The Burden
Leadership, Personal Essays & Reflections Kate Sjostrand Leadership, Personal Essays & Reflections Kate Sjostrand

The Burden

Leadership isn't the meetings, the title, or the authority. It's the weight you carry home after everyone else has gone to bed. Four years after my cardiac arrests, sleep still eludes me, and on nights like this, I find myself lying awake, replaying conversations, questioning decisions, and worrying about people I'm not even empowered to help. That's the burden nobody tells you about.

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Two Truths
Personal Essays & Reflections Kate Sjostrand Personal Essays & Reflections Kate Sjostrand

Two Truths

Love isn't finding someone who always agrees with you. It's finding someone whose perspective is different enough to challenge your own, and caring enough to listen when you get it wrong. Our first disagreement wasn't a crack in the foundation. It was another brick laid with honesty, humility, and a willingness to grow together.

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