Reboot Podcast Episode #114 – The Shoulds of the Past & the Anxieties of the Future – with Shizu Okusa

Memorable Quotes:

“I think as an entrepreneur, you know you create, you build, and you end.” – Shizu Okusa

“I think my word is everything and how I act should reflect that.” – Shizu Okusa

“I just wanna know that I’m doing the right thing for the team, with our investors. Am I being true to myself? It’s lonely at the top.” – Shizu Okusa

“It’s easier to speed up in a slow environment than it is to slow down in a fast environment.” – Shizu Okusa

“I think with fundraising, and thinking about exit, thinking about the team, all the money stuff, you’re always living in anxiety because you’re always thinking of the future and projection.” – Shizu Okusa

“There’s plenty of evidence that shows that trauma such as genocide within a community changes the chromosomal structure.” – Jerry Colonna

“I think this idea of leaning on people, and this impacts me personally. It’s petrifying.” – Shizu Okusa

“How do we act more from a place of love and abundance?” – Shizu Okusa

“What’s holding you back from pressing the go button is the fear that if you choose unwisely it’s all gonna disappear.” – Jerry Colonna

“Recognize that while we may not all be trying to please our parents, or swage their ghost, we are all subjected to unconscious belief systems that shape us.” – Jerry Colonna

 “Part of our work and growing up, part of our work in becoming fully actualized human beings and leaders, is to use that leadership experience to look back and say, “Wow, look what I have to learn.” – Jerry Colonna