Stephanie Moss

Hi, this is Stephanie Moss. Today I want to tell you about a really neat conversation I was having last week over dinner with some colleagues.

Hi, this is Stephanie Moss. Today I want to tell you about a really neat conversation I was having last week over dinner with some colleagues.

And one of the things we were together, we were actually celebrating, but what we really got on the topic was instead of spending our time talking about the difficulties of the year, what we decided to talk about was despite the challenges, what have been your blessings?

And one of the things we were together, we were actually celebrating, but what we really got on the topic was instead of spending our time talking about the difficulties of the year, what we decided to talk about was despite the challenges, what have been your blessings?

And as we went around the table and every couple had an opportunity to share, it was so neat to hear all the different things that people could share that were blessings to them. And it got me thinking about a story. And I'm not going to share all the details because I'm not a great storyteller. But the fundamentals are this. Long time ago, there were a set of twins. One was incredibly optimistic.

And as we went around the table and every couple had an opportunity to share, it was so neat to hear all the different things that people could share that were blessings to them. And it got me thinking about a story. And I'm not going to share all the details because I'm not a great storyteller. But the fundamentals are this. Long time ago, there were a set of twins. One was incredibly optimistic.

One was incredibly pessimistic. Their parents were baffled. How could they be so different? They were twins. They took him to a psychiatrist or a psychologist or whatever the case may be. They put the extreme pessimist kid in a room full of toys, told him he could play with anything, he could have anything.

One was incredibly pessimistic. Their parents were baffled. How could they be so different? They were twins. They took him to a psychiatrist or a psychologist or whatever the case may be. They put the extreme pessimist kid in a room full of toys, told him he could play with anything, he could have anything.

They took the other kid that was an optimist by nature, put him in a room full of horse manure and said, hey, this is your room. Go have at it. And of course, the kid who was the pessimist, you know, sucked his thumb, stayed in the corner, said there are too many toys. He couldn't decide. He got completely overwhelmed by the situation and kind of shut down.

They took the other kid that was an optimist by nature, put him in a room full of horse manure and said, hey, this is your room. Go have at it. And of course, the kid who was the pessimist, you know, sucked his thumb, stayed in the corner, said there are too many toys. He couldn't decide. He got completely overwhelmed by the situation and kind of shut down.

Well, after an hour or so, they went and checked on the optimist kid. And basically, as they go in the room, they see the kid, hands and knees, just digging like crazy through all this horse manure. And the psychologist says, what are you doing? And the kid says, With all this poo in here, there's bound to be a pony somewhere.

Well, after an hour or so, they went and checked on the optimist kid. And basically, as they go in the room, they see the kid, hands and knees, just digging like crazy through all this horse manure. And the psychologist says, what are you doing? And the kid says, With all this poo in here, there's bound to be a pony somewhere.

So that's my message to you today is in the midst of all the poo, even as hard as it might be, try and remember there's got to be a pony in here somewhere.

So that's my message to you today is in the midst of all the poo, even as hard as it might be, try and remember there's got to be a pony in here somewhere.

Hello and welcome to the Talent Trade. This is Stephanie Moss with Thinking Ahead Executive Search. Super excited to be here today with one of our rock stars from the nonprofit team, Heather Campbell. Heather, welcome. Thank you. Go ahead and tell us a little bit about you and anything you think our listeners would want to know.

Hello and welcome to the Talent Trade. This is Stephanie Moss with Thinking Ahead Executive Search. Super excited to be here today with one of our rock stars from the nonprofit team, Heather Campbell. Heather, welcome. Thank you. Go ahead and tell us a little bit about you and anything you think our listeners would want to know.

Well, welcome. We're super excited to have you here. And another thing that I'm super excited about is kind of your topic. I remember many years ago learning from kind of one of Thinking Ahead's gurus and him saying at one point that at the end of the day, if a search is meant to come together, it will with or without us.

Well, welcome. We're super excited to have you here. And another thing that I'm super excited about is kind of your topic. I remember many years ago learning from kind of one of Thinking Ahead's gurus and him saying at one point that at the end of the day, if a search is meant to come together, it will with or without us.

And he shared that to kind of take the pressure off, especially because when he shared it with me, quite frankly, I was rather new to the practice.

And he shared that to kind of take the pressure off, especially because when he shared it with me, quite frankly, I was rather new to the practice.