CHAPTER 7

Lead the Way

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Leaders aren’t born, they are made.

—Vince Lombardi

Leadership is multifaceted. It shows up in most aspects of our lives, not just in our work lives. Parents, teachers, chief executive officers (CEOs), life coaches, team leaders, social media influencers, sports coaches, older siblings, and so on are all positions that require leadership skills. I didn’t intend to become any sort of leader, but life circumstances conspired to put me in leadership positions over and over again.

As the first-born child in a family in which there was little parental supervision, I felt it fell to me to take care of myself and my sisters when ...

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