2023's Reflection & Introspection; 2024's Expectation Reflection and introspection is something I find myself practicing regularly, usually spurred by micro-moments that gently remind me to embrace previous experiences or parts of who I am. I don’t often use the New Year as a time to set specific goals or define what I desire
Food for Thought: Seeing Yourself Do you ever wonder… how many versions of yourself are actually out there? I do. For starters… There’s me as I know myself now. There’s the defiant, fuck-you version of me from when I was 17–18 ish. Then you’ve got the depressed, burdensome, nobody-would-care-if-I-was gone persona right before
Food for Thought: Perspective Seeking I asked ChatGPT… to tell me about the history of the phrase “food for thought” and what it actually means. I often like to do some research, or at least dig into dictionary definitions before I start parading my ideas around with certain vocabulary and I figured this
Self Awareness: The Gateway to Influencing Hearts and Motivating People Supervisory promotion based on tenure. Managerial responsibilities as a result of polished technical skills. Demands of director-level, executive-level compensation and respect while turnover skyrockets and satisfaction plummets. Gallup published a study last August sharing some unsettling numbers. 60% of our people are emotionally
The Value of Failure On one late afternoon in September of 2019, I held back tears as I walked back to my desk, desperate to not further humiliate myself in front of all my colleagues.. “We’ve decided to offer this opportunity to someone else” still rang in my ears that night as I
La Vida Ensena - Life Teaches Imagine this…you’re about 10. Two younger sisters…7 and 2. It’s summer and the only things you really care about are cool softball bruises and how many different tan lines you can get from the swimming pool. That was my first lesson. In life, ‘WITHOUT STRUGGLE, THERE IS
Challenging the Dinosaur Theory I first thought about counting all the unfinished articles and entries I've got tucked away as to remind me of my lack of blog activity and hopefully spark some inspiration to finish one (or a few), but I worried by the time I finished counting I would have lost
Love & Family, Choosing Grace All my life my family has used the phrase: "You don't have to like them, but you have to love them. You're family". The idea of loving your family no matter what has always been a difficult one for me to grasp. What is love? Isn't that reserved
If Balance is Timing, What is Time Anyway? There's nothing more valuable in this world than time. Not that other things aren't important too. Relationships, health, peace, you name it... We devote our time to these things that we consider priorities. But, I think life happens too fast for most of us. That's
Together We Are One, As One We Are None “Emotions trigger passions, and passions become a part of who we are” (Phillips, et al. 55). PREFACE I believe the best way to help someone grow is to become an expert in their realm. To comprehend the triumphs, challenges, defeats, and opportunities of every
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