Chapter 19
As director of the Lift a Life Novak Family Foundation, Ashley Butler, my daughter, has proven herself to be an exceptional leader. She has a strong combination of analytical and creative-thinking skills that she has leveraged to develop and promote powerful, community-driven solutions to big challenges, like early childhood education, hunger, and diabetes care. One of the keys to her success is her ability to overcome a natural tendency many of us have to stay in our comfort zone. What Ashley has learned—and what you can do as an active learner—is to push herself, or let others gently push her, into uncharted territory.
When Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo, agreed to be a guest on my podcast, ...
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