One of the lessons during my time at Avagasso was to begin writing my next book and we had to start with two small sections. Size here is relative :) I wrote it for those who needed to know they are already needed. I have walked alongside my new friends on a path that changed my life. A path that unintentionally led to a  new kind of solitude, one that isn’t easy to explain but fortunately, came with the tools to help me live,  thrive and belong without the need to explain. I couldn’t have understood how impactful it is to discover there is a core and at the core sits me in the f orms that guide who I was and who I am today. None of these versions have known to feel acceptance,  validation or approval by themselves. I can with confidence admit the tools I need are here with me. Leadership feels like existing in a continuous genuine state in whichever reality life brings. I’ve been a survivor, and I’ve built a lot of walls, made a lot of compromises, and very rarely though...