If I never…
Went to college for Television-Radio, I never would have developed a creative portfolio.
If I never…
Make a portfolio, I never earn a summer internship at an NYC ad agency.
If I never…
Take that NYC internship, I never accept the job I didn’t want in Account Management.
If I never…
Accept that client service job, I never go to night school to improve my portfolio.
If I never…
Improve my portfolio, I never earn the opportunity to write jingles for Subway.
If I never…
Write those jingles, I never move into the creative department.
If I never…
Become a creative, I never gain the confidence to move west to start my first agency.
If I never…
Start my own agency, I never learn how to scale a business.
If I never…
Learn how to scale a business, I never gain the opportunity to lead a team of 90 people.
If I never…
Lead a growing team, I never learn to hire talent who don’t need me in the day job.
If I never…
Hired smart, I never create the space to write Return On Courage.
If I never…
Write Return On Courage, I never interview some of the best leaders on the planet.
If I never…
Take that crash course on leadership, I never gain the courage to start Courageous.
If I never…
Start Courageous, I never develop the courage framework.
If I never…
Create the courage framework, I never start keynoting on small stages.
If I never…
Keynote small stages, I never get the reps to take on larger stages.
If I never…
Taker on larger stages, I never start The Courageous Podcast.
If I never…
Start the podcast, I never gain the confidence to coach executives.
If I never…
Advise executives, I never put myself in this position to tackle my next, “I never would have”.
What exactly does it take to get that Big Break?
The stacking of Little Breaks.
Courage rarely opens the whole staircase.
It just reveals the next step.
Enjoy the climb.
