So Do It

Through talking with my coach, Kathryn, I realized that I was really worrying that other people might think of me as naive or idealistic to care so much about this. The thought doesn't ring true when I write it or speak it out, but it's what my brain was telling me and somehow, even though I knew better, it was making me feel small.

Eventually, as a result of my talks with Kathryn in which she challenged that thought, and after reading "Daring Greatly", I got up the courage to email the CEO of our company to ask him if we have a sustainability aspect to our business plan. I went on to explain that, if we don't, I think we should.

My heart was beating faster after I sent that email. But I felt proud of myself. I had a very close friend at work proof-read the email for me, and I copied her because she cares about this too. And we had a moment of being amped over it together. =D

One of the many reasons that I had talked myself out of writing that email several times before was the fact that I don't see a glaringly obvious issue area for our company to improve on what it was already doing. After sending the email though, I realized that just by voicing this opinion, I may be influencing someone who has a wider sphere of influence and, as a result of owning a successful business, a wider pool of resources that he could bring to the table. 

It's been a week now since I sent that email. And I'm really interested to see what he writes back. 

Is it my brain or is it Death Valley? (November 2020)