239: Don’t Be Afraid to Try New Things with Stephanie Vozza
A couple of years ago, Stephanie Vozza was in a group tennis lesson. The instructor, an 84-year-old former HR director, started with an icebreaker game: Two Truths and a Lie. People said things like, I have two cats, I like oatmeal cookies, and I love to ride my bike. Stephanie shared, “I've written two books, been on MTV in my bikini, and was a contestant on a game show.” Everyone exclaimed, “Wow!”
As the game continued, Stephanie hoped she inspired the next person to dig a little deeper, but it returned to I like dogs. She wondered, am I unusual? (Stephanie’s truths were: she was on MTV in a bikini and had written two books.) Surely, other people must have wow moments. Yet, even her wow moments happened years ago. Stephanie decided it was time to change that. Soon after, she volunteered to join a radio host friend who was going to help out a nearby city that had experienced a devastating flood. It was a wow moment for her. Stephanie, a professional writer, planned to write a blog about it. But as soon as she returned home, life’s routines kicked in and it was easy to put it on the back burner.
Then everything changed. Just after Christmas 2022, Stephanie’s husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Four months later, he passed away. From that moment on, Stephanie committed to putting more wow moments into her life and she shares them in her wow moment blog. It is inspiring, and thought-provoking.
Stephanie has been a writer and author for over three decades. She's been a Fast Company columnist covering leadership, productivity, and careers for the last nine years.
In this week’s Work From The Inside Out podcast, learn more about Stephanie’s journey:
- In 2006, Stephanie launched a website, The Organized Parent, selling products to help busy moms. Five years later, she sold the company to FranklinCovey.
- Her writing has appeared in Inc., Entrepreneur, Success, and Parade, and she has written for companies such as U.S. Bank, Smartsheet, Mastercard, LinkedIn, and Intel.
Learn more and connect with Stephanie here:
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