Shout out to Christine Rosander and Stephanie Pollock for buying me coffees! Christine is an incredible musician that gives me all the bluesy soul vibes. Stephanie is a leadership coach and writer and I've been loving her weekly Leadership Letters for three years now. Thank you both so much. ☕️--This week has been great in so many ways. I'm starting to feel like I'm getting back into a groove with work. And my energy is slowly starting to come back. And that's resulting in some awesome wins on that front. I did a mini side hustle training this week and that went well and was very validating about this work that I'm putting out into the world.On the ankle front, I am now officially walking with one crutch which has been incredibly liberating. I can carry things now - which is just very exciting. And it's weird, but I feel like I'm learning to walk all over again. The journey is still long, but I am feeling so good about the progress that I'm making. All of this is helping me feel just more confident in myself and all that I am. You know sometimes, I struggle a lot with comparison and not being as good as Person X or Person Y at something. And then that manifests itself as self-doubt, impostor syndrome and just an overall stuckness (is that a word?) in everything. And that's not to say that I will never feel that way again, because I'm human. And some days are better than others. But in this moment, I'm feeling like I'm stepping into more of me. Me, in all of my wacky idea, good at curation, bad at design, tequila + coffee loving, but picky eating glory.That's me. Those are parts of who I am. And I'm learning to love all of those parts: the good ones and the not so good ones. Because all of those weird, quirky things make me who I am. All of those weird, quirky things make you who you are. And that's what makes us special. That is the thing that people will seek out. Those are the points of connection. So if you find yourself struggling with self-doubt or the impostor monsters. Or comparing yourself to that person who seems to have it all together. Take a pause. And remind yourself about all the amazing ways that you, yourself are remarkable. Remind yourself about your qualities and your experiences and your stories. Because those are the things that people need to hear. They are parts of you that people love, trust and are inspired by. On to the picks!P.S. There are still tix available for the I Can't: Side Hustle class next Thursday! And two scholarships available for Black participants. Hit reply if you want one of those.