Post-Mortem of the Wrong Job
by The twitter-verse is full of hopeful “new job” posts. Have you ever wondered how many of the jobs are happily ever after or do they …
Category: Personal
Me + My Favorite Dealer
While a couple of friends were busy giving life-advice to hookers, I scanned the Mandalay Bay casino floor for my favorite dealer. Earlier in the …
Float On: Sensory Deprivation Tank Lessons
TL/DR: Anxious thoughts + period of zoning out in a tank = total zen day Wait, Is that spa music? I stand up, push the …
Sabbatical Month 2: Embracing It All
When is the last time you didn’t feel broken and defeated at 7 PM? Two months ago, my answer would have been NEVER. However, my …
Achievement Unlocked: NetApp INSIGHT Speaker (Panel)
“Sorry I can’t. Next year, though.” This pretty much was my fear-based response when Mark Carlton (@mcarlton1983) asked if I wanted to join the panel …
Finding Your Strengths
Why am I sobbing over test results? At 42, aren’t I too old for this sh*t.?! These results aren’t even a matter of sickness or …
Three Nights of Karaoke
Is there anything more liberating than being okay with making a fool of yourself in front of others? We spend our whole lives avoiding situations …
Sabbatical Month 1: Am I Enough?
Have you ever read something that so closely aligned with your soul that when you read it, your first inclination is to raise a hand …
Weekend at the Improv
When I left my job, the thought of going around and having individual conversations to say “goodbye” filled me with far more dread than the …
Sabbatical Month 0: Where Joy Awaits
Anyone else quit their job right before VMworld and then self-fund most of the trip from savings? Probably only me, right? I also ignored the …