Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. From career challenges to personal setbacks, we’re constantly faced with situations that test our ability to cope and adapt. While we can’t control the curveballs life throws our way, we can control how we respond to them. That’s where resilience comes in. Resilience is the ability toContinue reading “Building Resilience Series Part 1: Learning About Yourself”
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Building Resilience Series: Navigating life’s curve balls
The Oxford dictionary defines resilience as: “the remarkable resilience of so many institutions” 2. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. “nylon is excellent in wearability and resilience” If there is one thing, we all know, it is that change, and difficult circumstances are something life throws at usContinue reading “Building Resilience Series: Navigating life’s curve balls”
Prioritizing myself to heal
Over a year ago I wrote about how I was going to invest in myself and not get caught up in allowing work to take over the majority of my life again. I am here to say that with all best intentions… that did not happen. The first thirty days. I had planned to bringContinue reading “Prioritizing myself to heal”
The “Nature” of You
I recently experienced a very traumatic incident. The mental and emotional intensity was such I had to swallow my pride, invest in my own mental health, and take a leave of absence from my work. The first week away I was still very emotional, and I felt guilty leaving my teams with so much toContinue reading “The “Nature” of You”
Quality Time
In the last post I talked about Quality investment. We discussed how Culture, accountability, and expectation affect the outcome of what we do. Today I want to dig into something a little less obvious. A few weeks ago on my way to NY I sat next to this man who asked me what I didContinue reading “Quality Time”
Quality Investment
We all know you can’t go back in time to change things. It is also true that the methods and expectations in the world are changing rapidly. We see articles about Employee Value Proposition (EVP), open workspaces, all this modern terminology, and happy people working for some of the companies we admire… yet… in manyContinue reading “Quality Investment”
Who do you want to be?
When you are a child, you are asked the same question multiple times; What do you want to be when you grow up? Mostly obvious and practical choices follow, such as Doctor, Firefighter, Astronaut, Nurse, Pilot, Magician, and that is because our corner of reality is still growing. Every day of our life’s journey areContinue reading “Who do you want to be?”
The woman behind the blog
Along the journey of life and career there are many situations, obstacles, joys, and experiences. I have found that many times I was able to learn from the experience of others to avoid making similar mistakes. It is also great to continue learning by reading articles and blog posts from others. I’ve now been workingContinue reading “The woman behind the blog”