Courage as a Carry-On Video — Lilah Jones

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The people who tell you to slow down are usually the ones afraid of being passed. When gatekeepers become roadblocks, you don't argue with the gate. You find another door. Who told you to slow down? And why are you still listening? ⁠
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"I'll meet him next to the stage, sitting on a barrel if I have to."⁠
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Those words came out of my mouth at Google's annual kickoff.⁠
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Six months after getting blindsided by that NI rating.⁠
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Issue #16 of The Activated Leader just drops t

47 messages in 48 hours.⁠
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All from leaders carrying the same secret shame.⁠
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"I got a PIP last year. Never told my team."⁠
"My NI is why I left tech. I thought I was broken."⁠
"Reading your story made me cry in my office.&

Dad saw me walk into Google's lobby. He saw me belong in those halls.⁠
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He didn't see me walk out.⁠
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My sister took photos during their one visit. ⁠
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Both are gone now. ⁠
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But in that moment, they saw their daughter and sister who went from auto

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗡𝗜, 𝗜 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸.⁠
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That conference room taught me the truth: Excellence without visibility equals invisibility.⁠
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