easter. It's the first city I visited when I arrived in Mexico over 3 months ago, and the first city Iâve come back to⌠and Iâm seeing it in a whole different light. Why? Because I was a different person back then; I didn't have the confidence and the know-how I have now.
#FirstSoloTrip: Gathering the Courage to Solo Travel
For anyone whoâs contemplating a dream trip, a dream destination, a dream activity, or just something youâve never done before â identify whatâs holding you back. If itâs fear, how can you address that? Consider research and planning. Consider groupthink, chaperones, and safety in numbers. Itâs fine to lean on resources before you become fully resourceful yourself. Youâll grow, youâll practice, and youâll graduate over time. The important thing is getting started. The important thing is trying something youâve never tried.Â
