It’s the unofficial last week of summer (tehnocratis know we have until September 22 – but just try to tell your boss that). So I’ve been thinking a lot about what it really means to…
Tag: Self-care
Over the years job and career have become interchangeable to many people. Although it’s important to distinguish the two, especially when faced with it a love-it-or-leave-it decision. Words matter. Writer Elizabeth Gilbert distills these definitions…
Assertive to one person can be interpreted as aggressive to another. But we can’t move in this world anticipating what every person thinks of what we do, every moment that we do it. That’s called…
As the child of a consummate worrier, I know the dire consequences of inertia. When the internet bubble burst, my high-flying job offer was put on ice. So I planned to backpack across Europe or…
People get it when I tell them Edittress is a mash-up of “editing stress”. Because, while we offer on-call mentorship, the true value is in learning how to cope, build strength, and live through all…
You’ve probably heard that half of life is showing up. But I’ve often thought, “What about the other half?” When you show up and still nothing works out? Some days it can easily feel like…
One of my mentees tipped me off to a podcast dedicated to exploring the glass cliff that executive women face. It seems that when an organization is hitting the skids, boards and employees often prefer…
It’s good to be back in the office. Even though I was rearing to head back bright and early Monday morning, my boyfriend wisely cautioned me to see how I felt in the morning. I…
