CHAPTER 1

Holding Your Fate

Are you doomed? It’s up to you.

Will you thrive beyond your wildest expectations?

Up to you too. This will either depress or liberate you.

First, let’s get one thing straight about your fate: You determine how you want to show up and what you’re going to create in your life. You also determine the kind of business and culture you want, even if you’re not the boss. You have impact. You have power. Your fate starts with taking accountability for what you’re creating and for owning your impact.

I hear statements like this a lot: “It would be so much better if they did ‘this’ better or if they led better or if they were easier to work with, or if they weren’t such jerks or if ‘they they they’ did something differently.” ...

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