Trust, Inc.

CHAPTER 2Engage the Disengaged

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you.

~ Henry Ward Beecher

I woke at 4 a.m. for a final practice before delivering a morning keynote at a conference, but my normal speaking preparations, including a mindset routine, changed abruptly when I found myself showering in darkness as three lights simultaneously went out. It wasn’t just dark, it was pitch black. Not even a sliver of light seeped under the door from the bedroom where my husband slept soundly.

In the blackness, I wasn’t sure how to climb out of the shower/bath combination to avoid hazards. I couldn’t remember the bathroom layout. We’d arrived late the previous night and I hadn’t paid attention to yet another hotel ...