“Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.” – Mohsin Hamid
We believe empathy is one of the most important ingredients enabling effectiveness and so we connected with some amazing folks to ask them about the conditions that allowed them to develop into such empathic leaders.
I am inspired when I hear stories about people who find themselves in positions of adversity–whether through conditions they were born into or when they were faced with an insurmountable challenge–and they find a way to overcome the obstacle. Read More>>
Dr. Alfonso Brown
A popular notion in the U.S. is that education is a great equalizer. However, in 2017, after graduating with an associate and an undergrad degree, I was sleeping at the men’s shelter for the second time. It does not become real until you have been in a flophouse with 56 men squeezed together on cots with everybody snoring at once—thick, unwashed socks saturated with urine and defecated underwear. And those bodies in the dark, fat, and thin and bent. Read More>>
Gina Anderson
I am inspired when I hear stories about people who find themselves in positions of adversity–whether through conditions they were born into or when they were faced with an insurmountable challenge–and they find a way to overcome the obstacle. They not only survive it but make a life for themselves that is more than anyone, including themselves, thought possible. They rise to the top of their game. To me, these individuals are champions. Concepts that apply to champions can be applied to anyone who struggles with self-limiting beliefs. When you face adversity in your life (all of us can think of at least three) the structure of your brain changes. Read More>>
Ann Marie Grocholski
As a motherhood and family photographer, one of the biggest assets to my business has been turning 50! The life experiences that I have had as a mom of three girls who has gone through dramatic career changes, has provided me with life experiences which allow me to empathize with what many of my clients are going through. Read More>>
Carmen Simmons
I grew up in what most people would say from the outside looking in was a very normal two parent home. We lived in a Brownstone on a tree lined block in Brooklyn, New York. We celebrated birthdays with parties and went on vacation sometimes twice a year. Read More>>
