Identity
- Janet Shlaes
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by Janet Shlaes
Who am I?
Not my name,
status,
public persona.
Who am I?
Not my attire,
assorted roles,
others’ projections.
Who am I?
I am courage.
I am determination.
A ripe chick embryo in a hatchery,
Peck, peck, pecking my way out.
Relentless pursuit of liberation
from a dwelling that served its purpose
and no longer fits.
Peck, peck, pecking my way out.
Resolved.
Persistent.
Driven.
Peck, peck, pecking my way out.
Finally, freedom.
Who am I?
A gooey, pulsating, exhausted mass of pure potential.
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Janet Shlaes, Ph.D., MBA, MA, ACC, is a catalyst for personal, leadership, and career transformation. She has held senior leadership roles in a variety of financial, non profit, and academic healthcare arenas, designing, creating, and leading new areas. Janet is passionate about hiking, writing, creating empowering leadership retreats, and especially writing poems and haikus that express the realities of living in transitional spaces.
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