I perform my best when I have a clear goal and a plan. I’m an executor. A rule follower. A do-the-work-and-get-it-done kind of person. When I was in college, I chased A’s. I remember graduating with a 3.98 GPA because of one single A- in a journalism class, and I was furious. I missed my goal. Still Summa Cum Laude, still an incredible GPA, but in my head… not the goal. During my senior year, I landed my first job before graduation. My professors told me that if I completed a