I shared my completed first draft today with voluntary first readers. After the six months of trash draft and the few months of summer intense […]
Jack
The first time I wrote about Jack I was in the Iwasaki Library on the 3rd Floor of the Walker Building on Emerson’s campus. I […]
Sleep, Try Again Tomorrow
Wake up to an earful of NPR An hour-long alarm I don’t turn off I dream of a movie plot While they interview an actor […]
Dare to Lead Workshop (because you can never have enough Brené Brown)
Since Brené Brown is one of my spiritual masters, I jumped at the chance to bring part of her Dare to Lead curriculum into my […]
Writing Update: Countdown
Current word count: 72,900 Estimated final word count: 80,000 Days to Deadline: 4 Status: On Track I’m so close to the end, that I’ll save […]
Don’t Stay In Your Lane
Here’s a general piece of advice that helped me in my career these last five years: don’t stay in your lane. By that, I mean: […]
Finding Mentors
When I moved in an HR position over three years ago, I signed up for a mentoring program through the local HR group. As a […]
Saturday Gratitude
It’s been a spell since I’ve intentionally practiced gratitude. So on this lovely Saturday, I want to say some thank yous: To my Spider-Man boxer […]
Lover
There are only a few albums that motivate me to get up earlier to run before the sun’s up, sneaking in exercise before an early […]
Plan A
Some stories, you know in their telling, are a privilege to hear. My coworker, Jenny, adopted two beautiful twin girls from birth. They are turning […]