Jessica Morales

I definitely would say it's just a shift in mindset and looking for and following other strong women. I know Elena Cardone or Grady, she's been in the newsletter a lot, and she's just been very candid and real about what it takes just to be successful. Layla Hormozi, or just even athletes in general, like, just having that mentality. You'll only lose if you give up, and anyone can succeed as long as they try. Not everyone is just born lucky and born with all these skills. You have to put your best foot forward and go hard every day, so it's just finding those role models and changing that mindset from before, which was more like a victim mindset, to like a conqueror mindset and more positive.

Actually, recently, we just hosted an all-women's leadership panel, and I was speaking to someone at my job. She basically said that sometimes you might be trying to fit a circle in a square hole, and chances are, if you're not happy where you are, they're probably not happy with you either, so it's just cutting your losses quicker and just going towards the route that will benefit you and that company more. Some people just try to really stick it out at jobs just to see if things will get better, but this advice really resonated with me about knowing when to move on.

I would definitely say to not take things personally. I mean, it is just a completely different world for women and men. Everyone knows that, but that doesn't mean that everything has to be bad all the time. You could leverage your skills, because I think men and women both have different skills that work best for them, so make sure you identify the skills you have. Don't take things personally. If anyone tries to discount you or make you feel bad about yourself, just know it's projection. It's because you're a threat. And, you know, just keep moving forward.

Well, of course, I guess the first thing that comes to mind would be the uncertainty with AI, especially since I'm not extremely young in my career, but it's kind of scary because it feels like if you're not cream of the crop, the AI's gonna take over your job, so I think it's just that uncertainty there. And just adapting to the changing work environment as well as adapting to more hybrid and Zoom type of landscapes. It's less personable, and it's just like another language you kind of have to get used to.

I think as of right now, it's definitely confidence, especially just in the area we're in of South Florida, where it's pretty cutthroat, there's a lot of competition. So I guess it's just not relying on the external validation and what you have right now, and just knowing that you're destined, or I'm destined for better, and things are gonna happen in the way it's supposed to, and in my benefit, no matter what, so I definitely think leading with confidence is most important.