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Finding Your One True Purpose 20 Jun 2013 | 05:02 pm
I used to believe that we all have one true purpose. Two years into my first job after college I started feeling restless, and I wracked my brain trying to figure out what I was supposed to be doing ...
On Resilience: What 12 Months Of Rejection Taught Me 6 Apr 2013 | 12:58 am
2012 was the year of rejection for me. For the first time in my life I pursued opportunity after opportunity to no avail. Some pursuits resulted in near successes such as final interviews with execut...
Women Changing The World Of Business From the Inside-Out 18 Jan 2013 | 11:22 pm
. Check out my latest guest post written for Women 2.0 Women are no strangers to social change. The percentage of women in the non-profit sector – up to 74% in some cities – demonstrates the desire....
How to Save Yourself from Self-Destructive Thoughts and Manage Jealousy 25 Oct 2012 | 08:23 am
A couple Tuesdays ago I had one of those wallow-in-my-own-self-created-misery kind of days. You see I’ve had a lot of time on my hands lately. Since quitting my job back in March I’ve been temping an...
Three Challenges in Breaking into the Nonprofit Sector and How to Overcome Them 22 Oct 2012 | 09:34 pm
Finding a job before you graduate is hard enough. Most college graduates cross the stage without a clue what their next move will be. The challenge doesn’t get any easier once the diploma is up on the...
Reflections on the StartingBloc Institute for Social Innovation (#SBBos12) 13 Jun 2012 | 12:53 pm
I honestly went into the experience not really knowing what to expect when I landed in Boston on May 24th. I knew that I would learn about different forms of social innovation – everything from socia...
Sharing the Voice in My Head 30 Mar 2012 | 11:54 pm
Technically that’s a lie since the voice in my head is not quite the voice I hear when I listen to myself on, say, a voicemail message. Sometimes I feel like it’s not even me. But that’s not the poin...
A Lesson From My Journey in Fearlessness 27 Mar 2012 | 05:38 pm
On my mirror – in red lipstick – there is a question I read every morning: “What are you afraid of?” It’s a big, ambiguous question that triggers thoughts anywhere from “I’m afraid I’m going to say s...
That Moment When You Realize You’ve Accomplished a Personal Development Goal 2 Feb 2012 | 07:47 pm
Personal development goals can be so nebulous. Be more assertive. Be more confident. Take more risks. What does it all even mean? How is it measured? It’s so subjective… forever open to interpretati...
Living a Double Life: Thoughts on Cursing and Professionalism 27 Jan 2012 | 03:20 am
I was inspired by Nicole from Nicole is Better: A Life Less Bullshit to record myself reading a blog post for my readers. Since I happened to quote her in this one, I found it fitting to record this p...
