Category: work
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Adjustments + Looking Forward To This Week
One adjustment to a new job I didn’t think about very much beforehand but am now noticing acutely is the need to make shifts to habits and routines. In my old role, I worked most evenings Monday-Thursday, usually for 2-3 hours each night coaching, and I took a similar amount of time during the day…
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Reflections from the first few days of a new job
Day One Reflections: The first thing on my calendar is a meeting with our project steward–we go through a number of questions/pieces of advice, but the one that sticks with me is: have fun learning. I take this as my intention for the rest of the day. I’m able to go to my first client…
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On Job Searching
As I write this, this is my first day of being unemployed since 2014, where I took two weeks off between teaching and coaching to watch the beginning of the World Cup. (1) I’m in a similar stint now–yesterday was my last day at Teach For America (TFA), and in late April I’ll start work…
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When Life Happens (Life is Always Happening)
I had big plans to do a bunch of writing this week! And other things—I had been doing so well at working out, meditating, reading—and all of it went to shit this week. We have a puppy, Rosie, and she is the sweetest thing in the world but also she got sick this week. So…
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Learning From Failure
I’m currently closing out a project at work that…well, no other way to say that than it didn’t work. It wasn’t a disaster or a complete failure, but I think the most judicious way to talk about it is that it didn’t achieve its potential. I’m not going to diagnose the why of that here,…
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Regret is (also) a Choice
Something that came up in a coaching session last week: Regret is a choice. I think I’d amend that now to say: Regret is also a choice. It was in the context of making decisions, ones that visibly alter the trajectory of a life, and the fear that comes with that. For me the common…
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Reflections #5 Mondays, Cont’d
Until I can safely go have a croissant and latte at a coffee shop, my Monday routine includes my Monday Morning Playlist and making a list of what I’m looking forward to this week. It was a pleasant surprise to notice that there was, when I sat down and thought about it, way more that…
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Reflections #4 The Best Lesson I Learned Over the Holiday Break
When my workplace decided to give us three(!) weeks off for the holidays, my mind filled with possibilities.[1] I wanted to read a bunch of things, write, see friends and family, spend time with our puppy, do some cleaning around the house, play a couple of video games, and more! And so my first instinct…
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Reflections #3: Monday After Break Edition
Day one back at work. What’s that been like? Mentally: A little bit foggy. I had trouble focusing on reading before work, and as I delved into a deeper reflection, I was having a hard time focusing. This could be a result of not sleeping particularly well, and/or that I’m out of practice. I spent…
The Minimum Blues 