Last weekend, I toured an exhibit on French Women’s Fashion and World War I. There was a strong aesthetic distinction between pre-war and post-war. In this case, pre-war was fancy and extravagant (a time when…
Tag: Stress
From highly effective to atomic, habits are having a moment. I recently came across this bit of wisdom from Seth Godin by way of Fred Wilson’s blog: Streaks are their own reward. Streaks create internal…
From the government shutdown to the looming tax season, it’s no wonder Marie Kondo has sparked a hit with her new Netflix series this year. Every day is filled with more to do, even if…
A few days after the new year I felt a palpable weight. And, no, not necessarily from the extra holiday pie. I found myself double-backing on certain decisions with the itching thought, “I don’t want…
Enticing headline, right? I have received these 5 nuggets of advice so many times and have since parlayed the same over and over again to mentees…I figured it was worth memorializing them in a post.…
Something about the end of the year pulls me in every direction. There is always the baseline anxiety of building a startup sprinkled with the added pressure of gifting, parties, and generally heightened expectations. So…
Expressing gratitude is an art worth practicing at home and in the office. It’s easy with people we already care about and enjoy working with. I don’t think you need any tips on that. Rather,…
Nobody likes to be judged, but we do it all the time. One of my business school classmates was and still stands tall at 5 feet. He carries around a picture in his wallet of…