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Encouraging things I tell myself
Long time, no blog… Life is currently kicked into overdrive, and I’m switching between coasting and gunning. I know that many of you are also working particularly hard, between the end of the school...
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Instagram is changing the way I see
I recently joined Instagram (I’m late, I know). I joined because my daughter wanted to, because her friends had, to see what it was all about. She is artistic, and we like to talk about things like...
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What next, after graduation?
A question that recent graduates are often asked is “what next, now that you’ve graduated?” This is a different question for graduates in different stages of their lives. When I finished my bachelor’s...
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In praise of getting things wrong and working toward better
“An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field” -Niels Bohr I’ve been reading “In the Plex,” a book about the history of Google by Steven Levy. I highly...
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Professional Identity: Who am I? And who are you?
Last night I acted as a mentor at the annual Career Exploration Expo sponsored by my graduate program. Many of the students had questions about developing a professional identity. This makes sense, of...
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A Postcard from Japan
Hi all, This week I returned from a 10 day trip to Japan, and I figured I would share some pictures with you. The first pictures were taken on the plane ride over. We flew over the frozen Midwestern US...
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Ruby slippers? The professional skills that parenthood builds
As a parent of older children, I am strongly aware of the ways in which parenthood has affected my career. I’m also aware of the many professional skills that parenthood has reinforced in me. Lately...
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That which is bigger than us
We learn about things that are bigger than ourselves in layers, and we accomplish tasks that are bigger than ourselves one step at a time. In college, this knowledge came as a revelation to me....
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Research, as most things in life, is best approached with gratitude. In this post, I’ll share a bit about what I’m grateful for, an exercise in gratitude, and some food for thought about the role of...
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