Chief Product Officer @ Taulia, former entrepreneur, angel and growth capital investor, South Florida Tech advocate, polyglot, lucky wife of a Serbian.
The root of people pleasing is not concern for others. It's concern for approval.
A fear of being disliked leads many people to put their image above their values.
A good reputation is not about being adored by all. It’s about earning the respect of those who matter most.
The purpose of debriefing bad decisions is not to blame and shame. It's to grow and change.
Failure is an invitation to reflection. The most important question is not who's at fault—it's how to improve.
Yesterday's mistakes are lessons to learn today and apply tomorrow.
The person who talks the most is the most likely to become the leader.
Regardless of intelligence and expertise, groups elevate those who command the most airtime.
It's time to stop rewarding people for dominating the discussion, and start valuing quality over quantity.
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“I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.” — Frederick Douglass
We can't control what others expect of us. We can decide whose expectations to internalize.
High expectations are targets to reach. When credible people believe in you, prove them right.
Low expectations are barriers to break. When ignorant people doubt you, prove them wrong.
Not all criticism is constructive. Not all critics are thinking critically.
Weak critiques attack your identity. Decent critiques challenge your ideas. Strong critiques sharpen your thinking and improve your ideas.
Listen closely to the people who care enough to help you grow.
If you’re building an MVP…you’re building too much.
You want to build an MUP. A Minimal Unviable Product.
It doesn’t need to be repeatable or scalable. Just enough to prove that someone really wants what you’re building.
No matter how high you climb or how much you earn, if you aren't proud of how you got there, you haven't succeeded.
Status is a reward for the result. Character is revealed by the process.
The most meaningful accomplishments lie on the path that aligns with your principles.
In a changing world, expertise quickly becomes obsolete without humility and curiosity.
Expertise is what you know. Humility is knowing what you don’t know. Curiosity is how much you want to learn.
Expertise yields insight today. Humility and curiosity fuel growth tomorrow.
It's not ambition that holds women back. They're punished for violating gender stereotypes as warm & submissive.
Data: ambitious men and women get promoted. Aggressive women are penalized more than men.
End the double standard: if you accept it in men, don't reject it in women.
In hard times, people don't want to be told to look on the bright side. They want to know you're on their side.
Even if you can't help them feel better, you can always help them feel seen.
The best way to support others is not to cheer them up. It's to show up.
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Resilience is not resistance to suffering. It's the capacity to bend without breaking.
Strength doesn't come from ignoring pain. It stems from knowing that your past self has hurt and your future self will heal.
Fortitude is the presence of resolve, not the absence of hardship.
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Feedback is not about sizing people up. It's about helping them grow.
78 studies: criticism is more motivating when you (a) meet face-to-face; (b) compare behavior to a standard, not to others; (c) suggest changes to make.
People want to improve when it's clear that you care.