Mergers, Acquisitions, and Fears, OH MY! The M & A Whisperer Spills her Secrets

You don’t have to have it all figured out. Especially when lifefeels like quicksand and moving a million miles per minute. When I sat down with Jennifer Fondrevay I knew the conversation would hit deep because she's not just another consultant.She’s the M&A Whisperer! A global speaker and best selling author of Now What? A Survivor’s Guide for Thriving Through Mergers & Acquisitions. She’s been on all sides of billion dollar deals.She’s written for Forbes and Harvard Business Review.She’s even stood on the TEDx stage.But what struck me most wasn’t the accolades.It was her honesty. She talked about fear (and not knowing what to do when it hits!)The kind that shows up when everything you’ve built suddenly shifts, changes, and becomes something unrecognizable.The fear of not being valuable anymore.Of wondering if your skills will matter in the future. Her advice?Focus on what you can control:➜ Your talent➜ Your effort➜ Your attitude Everything else? Cross it off the list. “No one is going totell you your value. It’s your job to get clear on what you bring to the company moving forward.” It sounds simple, but when Jennifer walked me through the exercise she gives executive teams after a merger, I understood it. Because whether it’s business or just life itself… the fear is the same:Am I enough? Jennifer reminds us WE ARE if we’re willing to own it. This episode left me inspired to let go of what I can’t control and double down on what I can. So, what about you? !hat fear are you ready to cross off your list? #OneFearPerYear