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My embarrassing moment of the week ⬇️ This week, I sat around a big conference table with about 30 others in suits. I was the only one in jeans 😂 As discussions buzzed about how to help business school students succeed in their entrepreneurship and endeavors with excellence, we talked a lot about getting hired as well as business in the traditional sense. I raised my hand and posed a question, “What’s the percentage of female students in the business school?” The answer? 58%. FIFTY EIGHT. The majority of the business students are women. Which is AMAZING. Then, I said, “I can’t speak for every female business student and I’m sure several of them will go on to be massively successful CEO’s of huge corporations BUT I also don’t think that everyone who’s studying business wants to work in corporate or build the next huge enterprise. And I bet a large part of the business students, both men & women, are more interested in creative small business — in using a skill and doing something from home or their local coffee shop. We have to enable students to start small and equip them with skills to succeed in those kind of businesses, too.” And then I just straight up said it: “I mean, I’m just tryin’ to have babies and a family. 😳 And while I don’t believe that holds me back from a career, it does alter the way in which I want to go about it— as it does for many of my friends. And we represent where half of these business students will be in life 5-8 years from now.” AWKWARD? Yes. 🙈 Who admits to a room of such elite personnel that “they’re just tryin’ to have babies?” I do, that’s who. 🤦🏽♀️😂 But hey, it’s honest! And if I‘m able to use my experience to help even one woman or student understand that she can succeed both in heels at an high rise office and at home in her slippers, that’ll be worth any amount of embarrassing moments for me. ❤️
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This is the legendary Coach Lou Holtz. Being a South Bend native and growing up going to Notre Dame football games, I’m nerding out a little. And now I have the honor of serving on the Liberty business school advisory board with him. 🤯🤯 Talk about a full circle! As we sat in meetings and at dinner with him yesterday, we’ve been soaking up all the wisdom he shares. A few of my favorite truth bombs of his from this week: 1️⃣ It’s hard to accomplish much without a faith in God. 2️⃣You don’t have to scarifice your personal life to be successful. If you fail at family, you fail at life. 3️⃣ If you think you accomplished a lot yesterday, you must not be doing much today. There are hundreds more one liners and stories but these were just too good not to share. ❤️
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5 MISTAKES I’VE MADE IN MARRIAGE: 1️⃣ Nagging 🙈 I’d like to think of it as “intentional expression of my opinions” buuuut sometimes me communicating said preferences can come across rude. I’d love to tell you I figured how to never do it again but I haven’t totally overcome it yet. But I’m at the point where I’m more aware and starting to catch myself. It’s a work in progress. 2️⃣ Assuming There have been so many times I *assumed* we were on the same page... Like when it came to having children. Halfway through our second year of marriage, I had no idea he thought I was putting it off simply because I hadn’t brought it up. I’m learning to ask more questions before assuming he can read my mind. Also a work in progress. 3️⃣ Using language like “my” or “your” money 💴 Although we haven’t even been married a full 4 years, we’ve both been through many seasons in our careers in that short window of time. While it’s been SO fun to try & succeed in several things, the different income streams in some seasons led us to discuss things in a “yours” and “mine” way, when it was truly OURS. Our marriage counselors helped us with that — also something we highly recommend! 4️⃣ Not establishing household roles This seems like such an obvious thing to do but it wasn’t until the beginning of year 2 that we realized we didn’t really have household systems. When it came time to take the trash out or do the laundry, there’d be times it just wouldn’t get done because we both thought the other had done it. We’ve fixed this since then but I recently heard a therapist share that she and her husband have “pink” and “blue” duties in their house. I love that visual to keep things clear! 🏠 5️⃣ Pettiness 💁🏽♀️ As much as we love each other, we can be stubborn toward each other. And sometimes I catch myself being petty simply to out-petty him. That’s not fun to admit but it’s real and I’m growing from recognizing it. 🤷🏽♀️ There are a hundred more but I’ll just start with these 😂 Have you made any of these mistakes in your relationship? Or others? What have you learned? ❤️
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You guys... I spoke on Chick Fil A’s cruise last week... and apparently kicked off my speech by holding an imaginary chicken nugget to get my point across... 😂 But in all seriousness, it was such an honor to be invited to speak at chickfila’s annual event for operators, staff, etc. And it was an added bonus that it was on a cruise in the Caribbean. 🚢 Matt and I were both so, so blown away by the company. If you’ve ever wondered if Chick Fil A is as incredible of a company as it appears to be, its better. From executive leadership to staff, everything is top notch. It is such an example of how companies should be run. On the flight home, Matt and I said we wanted to be more intentional to support Chick Fil A after seeing how well they care for people. So, basically, whenever we’re asked to bring food to gatherings or have to cater an event, it’ll be waffle fries from the Dooley’s every time from here on out 😋
