“Life is the best teacher, it just doesn’t hand out its lessons gently.” Over the weekend, a mentor asked me, “What makes great leaders truly great, and how certain humans stay strong?” That question stuck. I didn’t have an instant answer (would’ve been nice if I did!), so I started looking back not at the fancy milestones, but at those messy, in-between moments that actually taught me something. So here are 13 lessons life has taught me simple reminders I keep coming bac
