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He saved babies’ lives while being paid as a janitor.
Vivien Thomas aspired to become a doctor and demonstrated the intellectual capacity, discipline, and aptitude required for medical training. He saved every dollar from his carpenter job, toward medical school, certain he was building a future with his own hands. Then the stock market crashed. This was 1929 and the Great Depression that followed, didn’t…
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What is your Contribution?
Came across a study – MIT recently completed the first brain scans of humans engaging with artificial intelligence. It’s fascinating—and scary, depending on how you look at it. Here’s an excerpt from the article – ChatGPT may be eroding critical thinking skills: “Does ChatGPT harm critical thinking abilities? A new study from researchers at MIT’s Media Lab has returned…
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Trust your unique expertise – you have everything you need
Feeling that we need more – more education, more information, more time, more money, more training, more experience – is a lie we tell ourselves to stay stuck because, believe it or not, this is a comfortable spot. It’s what we know. What we don’t know is what’s scary to us so we never venture…
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When Fear Dissolved in the Midst of Turbulence
I would never say that I’m afraid of flying but I don’t like turbulence. Who does? As I sat in the airport this morning, awaiting the arrival of my flight, rain started to fall. By the time I ascended the plane stairs, the winds were blowing fiercely. I heard the flight attendant say something like…
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One Bold Action Vs a 1000 Good Intentions
Early on in my career, I encountered many people who told me that I had a lot of potential. When I first heard this, I puffed my chest out and felt pretty good about myself. But then, I wasn’t getting the results I wanted in my life and I started to wonder about all this…
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What is Your Amazing Unfathomable Gift?
THE quest to find one’s purpose is exhausting. I know because for a long time I was not only exhausted but frustrated trying to find mine. It seemed everyone else on planet earth had found theirs except me. But then as I talked to more and more people, I realized that I had PLENTY company. In looking…
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You’ve Got to be YOU if you’re Going to Succeed
For some reason, the song “I’ve Got to Be Me” by Sammy Davis Jr. and recently made popular by the cast of Glee, came to mind. All I could remember of the song was “I’ve got to be me…” What that meant to me then as a child, I have no clue. But the feeling…
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Someday Has Arrived!
Someday I’m going to: Take my business to the next level Get serious about leveraging what I know Write that book that’s been gnawing at my soul for the last 5 years Lose the weight that I’ve been incessantly complaining about Tell people exactly how I feel and not allow them to intimidate me or…
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Make Your Life Noteworthy
“Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.” – Hemingway Whenever people talk to me about ‘branding’ – it sounds as if they want something made up. Create a persona for me so that I can be…
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Are You Emotionally Overweight?
There’s so much going on about diets…STILL! New ones surface daily. Old ones prevail with attendant fans who live by it. Everyone is looking for the same thing: Lose weight with the least amount of effort lol. But what of our emotional weight? Do we ever stop to think how much stuff we carry around.…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
High-stakes decisions deserve disciplined thinking
You don’t need to move faster.
You need to reduce unnecessary risk.
When your decision affects income, reputation, or stability,
pause with structure before you act.
Giselle Hudson | Pre-Decision Advisory for Leaders Under Pressure 