Ditch the Act: Reveal the Surprising Power of the Real You for Greater Success

CHAPTER 3

WHEN YOU SPEAK, SPEAK YOUR TRUTH

SET UP FOR NERDINESS

My story starts in Huntington Beach, California, where I was raised by my father and mother, who were both educators. My parents were teachers, then principals, then administrators. They were loving, thoughtful, and always encouraging, but always expected that I would do my best, especially with school. I lived with my brother, Rob, whom I never grew close to, and my sister, Chelsea, whom I am close to now but used to fight with all the time. For the school year, I was a latchkey kid, spending afternoons solo while my parents were working and my siblings were at their athletic classes ...