A friend recently asked, “Who’s the most intriguing person you’ve met?” Here’s who POP’d out and the story of how we met. See if you can guess who it is!

I connected with this person when organizer Gail Williams asked us both to speak for NASA’s Leadership Colloquium at Goddard Space Center.

A self-described “geek,” she shared how shocked she was to find herself fretting about her kids. She said, “I never used to be a worrier, but once I became a mom, I would stand in my kids’ room at night, watch them sleep, and weep.

They were perfectly healthy, yet I was perfectly miserable. It made no sense.”

Then she shared a stunning anecdote on how she finally stopped worrying.

“Picture this. A family is driving to their grandparent’s house on Christmas Eve. They’re running late and the parents start snapping at each other.

The kids in the backseat try to ease the tension by singing Jingle Bells.

The parents look at each other, ‘What are we doing?!’ and start singing along.

There they are, a happy family singing on the way to their grandparents’ house.

Then what happens?”

This person paused to let us think, then delivered the whammy.

“Guess how most people answer that question? ‘They get in a car accident.’

Is that what you thought? If so, that means that deep down, you believe happiness is too good to be true. Even in the midst of joy, you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop.”

You could’ve heard a pin drop. Everyone was engaged, intrigued, and impacted.

This person then went on to share how some people shut down and stop feeling so they’re not vulnerable to these types of fears and projected calamities. And if that’s true of us – what we could do about it.

Can you guess who that speaker was?

If you said BRENE BROWN, you’re right! Brene is a shining example of the multi-faceted, far-ranging benefits of I.N.T.R.I.G.U.E. See below how you can do it too! 🙂