Daniela Wolfe pitch

When was the last time you looked forward to trying something new and getting it wrong? As a social worker and burnout prevention specialist, I typically work with people that are trying to get things right, and I see it all the time. The pressure to be perfect is exactly what keeps people stuck, exhausted, and playing small. Even I unfortunately used to share that same belief that doing life right meant everything went smoothly. And then I tried to make homemade gnocchi, and I learned in a very real way the power of grace, and it transformed my perspective and approach to success, failures, and all of life's seemingly little things. Let me explain what happened. So it looked simple enough to make. I had taken a class, I had the recipe. I soon found it wasn't. My first batch melted into potato mush. Total disaster. I was so embarrassed and ready to quit, but my kids pushed me to try again. My second attempt, better but not great, but something shifted. I was less frustrated, more willing to give it another go, and by the third try, I got it right. But more importantly, I got something better: grace. We even made it a rule in our house: any new activity or recipe, you got 3 tries. No pressure, no negative self-talk. And that 3 tries rule changed everything. The because grace is what allows us to take risks, be vulnerable, and keep going. It builds our resilience. Grace gives you the freedom to not have it all figured out, to be imperfect, to be human, and keep going. And in that space, you don't just learn new skills, you become someone braver, more open, more willing. And by the end of my talk, you're gonna have a new paradigm when it comes to grace, one that replaces perfection with progress, One that gives you permission to try, connect, grow, and move forward even when life gets messy.