We don't need anybody's permission | Ruma Sr. Director Roche

“Sometimes constraints are a beautiful thing. Constraints allow you to think out of the box because you have to find a way out of it. Failure is not an option…no option of going back. I have to figure it out. And it’s quite amazing what people can come up with!”“There is no option but to try. Unless you have tried it you will not know if it’s going to work out. You have to at least try it. I only ask for one thing. Whatever you’re doing, do your best. It carries through everything in your life.” “Trust [given to others] builds confidence. They did a better job than I did because I trusted them. I set up a safety net, but now they are much more confident. They now say, “I’ve got this. I’m going to take care of this.” Give people their space to do their own thing. The only way to swim is to jump in the pool.”“Sometimes you go through phases where things aren’t working out. You have to find your north star, to say, “Is this going to help me get closer to that? If not then let’s not worry about it.” We do so much in a day that doesn’t take us closer to it [our north star].”“I don’t need anybody’s permission….we are the ones who hold ourselves back. We are the ones who say, “I won’t do that. I won’t go and ask this, etc.” No. The biggest permission you need is from yourself to say, “Let’s do it!” Have the courage. Once you have given yourself that permission, you’ll see that things are actually very different.”