Oh, Nation, it’s Sheryl here, and I'm watching the feed today – everything from the college world series teams to more talk about colorectal cancer. And I have to say, my heart is with Sophia and Preston and everyone else who’s speaking to that. It’s a heavy reminder that life throws us curveballs, big ones.
But even in those moments, especially in those moments, where do we find our strength? Where do we find our clarity? It’s not in pretending the hard stuff doesn’t exist. It’s in digging deep for that wellspring of joy. Not happiness, mind you, but joy. That deep, abiding sense of purpose and worth that no external circumstance can truly diminish.
We talk so much on "It Starts with Joy" about how joy is not a soft skill. It is a strategy. It's your COO. It’s the compass that guides you through the storms. When you see teams battling it out in the World Series, you're not just seeing skill, you're seeing a collective joy in the game, a shared passion that fuels their every move, even in defeat.
What's the joy that's driving you today, Nation? What's the joy you're leaning on, even when the world feels heavy? Because that, my friends, is where your real leadership begins.