My mom has long described me as someone who is “not an agent of change.” Itwas in a second grade parent-teacher conference where that was first said about me—and 12 years later, it’s as true as it was then. I’m maybe the billionth person to sit at a keyboard and write the following sentence but, since it’s about the truest truism in my book, it bears repeating: change is hard. Pivoting is harder. Here’s why. Change is forced upon you. When I’m told by a teacher that I must read a different … [Read more...]