Michele Wucker – Don’t Ignore the Warning Signs

<p><strong>BIO: </strong>Strategist, speaker, and author Michele Wucker coined the term “gray rhino” as a call to take a fresh look at how we respond to obvious, probable, impactful risks.</p><p><strong>STORY: </strong>Michele hated being a pre-med and psychology student, but she kept at it because she believed it was the safest path for her.</p><p><strong>LEARNING: </strong>Don’t ignore the signs telling you that something is wrong. Build your self-awareness.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="ql-align-center"><strong>“When you’re tired, and you’re just not feeling like yourself, that’s a really great signal that something is wrong.”</strong></blockquote><blockquote class="ql-align-center">Michele Wucker</blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Guest profile</h2><p>Strategist, speaker, and author <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wucker/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Michele Wucker</strong></a> coined the term “gray rhino” as a call to take a fresh look at how we respond to obvious, probable, impactful risks. The metaphor and framework have shaped business and investment strategies and made headlines in more than 35 languages and 70 countries. Michele founded the Chicago-based advisory firm <a href="https://www.thegrayrhino.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gray Rhino &amp; Company</a> and is a former media and think tank executive. Her four books include the influential global bestseller <a href="https://www.thegrayrhino.com/the-gray-rhino-book/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Gray Rhino</em></a> and the sequel, <a href="https://www.thegrayrhino.com/you-are-what-you-risk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>You Are What You Risk</em></a>.</p><h2>Worst investment ever</h2><p>Michele decided to join college as a pre-med, psychology, and French major. She believed this was the best choice and what was expected of her. But Michele hated the psychology and chemistry classes. However, Michele had this idea in her head that she’d be a psychiatrist, so she kept pu