Name: What Successful People Tolerate (Free)
Start: 2026-07-08T12:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2026-07-08T13:00:00.000-04:00
Location: Online Event

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Bonfire

The overlooked factor behind achievement, ambition, and career satisfaction with guest 

Most advice about success focuses on what you're good at.

Your strengths. Your talents. Your passions. Your discipline.

What costs are you uniquely willing to tolerate?

Every meaningful goal comes with a price. Not just in time or effort, but in less obvious currencies like uncertainty, public criticism, financial risk, rejection, boredom, loneliness, responsibility, or giving up spontaneity.

The problem? Many of us are trying to achieve goals that require hidden costs that we run run short on or are simply unwilling to pay.

In this conversation and workshop, guest Kristen Lowe will explore her powerful concept of 

—the idea that success is less about how hard you're willing to work and more about which tradeoffs you're able to sustain.

We'll combine a learning session with a guided self-assessment, discussion, and Q&A.

Whether you're considering a career change, building a business, pursuing a creative project, or simply trying to understand yourself better, this workshop will give you a new lens for thinking about ambition, achievement, and the hidden costs of getting what you want.

Kristen Lowe is an executive ghostwriter who works with founders, investors, and Fortune 500 leaders to help them tell stories that matter. A national champion college debater and former Harvard debate coach, she was the Director of Operations & Organizational Effectiveness at Hinge before creating Work Bravely — a Substack and TikTok where she teaches people to think more sharply, communicate more effectively, and find braver, smarter ways to navigate the working world.