Self-awareness gets a lot of credit. And it should. Understanding yourself is important. Knowing your patterns, your triggers, your habits, and the stories you tell yourself gives you a place to start. The problem is some of us never leave the starting line. You notice the pattern. You name the pattern. You explain the pattern….
Understanding yourself and evolving are two different things
One of the biggest misconceptions about personal growth is that understanding yourself automatically changes you. It doesn’t. You can know exactly why you react the way you do. You can trace it back to childhood, past relationships, work experiences, or that one conversation you still think about years later. You can recognize your patterns almost…
Showing your work is ridiculous
At some point, interviewing stopped being about whether you can do the job and became about whether you can perform the job before you have it. That is where it starts to lose me. You apply for a role. You send the resume. You send the portfolio. You answer the same questions in a form…
Everyone wants initiative until it changes something
Every job posting wants someone who is proactive. A self-starter. Someone who takes initiative. Someone who thinks outside the box. I’ve started reading those phrases differently. Because what most organizations seem to want isn’t initiative. They want initiative that stays within the lines. There’s a difference. Real initiative usually changes something. It questions why a…
The guilt of being on vacation
Vacation sounds relaxing until your brain realizes you are not being productive. You finally get away from your routine, and instead of just enjoying it, there’s this small part of you still trying to measure the day. Did I do enough?Did I see enough?Am I wasting time?Should I be using this break better? Which is…