that he had only ever told my brother – they had both always kept it to themselves . We knew he had received a medal , but he would always just state he ‘ was just doing his job ’. He in fact saved the lives of two men , putting himself in harm ’ s way .
“ Now , when I ’ m having moments of stress or uncertainty , I ask myself , ‘ what would Don do ?’. It ’ s almost like he ' s right there helping me through it . I share this story because there are so many facets that you bring to work every day . I think it ' s important that we all look at our own stories and life experiences to see how we approach work and our personal lives every day . We all have the strength and
the obligation to chart the course that is right for us .
“ I ask everyone to see what that looks like and to question how they ’ re showing up for their teams and for each other . Finally , I encourage everyone to check in on friends , family and co-workers . After all , it ’ s not always just about the work .
“ I will always be the five-year-old girl full of self-doubt , wanting to figure out how to fit in . But I ' m also a 58-year-old woman with 37 years in the corporate world , who ' s capable of leading very complex initiatives and moving mountains .” kroger . com 17