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The Evolution of What Matters

Right before I sat down to write this post, I walked to the convenience store in my building to buy a pack of gum. When I arrived, there was a note on the door that said, “Be back in 5 minutes.” I asked myself what was more important: a pack of gum or my time. […]

The Charm of a Challenge

If someone challenged you to jump off a bridge, would you? Some people might. Why, you ask? Why would someone risk injury or humiliation? It makes me reminisce of the holiday season, watching A Christmas Story and poor Schwartz getting his tongue stuck to the flagpole as a result of a triple dog dare. There […]

Lesson #12: Make goal-setting and reflection an integral part of your New Year

One year ago, I wrote about the concept of a New Year’s resolution and shared a few of my goals for 2014. As 2014 comes to an end, take a moment to reflect on the goals you set and recognize other noteworthy events of the year. Check off the goals you attained. If you set […]

Running Philly: My First Half Marathon

I set a number of goals to achieve in 2014. Running a half marathon was not one of them. In January, my focus was to complete my master’s degree program. In April, after Jonathan proposed, new priorities were planning a wedding and building a new life with my husband-to-be. It wasn’t until July when the […]

Lesson #11: You will experience hard times at work, but you will survive

Work isn’t always fun. Hence, why it’s called, “work” and not, “play.” I can guarantee that each year there will be a day when you’d rather be almost anywhere else other than your place of employment. Lesson #11: You will experience hard times at work, but you will survive. Can you relate to any of […]