09/10/2026
What they saw, and behind the scenes.
Don't let things not being perfect keep you from doing the thing.
I was honored to be invited to speak at @
Veteran Social this year and I LOVED sharing my message and my heart with this amazing group.
Also- leading up to actually starting, I had to go rounds. I had to fight through not having a great space to film, knowing I haven't felt my best physically or mentally lately, even feeling maybe like I don't belong on a stage like that. It's true. I'm not immune to any of that.
But one of the lessons I learned on active duty was to do it anyway. It doesn't matter if you're ready or not, if you feel like it or not, if you want to or not. You have to do your best to be prepared and go for it.
That's a lesson I have come back to more times than I can count.
And yes, sometimes the right answer is to rest instead. To NOT do the thing, to take the break you need and stop for a while.
But when the right thing is to do it, you do it anyway.
And I'm always so glad I did!