Last week, I invested in a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) bootcamp and… let’s just say I was not prepared for the EMOTIONAL investment! I had expected to learn a few tricks to to wrangle my contacts. Pretty straightforward, right? Wrong.
What I got was a wave of "go-go-go" speed, rah-rah energy, and a flood of details that made me question every life choice that led me there. Every flow chart, database entry, and step-by-step directive somehow felt like a spotlight on my every past inadequacy and inability. The training was high quality - but I was a fish trying to climb a tree.
In my 20s, I would have eaten that high-speed environment for breakfast—New Yorker energy, MBA hustle, bring it on! But here I am, this more centered, self-accepting, reflective version of myself, suddenly gasping for air like, "Wait, where’s the pause button at bootcamp?"
On Day 2, I had a moment of clarity (somewhere between frustration and full-blown crisis mode). I remembered: my real strength is connecting with people. I’m a relationship guru, not a data-entry dynamo. I’m here to connect with people and coach leaders through their biggest BREAKTHROUGHS, not master databases.
So, I pivoted. I ignored what didn’t matter, outsourced the tech-heavy bits, and leaned into my strengths and insightful superpowers. We all have to do the hard things at work but we don't have to live in the hard all the time.
Growth isn’t becoming something you’re not; it’s about honoring who you are while finding new ways to move forward. I’m not starting from scratch; I’m just updating the playbook.
So, here’s to embracing our own quirks, strengths, and yes—even our limits.
What’s your secret superpower that gets you through the curveballs?
Let’s hear it! 💬
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