Thread by @wildkait

People refer to me as smart or a “ruthless biz woman” but I’ve never felt smart. I just feel like In each given scenario I’m doing the most logical / rational thing. To supplement/ make up for the imposter syndrome feeling I drive myself to work harder and harder. And then

Somewhere In that fog of war something magical happens. Pattern recognition kicks in, and when you think about and around a subject long enough you start to develop a proficiency with it (businessinsider.com/malcolm-gladwe…). You start

To succeed and then you find yourself becoming less resource constrained, then if you successfully solve for your “pain points” and allocate said resources to help you scale / delegate as much as you can you start to compound your advantage. People underestimate how far you

End up traveling just putting one foot in front of the other and while remaining robust and alert. Strong opinions weakly held, no Scared cows (training everyone on my team to be able to call me out, tell me when I’m wrong, no yes men/woman), being data driven, never drinking

The koolaid that because of my prior successes I’m magically anointed or have all the right answers. Only the paranoid, the relentless survive.

If I’m the queen of anything it’s consistency. Always (every day, sick or healthy, tired or well rested) be making progress towards

My goals. And I don’t limit myself to a subject area. It’s a multidisciplinary self improvement grind

Fitness, education, experimentation, investing, with just a sprinkle of self care

When you hit your stride it feels like a duel… with yourself. Cause that’s who you

compare yourself to, that’s the bogey you have to beat. Go to sleep slightly improved, slightly more knowledgeable and Worldly than you woke up. Be curious and take every opportunity to absorb as much as possible. And lastly, Never be afraid to Challenge convention.

First they ignore you,

then they laugh at you

then they fight you,

then you win.