Rebecca Sanchez

I attribute my success to a combination of resilience, curiosity, and a willingness to keep asking better questions.

I’ve never been particularly interested in doing something a certain way just because that’s how it has always been done. I look for patterns, understand what is really getting in the way, and then create a simpler, more intentional way forward.

I also believe a large part of my success has come from learning how to pause. Some of my best decisions have not come from pushing harder, but from creating enough space to think, reflect, and get clear on what actually matters.

And finally, I’ve been willing to reinvent. My career has crossed project management, change leadership, Agile, organizational effectiveness, resilience, and wellbeing. Rather than seeing those as separate chapters, I’ve learned to bring them together. That ability to adapt, connect ideas, and keep evolving has shaped both my work and the way I lead.

Start with best practice. Someone has usually done it before you, learned the hard lessons, and mapped at least part of the path.

The best career advice I received was to seek out people who are already in the positions I aspire to and ask them how they got there. What worked? What would they do differently? What did they learn that they wish they had known sooner?

You do not have to figure everything out from scratch. I have found that some of the fastest learning comes from borrowing wisdom from people who have already walked the road, then adapting what they learned to fit your own strengths, values, and goals.

That advice has shaped how I approach my career, my business, and even how I design systems: learn from what already works, understand why it works, and then improve it for the context you are in.

Do not wait until you feel completely ready.

Learn the fundamentals, understand best practices, and build real expertise, but also trust your ability to see things differently. Some of the most valuable contributions you will make will come from noticing what is not working, asking better questions, and being willing to challenge the way things have always been done.

Find mentors, ask for advice, and learn from people who are already where you want to go. At the same time, do not confuse someone else’s path with your own. Take what is useful, adapt it, and keep developing your own point of view.

And perhaps most importantly, protect your ability to think. A busy career can quickly become a reactive one. Create space to reflect, get clear on what matters, and make intentional choices about where you invest your time and energy.

Your career does not have to follow a straight line to be meaningful. Mine certainly has not. Often, the experiences that seem unrelated in the moment become the things that make your perspective uniquely valuable later.

Be yourself...fully.

Your uniqueness is not something you need to manage around. It is often the very thing that will make you memorable, credible, and valuable. The way you think, the questions you ask, the experiences you bring, and even the parts of yourself that do not fit neatly into the traditional mold can become your greatest advantage.

Do not wait until you feel ready. You will miss too many opportunities that way.

I believe in doing something that scares you regularly, raising your hand, asking the question, applying for the role, speaking up in the room, starting the business, sharing the idea. Courage grows through use.

Learn from people ahead of you, build strong skills, and understand the fundamentals of your field. But do not spend your career trying to become a version of someone else.

The goal is not to fit perfectly into the path that already exists.

It is to become more of who you are, trust what makes you different, and have the courage to create a path that fits you.

The three values that matter most to me are fun, lifelong learning, and accountability.

Fun matters because I believe life and work are better when there is room for laughter, creativity, play, and connection. I do not think meaningful work has to feel serious all the time.

Lifelong learning keeps me curious and evolving. I want to keep asking questions, exploring new ideas, learning from people who see the world differently, and challenging myself to grow.

And accountability is what turns intention into trust. To me, it means doing what you say you will do, taking ownership when things do not go as planned, and being willing to have honest conversations instead of avoiding them.

Those three values shape how I work, how I lead, and how I try to live.