Chaos Theory
- Feb 16
- 2 min read
I thrive in chaos.
Which is fortunate, because chaos has been a consistent thread throughout my life.
I grew up in a full house where space, attention, and resources were limited. I began working full-time at 18 to fund my life while earning two college degrees. I chose sales, one of the most unpredictable career paths you can take. Along the way, I tended bar, became a single parent, stepped into coaching, and eventually into leadership.
For years, I thought I was simply “good under pressure.”
I could juggle multiple priorities without dropping the ball.
Stay calm in a crisis.
Read a room quickly.
Navigate uncertainty without freezing.
But what I didn't understand at the time was this:
Those weren't just survival skills. They were signals.
They were expressions of my core identity.
With the perspective I have now, and the psychometric work we do through Vetta Insights and Aptive Index, it’s obvious: the person I am today is the person I've always been. I'm simply more aware, more educated, and more intentional in how I leverage it.
And awareness changes everything.
Imagine choosing your education path based on how you're naturally wired , instead of guessing.
Imagine building a sales team based on innate revenue-generating strengths, not just resumes.
Imagine stepping into leadership with clarity instead of self-doubt.
Imagine entering sales and understanding your natural advantage, rather than feeling terrified you don't belong.
Our personalities reflect patterns.
But our core identity runs deeper.
It shapes how we:
• make decisions
• respond to pressure
• engage with people
• create momentum
• experience energy and burnout
When leaders understand their core identity, they stop forcing themselves into models that don't fit.
When teams understand each other's wiring, performance stops feeling chaotic and starts feeling aligned.
When organizations hire and coach for intrinsic strengths instead of surface-level experience, revenue growth becomes more predictable, and more sustainable.
For me, this work isn't theoretical. It's personal.
If these tools had been available when I was 18, I still would have worked hard. I still would have pushed forward.
But I would have trusted myself sooner. That's why I’m so committed to helping leaders and revenue teams gain this clarity now, not decades from now.
Because chaos doesn't have to be something you just survive, it can be the thing that drives you forward to your ultimate self.
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