“Feel the fear and do it anyway.”I’ve said this to others countless times—but recently, I realized I’ve needed to say it to myself. This theme—fear, and doing it anyway—has come up in so many conversations lately. I find myself asking: When I get into these conversations, something in me lights up. I feel energized. I…

In 7th grade, I had a fantastic English teacher, Mrs. Weinstein. She coordinated her glasses frames to match her outfits—I absolutely loved this about her. It was fun to walk into class and see what color frames she’d be wearing that day. There was something else about her that I loved: her passion for free…