It is challenging to cast aside familiar ways of working and living and replace them with ways that are untried and uncertain. It demands faith in your capacity to continually grow and evolve as a human being.

As high achievers, we often become so intensely focused on an end goal that we lose sight of the value, benefits and joy of getting there...the journey.

What does it mean to see your life as a work of art? Your years, days, hours, and minutes are your materials, your media. You push them. You are willing to experiment, evolve and change how you work them as you enter new stages with different interests, priorities, and visions.

I thrive as a high performer. I love the feeling of accomplishment in just about any situation—running up a hill that I would normally walk, hiking a challenging trail, mobilizing others around a common purpose, navigating a difficult conversation, and serving in a leadership role.