by Krystal Gail | Mar 30, 2026 | Reflections
If you have ever exercised, you understand the power of doing one more repetition. Even when you feel exhausted and ready to quit, you almost always have just enough left in the tank to do one more. That final repetition is where growth happens. It is where strength...
by Krystal Gail | Mar 30, 2026 | Reflections
Have you ever looked at what appeared to be a complex or daunting task and believed that you weren’t capable of tackling it? Maybe you put it off, choosing instead to focus on smaller, more comfortable tasks that felt safely within your wheelhouse. Several years ago,...
by Krystal Gail | Mar 30, 2026 | Reflections
What did you fail at yesterday? That is a question that Sara Blakely said her father used to ask her every evening at the dinner table. His intent was simple but powerful — to encourage his children to take risks and to grow. Stepping outside your comfort zone is...
by Krystal Gail | Mar 30, 2026 | Reflections
When was the last time you experienced fear? If you are honest with yourself, it was likely sometime earlier today. Fear itself is not the enemy. In fact, it was designed to protect us. When our ancestors faced saber-toothed tigers, a healthy dose of fear was a very...
by Krystal Gail | Mar 30, 2026 | Reflections
Courage is not the absence of fear — it is the decision to act in spite of it. Over the past week, we explored how fear shows up in our lives through failure, rejection, avoidance, uncertainty, and self-doubt. We also explored how courage is built — not in one...
by Krystal Gail | Mar 23, 2026 | Reflections
Have you ever been on a team where it seemed like people were constantly swimming in each other’s lanes? Have you ever taken on someone else’s responsibility because you believed you had the answer or thought you could do the job better than they could? How did that...