11/14/2025
What a week...
Monday, I shared the news about being named one of the Influential Women in Business 2025.
Thursday, I posted about volunteering at Feed Florida during the shutdown.
Today, the government is reopened and families are exhaling.
And here’s what I'm sitting with:
When systems break down, people step up.
Not for praise. Not for credit.
Just because it’s needed.
→ Volunteers preparing and sorting food before sunrise
→ Families making impossible care decisions
→ Professionals showing up beyond their job title
→ Communities refusing to let anyone fall through the cracks
That’s the real story of this week.
Awards are meaningful.
But the real honor is being useful when it matters.
And yes, the reopening doesn’t erase the bills families took on, or the stress caregivers absorbed. Those cracks are still there. The work continues.
Your turn:
What’s one way you can be useful today or this weekend not for recognition, but because someone needs it?
→ Check on a colleague
→ Volunteer an hour
→ Share your expertise
→ Show up when most people look away
👇 How are you going to show up?