When COVID hit we were ready. My company, that is. We had already been doing a weekly connect call with our CEO every Monday at 6 AM so the transition to a call every morning of the work week was almost natural. It took a bit for me to jump on the band wagon and when I did I was PUMPED. Every single morning I was inspired and motivated and valued. I showed up at 6 AM, sometimes still under my comforter, sometimes in full work out attire and sometimes barely functioning yet, sitting up and sipping my coffee. ...

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Yesterday was spilling into today. And I had a decision to make. Do I lie about being too sick for a video call or feign an unimportant yet “important” family emergency? OR Get on the call as scheduled, as agreed upon?  Follow through is important, and I know I don’t want to let her down. She is counting on me.  As I thought contemplating all these things with half an hour left to decide… I realized something really important. This  call would be more about me than her. I needed to show up not for her, but for myself. ...

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