Dr. Shadé Zahrai

Every time I'm about to post something, I have a voice in my head.

What are people going to think?

Are they going to like this?

They're going to think you're silly.

You're not articulate enough.

You're not credible enough.

I literally have to say to myself, care less.

care less about what people think.

And so I used to just do the care less and that was helpful.

But then Faisal, my husband and business partner, he said, okay, it's great that you've got the care less, but what are you caring more about?

Don't just focus on what you, you know, the kind of negative, oh, I'm going to care less.

What are you focusing more on?

So now I say, okay, care less about what people think, care more about being of service, being of value, being of impact.

Leaving a positive legacy.

And it's beautiful.

And it's something you can use in the moment when you're about to step onto stage, when you're about to approach a stranger in a bar, when you're about to have that conversation about your pay raise.

Care less about the outcome.

Care more about making this person feel seen or demonstrating my value.

It's beautiful and so simple.

Oh, yes.