What worked in 2024:

First and foremost, I finally mustered the courage to drive on the freeway. I’d been living with anxiety around it for a while, but I overcame it in 2024. What a relief!

2024 was also the year of grounding myself with my authentic self. I realized I don’t need to be the smartest or the best—I just need to be me. It’s been a journey, and I’ve learned that being oneself doesn’t always come naturally due to the baggage we carry from our upbringing. In 2024 I became acutely aware of this and started working through it. There’s been a lot of growth in 2024, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. The internal shifts that were triggered have gained momentum, and I hope they continue indefinitely. I just want to be me—leading with curiosity, grounded in confident humility.

On the work front, with massive support from the team we successfully implemented a solution that had been in the pipeline for a while. I love what I do. Implementation is definitely my strength, but recently, I’ve been challenged to think more strategically, to be bold, and to step into uncharted territories. The growth that’s come with it has been insane.

On both a personal and professional level, though, I’m still a work in progress—and I always will be. But I’m committed to being even more disciplined in 2025 and beyond. I want to continue writing, speaking, and becoming more of the person I want to be—a leader with confident humility. As Adam Grant would say, someone who believes in her abilities but also recognizes that she doesn’t always have the right solution or may not even be addressing the right problem. And that’s okay. Doubts are cues to improve my tools.

Here’s to 2025—a year for more growth, more learning, more compassion, patience, and even more lessons in leadership!