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41 I L T A N E T . O R G What are you most proud of accomplishing? Taking a career break was a very difficult choice that I made for child care. Being determined to be back and now in a leadership role is one of my accomplishments. What life lessons has your work taught you? To be kind. Being kind does not mean you are not assertive and shouting out loud does not mean you are right. I choose to be kind and do the right thing. Staying true to yourselves is important and finding your path even if it means leaving your comfort zone and going for the unknown. It is ok to take risks. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take – Wayne Gretzky – Michael Scott" so give your best shot every time. What qualities makes a good leader? Being passionate elevates one's commitment level, then you work for your passion instead of the job. Emotional Intelligence and empathy helps to reach out to people. To be able to delegate one must trust and extend trust. Being self aware and the ability to motivate. Listening is key to effective communication. Acknowledging people's effort and setting them up for success.To be able to Challenge the constraints, to think big and different and remembering to always check the basics. What do you pull from for inspiration? I choose to be inspired by things around me, Nature boosts creativity and helps me with my emotional and physical well being. Reading books challenges my thinking, audio books help me multitask. Music,workouts and walks uplifts me. Mindfulness inspires me to be a better listener and be an empathetic person. I aspire to be a lifelong learner, Ted talks motivate me. My parents, siblings and close friends have been a huge part of who I am. My husband thinks out of the box, that truly inspires me. My kids - they are resilient, they inspire me to never stop trying. I have had my fair share of success and learnings along the way and that's OK, my learnings inspire me to keep moving forward. What advice would you give to your younger self? Be the pretty you - pretty smart, pretty kind and pretty strong. Believe in yourself, Know what you are good at and work on those things to be great at. Be yourself and don't let your inabilities define you, growing up, especially in my teens, I had a tough time accepting myself. I had polio that compromised one of my legs. I couldn't wrap my head around, why me? It took a lot of faith, support and love to be able to move forward.I would tell my younger self to keep moving forward, Matt Haig said it well - "A pawn is a queen-in-waiting. All you need to do is find a way to keep moving forward. One square after another. And you can get to the other side and unlock all kinds of power." ILTA Prachi was a great guest for our team and we enjoyed our thoughtful and insightful conversation. There's also a fantastic podcast to accompany this article. T U N E I N N O W ! C O N T I N U I N G T H E C O N V E R S A T I O N

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