On Rising To The Opportunity—And Challenge—Of Growth

Today, we’re releasing the underlying message of our spring programming — rise. As a team, the past week has been a bit rough (you’re probably right there with us). We’re facing an indefinite postponement of our in-person programs through April 10, and we’ve spent the last 10 days working to make sense of rapidly changing CDC recommendations, while taking care of ourselves.

Although our spring programming is currently postponed, sharing our theme feels all the more relevant. To rise is to move upward, to increase power and importance. And the definition itself warrants some reasonable questions:

What are we trying to raise—and where are we trying to go? How can we build strategies, tools and mindsets to help us make good decisions when we’re in positions of power? How do we break free of imposter syndrome and embrace the challenges and opportunities of growth?

We’ll be exploring these question throughout our workshops, conferences and markets in the coming months (more info on the dates and information around them soon). In the meantime, resist the anxiety spiral and remember that big things and big problems can be tackled in little steps.

— team bbatx