Trish's Blog

I was called weird in an executive meeting once. It could have shut me down. Instead, it made me pause and really consider the word.
Weird, at its root, means one’s destiny.

That moment didn’t diminish me. It clarified something I hadn’t fully named yet. The very thing that can get labelled as “too much” or “too different” is often the way we see what others can’t.

Yet in many workplaces, that difference gets edited out. Not always loudly. Often subtly. Ideas are softened. Perspectives are reshaped. People learn, over time, what gets traction and what gets ignored, and they adjust accordingly.

The result isn’t a lack of capability. It’s a lack of expressed thinking. Curiosity starts to narrow. Bold thinking becomes cautious. New ideas arrive already filtered to fit what feels acceptable. And then we find ourselves stuck, wondering why progress feels harder than it should.

Diversity of Thought isn’t just about having different perspectives in the room. It’s about whether those perspectives are actually used. Whether people feel able to bring them forward in their full form, not a diluted version.

Because strengths don’t become wisdom just because we have them. They become wisdom when we use them, and when we’re willing to share them.
If you’ve ever felt like you don’t quite fit the mould, it’s worth paying attention to that.

It might not be something to fix. It might be pointing you toward exactly what you’re here to contribute.

I spoke more about this on Women Thrive Media Podcast; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhEr08DIuvg