Because the f*cking bad a** part? It’s the part where I just keep showing up everyday because I know this is exactly what I’m supposed to be doing.
And then I think of the events that took place on that journey to get there…bringing my premie 5 week old to my very first kickoff meeting with my first employees…
my co-founder quit and I got a massive infection in my tooth…
In the meanwhile, I continued to have 5-6 fundraising meetings a day while running my startup alone…
Completing my PhD…while coping with debilitating chronic pain.
Completing my PhD (including publishing a paper in a prestigious journal, winning multiple fellowship awards) while coping with debilitating chronic pain