FITFO is one of your love languages.

Hi! My name is Parissa. This is "Modern Badass: A Field Guide", a place for Modern Badasses to feel seen, heard, understood and respected. And, it's also a place for others to crack the code on the Modern Badasses in their lives (and maybe learn some badassery themselves). Want to receive this 2x/month? Hit the "subscribe" button above.

Happy New Year!

I'm not one for resolutions. You can resolve to do anything but leave it as a resolution without any work backing it up. There's nothing in a resolution that speaks to actually figuring out how to do the thing you've resolved to do whether easy or hard. There's talk and then there's walking the talk.

Resourcefulness is a common thread throughout the list of traits I noted about Modern Badasses. These leaders will always find a way to walk their talk even in the face of insurmountable challenges.

You know how to FITFO.

Yes, you know how to Figure It The Flip Out. That's what Modern Badasses like you do. You're wonderfully skilled at untangling the most complex problems and do it with joy even when it seems like the hardest thing you've ever had to tackle.

Why joy? Leaders like you live for challenges and puzzles. You go to town when given a riddle, a whiteboard and (dry erase) markers. There's nothing better than a "Eureka!" moment for you.

It's more than making a resolution. Modern Badasses know that if they can't solve for something one way, it can be solved for in another way. It's not boasting nor arrogance because it's true. The faith you have in yourself as a leader means that you know all will work out as it should even when you're in the depths of frustration.

Why the unflagging belief? It's because you hunger for and lean into challenges that intrigue and, yes, sometimes scare you. You know there will be beauty and magic on the other side of this journey because of how much you'll learn and experience. You are a walking example of a Growth Mindset.

Sara Blakely embodies FITFO.

Sara Blakely is the founder of SPANX and a self-made billionaire. By late 2021, she took no outside money and still owned 100% of SPANX until she reached a deal with an all-female team at Blackstone.

Sara is a badass. And, I'm here for it. She started Spanx with just $5K while selling fax machines door to door in hot and sticky Florida. In those days, she had to wear pantyhose. She liked the slimming part of the control top but couldn't stand the compression on her legs. From there, a product was born.

It didn't matter that she didn't have a background in fashion and, more importantly, that she didn't have a network in the fashion industry. She knew she wanted to create a product that didn't exist which would serve other women. What she lacked in the network and technical fashion skills, she more than made up in grit, intuition, creativity and many others. She leaned into disruption of an antiquated industry. She leaned into her ability to FITFO.

Join the adventure!

I love to coach leaders like Sara because I admire her grit, intuition and creativity. I love being around change agents and disruptors. The reason why clients work with me is because brainstorming in front of a whiteboard is one of my FAVORITE things to do. I love asking "What's possible?" So, what's possible for you? What are you FITFO-ing at this moment?

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FITFO-lly yours,

Parissa

P.S. Are you a Modern Badass? Here's how we can work together:

1. What?Sparks?You??You're ready to channel your awesome but you're unsure as to how. Let's have a conversation so that we can identify your blocks and get you back on the badassery road.
2. What's Your?Vision??Sixense Vision is a half-day workshop designed just for you. We'll talk about what you seek, how you're well-positioned for it?and design a strategy?to help you get there. It also includes a?Hogan Assessment?and debrief.
3. What's Your?Next?Adventure??My Modern Badass clients love working with me 1:1 because I am that advisor, objective thinking partner and strategist they crave as they're pondering their next audacious goal. I've either been in those seats or next to those seats. I get it. The work can be complex?and?lonely.