Narrow Your Focus
When I was a kid, my mother introduced me to jigsaw puzzles. Every Holiday season, we would pick out a …
Monthly Archives: April 2011
What If You Didn’t Have To Work?
A recent article in The Atlantic, “The Fortunate Ones,” previewed some of the findings of a not-yet-released study conducted by …
Selling Yourself Is Not A Burden Of Proof
A friend of mine is a contractor at a large government agency. For those readers outside of the Washington D.C. …
Struggling To Get Started On What We Value Most
I recently had coffee with a friend who is an aspiring screenplay writer and self-admitted procrastinator. When I inquired if …
What Advice Would You Give Yourself
Before I was married, I spent my share of time doing what many single women who don’t want to be …
The Value Of Self-Compassion
Regular readers have probably guessed that I could be categorized as Type A. I make lists and set goals that …
Appreciation And Discontent
Someone recently asked me what it was like to be unemployed in San Francisco during the tech bust. “Ph.D.s were …
Ethics Are A Luxury
My favorite professor once told me, “Ethics are a luxury,” meaning most people work because they have to. They don’t …
Ask For What You Think You’re Worth
A while back, I read an article in the Wall Street Journal about the persistent wage gap between men and …
How Many Pages To The End
I don’t think I’ve read a book without flipping to the last page first to see how long the book …
