At 6, I wore my tutu to Swan Lake, certain I'd perform it someday
At 41, I need 3 people to validate an idea before I start.
What happened???
In 2006, I 'camped' on a Thai beach
My iPod got stolen as I slept. In tears, I emailed Dad. His reply was a lesson I'm still trying to learn
After graduating from Harvard, I got rejected from 100+ jobs
The one that broke me? Ticket-taker at a traveling carnival.
10 years ago, I got a job offer in San Jose
2x my salary. 20 min from my sister. I said no...and moved to Australia.
There I was, chasing 70K impressions while my aging father just wanted 5 minutes of my attention
I was working beside him in bed, lost in the flow of writing a LinkedIn post.
Dad woke up from his nap - rested, at his best, ready for one of those intimate conversations that matter most.
When I was 13 years old
My dreams for my 41 year old self included: becoming a doctor, getting married and having kids.
Everyone had an opinion about my dream job offer
My boss, mentors, family - all said YES. Only 1 person said NO. I listened to him.
One of my clients just got a job offer
that's more than $500k USD above her current salary!! AND she might not even take it!
Every time a client says, "I don't know who I am anymore,"
I think of her.
She turns 100 years old today.
When Mom immigrated to Canada
she couldn't afford the tuition for the legal secretary course she wanted. So she made a plan.
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