"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗶?"

"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗶?"

My son has been asking me this question for years.

It started during COVID when he was in Grade 1, watching me talk to a computer screen all day. Back then, I'd say: "Mom helps companies do better."

Simple answer for a simple question.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘄:

Grade 3: "Why do companies need your help?"
Grade 6: "What happens if you don't help them?"

And somewhere along the way, my answer became: "I help people in companies do better."

Last week, now in Grade 7, he asked the toughest one yet:
"Mami, what would be different if you didn't do your job?"

𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸.

Because explaining my work to my teenager over the years taught me more about my purpose than any performance review ever did.

His questions aren't about job titles and they make you think why work actually matters.

𝗠𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸.

He asks the questions that really count.

Now when someone asks what I do, I don't start with "I am a..."

I start with what I told my son: "I help people in companies become better leaders."

Clear. Simple. Real.

And I am grateful for a curious kid 🙏

How would you explain your job to a kid?

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