#sacrifice

#sacrifice

People think that marriage changes nothing, but it changes everything. Decisions made now have a lasting impact on the family for years to come, and what could have been decisions that were easily reversible before marriage are much more difficult after marriage. Staying employed becomes much more important, future planning becomes more about how we can afford to get pregnant soon than how we can afford to take a vacation or have a nice dinner, and lots of compromises must be made for the greater good.

In retrospect, I could have been smarter myself, and to be CEO is a lifetime of sacrifice,

Think about the last time you had to make a difficult choice, or had to wait to figure out what to do. For some people, any decision-making process is stressful, can elevate blood pressure, and may cause distress. How do you feel in spaces of uncertainty? Do you tolerate ambiguity well, or do you find the state of unknowing insufferable?

"It's always been very difficult but I keep in mind that I have to be focused on training and I chose this path to be who I am now."

Gilbert Ibarra recalls friends lost in Vietnam, stating, 'They were 19. I'm here to remember my buddies. That's the part I hold in my heart.'

"Revolutions don't happen because of a single swing of a lightsaber. They happen after a thousand cuts by a thousand knives. And even when it seems like no one is watching, these cuts still come at a steep cost."