Jamie Kern Lima

And along with my faith helped me believe my dreams were possible.

And along with my faith helped me believe my dreams were possible.

Even on the days when it felt like nothing was going my way, or the days when I was tempted to tell myself lies, like I don't have what it takes, I'm not enough, and big dreams like this don't happen to people like me, and maybe I should just take that other job because it feels super safe, but it doesn't feel in alignment with what I was created for. What will you do with the power that is you?

Even on the days when it felt like nothing was going my way, or the days when I was tempted to tell myself lies, like I don't have what it takes, I'm not enough, and big dreams like this don't happen to people like me, and maybe I should just take that other job because it feels super safe, but it doesn't feel in alignment with what I was created for. What will you do with the power that is you?

It's one of the most empowering questions you can ask yourself because at its core, it's a reminder that you hold so much power inside of you and you do. I used to ask myself this question when I was waitressing tables at Denny's and had big dreams of launching a business but was also dealing with so much self-doubt.

It's one of the most empowering questions you can ask yourself because at its core, it's a reminder that you hold so much power inside of you and you do. I used to ask myself this question when I was waitressing tables at Denny's and had big dreams of launching a business but was also dealing with so much self-doubt.

I would lean on this question when I needed to believe I was worthy of launching a company in my living room And while later enduring hundreds and hundreds of no's and rejections for years, and I needed the strength to keep going. I would later lean on this question when I needed a north star of what came a rapidly scaling company during a hyper growth trajectory.

I would lean on this question when I needed to believe I was worthy of launching a company in my living room And while later enduring hundreds and hundreds of no's and rejections for years, and I needed the strength to keep going. I would later lean on this question when I needed a north star of what came a rapidly scaling company during a hyper growth trajectory.

And I consulted this question when deciding to sell the business I started in my living room to L'Oreal in what became a billion dollar deal and their largest US acquisition to date. Go Columbia. What will you do with the power that is you? It's a privilege of a lifetime that you get to decide the answer to that question. And yet so many people end up not living their answer to that question.

And I consulted this question when deciding to sell the business I started in my living room to L'Oreal in what became a billion dollar deal and their largest US acquisition to date. Go Columbia. What will you do with the power that is you? It's a privilege of a lifetime that you get to decide the answer to that question. And yet so many people end up not living their answer to that question.

It's so easy with all the pressure that comes with life and even with the privilege and power you've worked so hard to earn to lose touch with our power. To start to choose certainty over calling. To choose fulfilling other people's expectations over fulfilling our purpose.

It's so easy with all the pressure that comes with life and even with the privilege and power you've worked so hard to earn to lose touch with our power. To start to choose certainty over calling. To choose fulfilling other people's expectations over fulfilling our purpose.

play it safe, to check the box, to fit the mold, to succumb to the pressure of getting the right job, the pressure to pay off loans, the pressure to make your family proud, the pressure to exceed the curve, the pressure to win on paper even if it means losing yourself, the pressure of climbing the ladder even if your gut tells you it might be leaning against the wrong wall.

play it safe, to check the box, to fit the mold, to succumb to the pressure of getting the right job, the pressure to pay off loans, the pressure to make your family proud, the pressure to exceed the curve, the pressure to win on paper even if it means losing yourself, the pressure of climbing the ladder even if your gut tells you it might be leaning against the wrong wall.

My challenge today is to dare to trust the knowing and the power that's inside of only you. The one that guides you, not to what you can do, but to what you were created for. Because pressure never stops. But the real pain doesn't come from pressure.

My challenge today is to dare to trust the knowing and the power that's inside of only you. The one that guides you, not to what you can do, but to what you were created for. Because pressure never stops. But the real pain doesn't come from pressure.

It comes from regret, from ignoring your gut, from silencing the whisper inside, from doubting the power that's inside of you, from not answering the call that has only your name on it. Stories are one of the most powerful ways to unite us together. And I want to share a story that I hope you can lean on when you face challenges ahead that are inevitable of anyone going after big dreams.

It comes from regret, from ignoring your gut, from silencing the whisper inside, from doubting the power that's inside of you, from not answering the call that has only your name on it. Stories are one of the most powerful ways to unite us together. And I want to share a story that I hope you can lean on when you face challenges ahead that are inevitable of anyone going after big dreams.

When I got into Columbia Business School, my mom cried. Neither of my parents attended college and they knew without saying it, I'd be the first to change the course of history for my family. When B-School started, I quickly discovered I was learning as much from the alumni I would meet and as much from my fellow students as I did also inside the classroom.

When I got into Columbia Business School, my mom cried. Neither of my parents attended college and they knew without saying it, I'd be the first to change the course of history for my family. When B-School started, I quickly discovered I was learning as much from the alumni I would meet and as much from my fellow students as I did also inside the classroom.