Lisa WoodruffCEO and founder, Organize 365

Embrace Breakthroughs Part 3

28 Sept 2022 · 1 min

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Laura stopped chasing grants and others' priorities, ditching the "pink folder" of ideas that funded her salary. Now she picks projects for her own fulfillment instead, even when they won't get her promoted. That work, she says, has made her happiest.

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Hi, I'm Laura. What my breakthroughs have been, have been things that I've been working on for a while, but really thinking beyond the day-to-day list of things to do, other people's urgency, and knowing that I've needed to make some changes within my work for a while. And my pink folder was a collection of ideas for the next grant, the next research project, because that's what pays my salary. And now I have a more concrete, actionable— that moves beyond just what I need to do to pay my salary. And I realized the things that have really fulfilled me in my work have often been things that other people told me not to pursue because it would not help with promotion or paying my salary. And when I've gone for those things, those are the things that have really increased my overall fulfillment.