Meet Lindsay Colker

We recently connected with Lindsay Colker and have shared our conversation below.

Lindsay, thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?

I was diagnosed with ADD at a young age, which contextualized why homework, reading, and studying always took me a long time. I didn’t think I was as smart as everyone else and had a hard time focusing; therefore, in order to compensate for my “shortcomings,” I would put an abnormal amount of time into my work. I also played competitive tennis from a young age, which helped shape me and my work ethic. Tennis is a mental sport and teaches you a lot about yourself. You can’t be successful at the game if you aren’t mentally strong.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

My career is rooted in Communications, PR/Publicity and Media Relations, and what I specialize in is earning media placements and coverage for my diverse group of clients in entertainment, technology, and lifestyle. I was born to do this job and I love it. I love spending time thinking about how to talk about and message a client. I love ideating on ways to get a client attention and break through, I love discovering new media channels and I love working with press. It’s not easy. It takes a lot of perseverance, creativity, and time. It’s the long game.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

We spend so much time in the journey getting to the destination, but often lose sight of the JOY. So the first thing I’m going to say is: Always remain connected to the joy in your journey, because when you are connected to the joy, it’s harder for the negativity to enter your soul.

Number two is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is not something that is taught; it’s something you learn and acquire. I recommend reading and showing some interest in it, b/c it will help with your relationships (business, personal, etc.), especially the one with yourself.

Three is: Believe in yourself. Enough with the self-doubt! It’s just not productive.

Awesome, really appreciate you opening up with us today and before we close maybe you can share a book recommendation with us. Has there been a book that’s been impactful in your growth and development?

“The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz completely changed my life.
Agreement `1: Be impeccable with your word
Agreement 2: Don’t take anything personally
Agreement 3: Don’t make assumptions
Agreement 4: Always do your best

I read this book and took notes on my phone and every morning and night, “brainwashed” myself into believing what I was not conditioned to believe, and let me tell you, IT WORKED! It’s been transformative for me.

Another book that changed my life is “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne. It’s how I live my life. What you think about, you bring about.

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