Leadership Advice From a Shy Kid

I was a shy kid. I turned out to be a damn good leader.

Photo by Anna Shvets

On a bright summer day, six-year-old me jumped on a trampoline under a vast, blue sky as my mom stood by. Suddenly, I stopped jumping. When my mom asked me why I pointed to a stranger standing close by.

I wanted nothing to do with strangers. I wanted to hide. No part of me wanted to engage…