Courage Over Comfort:
Tangible Ways to Embrace the Challenge of Every Day

Lisa Nichols
Technology Partners – CEO

Humans are wired for seeking comfort over the uncomfortable. We fear and shy away from anything that may cause us discomfort, pain, possible embarrassment, or social awkwardness. The decision to choose the braver thing, the decision to not go for comfort is not an easy one. In this presentation, we will explore some ways to choose courage over comfort.

Take-A-Ways for the Program include:
The only way to build our courage over comfort muscle is to work it
Set boundaries, task risks, and speak up.

More about Lisa:

Lisa Nichols is the CEO and co-founder of Technology Partners, a Women-Business Enterprise and provider of premier IT staffing, solutions, and software. Lisa and her husband Greg founded Technology Partners in 1994 driven by their passion to revolutionize the staffing industry with their transparent business model. They co-lead the business today. Greg and Lisa have made it their priority from day one, to create mutual wins for their employees, clients, and the communities in which Technology Partners operates. This has, in large part, led to Technology Partners winning the Top Workplaces 2018 for Work/Life Flexibility.

Technology Partners’ 360 Degree IT services include: Scalable Workforces, IT Staffing, Custom Mobile and Web Applications, Managed IT Services, Cloud Productivity, Marketing Technology, Digital Media and Design, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Business Process Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, and Helpdesk Support.

Lisa devotes her time to many professional and philanthropic organizations including CEO Forum, as well as the YPO Christian Fellowship network, the St. Louis Independence Center, YWCA, and United Way.

Lisa’s most recent project is her all-new podcast, “Something Extra” produced by Technology Partners. She interviews leaders from around the world and across the for-profit and non-profit spaces. Each episode explores the guest’s journey and what they believe is the “something extra” every true leader possesses that define them.

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