One of the hardest things about creating right now has been accepting that "this is fine for now" for so many things I want to do. I am constantly comparing my harried, faltering efforts to to …
Building your boat
There's something that's always bothered me about the "mindset" crowd (which I'm now a part of). The underlying assumption of limiting beliefs is that we're the ones limiting ourselves. Like, if we …
Teacher burn
I just realized something amazing that's been happening to me. (It's actually not amazing at all, considering I make my living writing for others. Awful is more accurate.) I've been living …
What has to be underneath
We talk a lot about vulnerability and authenticity in the working world today. But with every successful person always seeming to be on the verge of a public meltdown (in the name of authenticity, …
Plato’s allegory of parents at work
Before I had kids, I definitely felt the bad vibes going on between parents and non-parents in the workplace. Parents were... more finicky about time, given more flexibility, way too distracted, …
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The emperor’s observations
The more comfortable I get with having a place in the business world, the more interesting it is to see the lesson of The Emperor's New Clothes come into play. In the story, a king insists he's …