How You Can Rewire Your Brain for Happiness
I recently watched an inspiring TED talk by Shawn Achor. He refutes conventional wisdom that teaches us that...
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Defined by Ego
My whole life I’ve defined myself through the roles I’ve had – the academic, the girlfriend, the party girl... As long as I had a role to fit within, I would have an understanding of my sense of...
Challenges Are Blessings in Disguise
Just when you think that life is steady and predictable, the universe throws a cosmic curve ball at you. Last month I was laid off - I was told my position was eliminated and that the office was moving...
Relationship Etiquette in a Digital World
In our digital world of tweets, pokes and pings, it’s easy to forget about the basics of etiquette. After all, when you can do just about anything with a click of a button, from banking to shopping to...
Getting Started in Your Career
So you’ve graduated and your last four years of classes, exams and essays seem exciting next to trying to find your first job. Your resume is blank aside from some previous retail or serving stints...
“Getting” Social Media before Jumping on the Bandwagon – My article as published in the Straight
\Everyone and their mother is jumping on the social media bandwagon. Some are successful; they are immersed in it on a daily basis and thus in the midst of the action while the social media landscape...
“Free” for Thought
"If I get to pick what I want to do, then it's play... if someone else tells me that I have to do it, then it's work.” -Patricia Nourot For every lasting relationship, whether that be a business...
The Linear Plan – post from 2007
In our career paths, we generally find the recipe for success is to have a vision and the necessary goals in between. The mentality is that of building blocks, you first need your foundation, and...
Can You Have it All? – post from 2007
Last week I had dinner with 3 of my girlfriends – each one a successful, beautiful and intelligent woman in the workplace. We discussed challenges faced in the workplace and the topic of sexism...
Writing and Sharing your Goals – post from 2006
Writing and sharing your goals If one day you found out you only had a few hours left to live...what would you do? Would you look back and regret? What goals would you have wish you...