It was a wonderful weekend, wasn’t it? I’ve known for quite some time that I don’t celebrate successes enough. It’s one of those things that I encourage others to do, but have trouble heeding my own advice. On Saturday, after getting a text from my sister-in-law that said, “GOODBYE TRUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”…
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On Monday, while I was scrolling through my Instagram feed, three different posts from three different people I follow stopped me because they all had the same message. Peloton’s Robin Arzon (@robinnyc) said, “Don’t worry about if your work is being noticed. When your moves are big enough, they’re watching.”…
I’ve been consuming a lot of content about decision-making lately. From the newsletters I read to the podcasts I listen to, people are talking about the difficulty of making decisions in increasingly uncertain times. I’m no expert decision-maker. I agonize over some decisions all the time (hey, I was raised…
via GIPHY Here’s yet another COVID-related post for you. My husband and I were having socially-distanced drinks in our friends’ backyard over the weekend, and we were talking about our larger group of friends and all of the things they did together over the summer. Because my husband and I…
It’s clear that people are tired of living this pandemic lifestyle. They’re over the masks, the distancing, the staying at home. And I get it. I’m sick of it, too. But I’m committed to continuing to live this pandemic lifestyle because the situation hasn’t improved. In fact, where I am,…
via GIPHY This is the time of year that my husband and I usually take our annual vacation. We like it because it coincides with our anniversary and his birthday, most of our colleagues are in the office and able to cover for us because they took their vacations over…
I started a new job last week! As I was starting to learn the ropes, and then reflecting on my experience over the weekend, I thought about this blog. I wanted to write about how exhilarating/intimidating/exhausting/difficult it is to learn something new, and share that it’s important to cut ourselves…
Today, I’m comin’ atcha with something a little different: my experience randomizing into a COVID vaccine trial. I want to share this to remove some of the mystery of the process and, in doing so, hopefully encourage more people to participate, as well as point out some serious shortcomings. When…
Let’s talk about permission marketing. Again. Back in February (which feels like a lifetime ago), I wrote about a local entrepreneur who sent me three emails a day, hustling their services. Last week, something similar—but decidedly different—happened. I got an email from one of my LinkedIn connections sent via an…
