What am I supposed to do with my life?
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking to a room full of graduating high school seniors about how to decide their major, future career, or the bigger question we’ve all asked at one time or another: What am I supposed to do with my life? Statistics today show that at least 50% of entering college […]
Be Human: ask for help
I’m discouraged. I recently realized that is one of the hardest sentiments for me to admit. I hate those words together. Discouraged. It’s so heavy. Admitting I’m discouraged feels like defeat. Like somehow I’ve failed if I’m not optimistically pressing on when times are hard. I need help. Three more words strewn together that I […]
Saying Goodbye
You can either run towards something or away from something. A mentor said this to me years ago when reviewing my resume and it stuck with me. When transitioning from job to job, you are either running away from something (a bad job or boss) or you’re running towards something (a new opportunity, growth, or challenge). When […]
How’s Your Soul?
How’s Your Soul? Three little words but a giant question. “How’s your soul?” he asked. Not “how are you, how’s your week, or even how’s your heart.” How’s your soul? I paused. I wasn’t sure. I hadn’t given much thought as to how my soul was. I was busy. I was tired. I was slowly moving out […]
Hard Work v. Results
On November 13, Seth Godin posted this: The initiator For each person who cares enough to make something, who is bold enough to ship it, who is generous enough to say, “here, I made this,”… There are ten people who say, “I could have done it better.” A hundred people who say, “Who are you […]
Getting back into the swing of things.
Some years, I was ready to dive back into school after the holiday break. Other years, not so much. The same tension continues when you start working full time. For those of you struggling to get back into the swing of things this January, I’m with you. And this post is for us. Three ways […]