How much of your time do you spend feeling anxious? How much of your time do you spend feeling bored? How much energy do you put into seeking out a true state of happiness? For all three questions, my answer is a whopping lot! I’ve started and stopped this baby of a blog several times …
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Are the sensitivity levels too high here? If we are asked to walk on eggshells, isn’t it inevitable that they will be broken? Women are in fact advancing, there is progress on the horizon. But at what cost?
No, I’m not a teen mom, but sometimes it feels pretty close. Should I have waited for later love?
They say women apologize too much. Not this one! I was six months pregnant when I was the matron of honor at my sister's wedding. Maybe it was the hormones. Maybe people assumed I was kidding. But I took my role of toast mistress seriously. I put it all out there. There were no giggles …
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Runway reflections as we take off. Headed for home. I really enjoy business trips. Granted, I don't do it regularly, but I added it up, and I've spent about 4 work weeks out of the office- and yes, away from my family- this year. A bit of a staggering amount of time to be away …
Continue reading The Intangible Merits Of Business Travel: Gotta Fly The Coop Sometimes
Everyone has that moment. The one you wish you could go back to. The one you for which you would like a do over. There are rarely second chances. It is virtually impossible to reclaim the time, take back the words you play over and over in your head. It wasn't supposed to be that …
The only thing to have FOMO about, is FOMO itself. It's been two weeks without any real withdrawal. I removed Facebook from my phone. It started out as an experiment, inspired by this interview with Aziz Ansari, as well as the encouragement of an old friend (who I ironically reunited with through FB) that quit …
I knew I was considering a career change, but I didn't realize Escape Artist would need to be at the top of my list. "How can you have never heard of the golden handcuffs?", Eliza asked incredulously as we sipped rose beside the rooftop bar on a beautiful Chicago afternoon. It had been a full …
Continue reading Forget the Golden Ticket- I Got the Golden Handcuffs!
Who says having children is a reason to turn in your career ambition and sacrifice it for homemade baby food, Music Together classes, and endless breastfeeding talk? One minute we're lamenting how there aren't enough women in executive roles, instructing high potential women on things like gravitas and dressing for the role you want, and …
Golf culture. Can someone please explain this to me? When winter thaws, and spring begins to transform branches into buds, another metamorphosis happens in the workplace. My male co-workers adopt a new language, their conversations turn from fantasy football into a whole new dialect. Just when I think I'll be able to hack it and …
Continue reading Handicapped by Handicaps: Understanding Golf Culture
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