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In my early 20s, I ran a tourism bureau that hosted an old-fashioned traveling circus. We promoted “The Greatest Show on Earth” by auctioning off a ride on a baby elephant. A six-year-old girl won the contest. Her mother wisely insisted that she be accompanied by an adult. That launched my elephant riding career and revealed unlikely lessons about running nonprofits.
For most of my life, I wished for one thing – more time. That, and thinner thighs. In 2016, I got my first wish. The ed-tech startup company I’d worked for abruptly closed, bumping the entire team to the unemployment curb. In hindsight, the sudden shutdown was a rare and wonderful gift.
“You bring such an incredible presence, sensibility and vision to everything you touch. You are truly one of a kind.”
To celebrate a landmark birthday, my husband Scott decided to wear a kilt. Every day. For a year. Turns out, the year of the kilt was a lesson in appreciating difference.