All Pride, No Ego

Preface

Hello, Community of Readers, and thank you so much for taking the time to consider this book! All Pride, No Ego is about my journey and what shaped my foundational beliefs and leadership style. I did not intend to write an autobiography or a sweeping review of my life, but I have realized that my leadership style and success in my career are completely dependent on my personal journey. I quickly realized that I had to share my successes, failures, and vulnerabilities in order to illustrate why I lead the way I do. I will share anecdotes and episodes, and through sharing and storytelling, I hope to help you achieve whatever your definition of success is for your life. I hope that you see yourself in my story and that regardless of your age, gender, sexual identity, nationality, or profession you learn something useful. I am not sure there has ever really been a book like this. My story is unique, although many of you will recognize pieces of my learnings in your own path. I think it is important for me to share my insights and experiences in an effort to positively impact the world. My learnings and experience may not be applicable to everyone's journey, but I do hope you find this book enjoyable, useful, and thought‐provoking. I hope it makes you reflect, learn, and maybe even laugh. If I can help one person find and honor their authentic path in life, I will consider this endeavor a success. I have learned that there is no way to uncouple my leadership style, my creativity, ...