Today I took my daughter to get a breakfast treat before her pediatrician appointment. She chose a donut, thanks to dad. He’s conditioned our children that all Canadians love donuts (well, Tim Horton’s, mostly which we can’t buy here). The donut was going to make her feel better. It didn’t make me feel better after […]
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Early mid-life crisis
I’m starting to wonder just what the perfect job looks like. Not career, mind you. Just enough to keep me going without giving in to sacrifice. I’m calling this new stage in my life an early mid-life crisis. So I am going to test this new theory that I can find interesting and available jobs […]
Downsizing your life
It’s time to downsize. I was listening to the actor from Breaking Bad talk about clutter. He attributes clutter to economic status – he grew up poorer then he is now, but he’s learned to let go of things. It’s true that I have a lot of stuff. One friend came over and started looking […]
Currently without Company
It’s sort of weird when people ask me where I work. I feel like the character Robin Scherbatsky, in How I Met Your Mother, who struggles with her identity as a Canadian living in America. After feeling like a woman with no country…, the LA Times reports on the episode, Robin decides to become a woman […]
Avoiding Imposter
Here’s an ah-ha after 40. I’ve realized that I can avoid feeling like an imposter in any job, by being truthful (well, brutally honest) about my desires and skills. In sales, it’s common to magnify the truth. Even if I do not have exact experience, I let my false confidence assure HR that I am […]
Falling out of love with the prospect of a new job
When I was working all day, away from home, I did it because I needed to. But I really loved my job. I loved the emotional high of being such an expert, guiding clients on business and brand strategy, managing client expectations and team expectations. In a way it’s like a form of parenthood where […]
Fantine – Have we evolved that much?
When I was living in Paris as a young 19 or 20 year old, I went to Les Misérables at the Opera House. It was one of the highlights of my Parisian experience. And now I get to watch it in the theatre. At first I was skeptical about a musical movie – no talking, […]
Heroic Mythos… All People Are Created Equal
I was reading an article on myths in business and a few neurons in my brain fired off some creative ideas about this heroic myth: All People are Created Equal Myths help us to frame up our ideas, the author explains. And there is a limit – The heroic myth translates every event into a […]
Are You a Crate & Barrel Mom or a Target Mom?
I used to think of myself as a Crate & Barrel mom. You know, the kind that waltzes in at Christmas time and spontaneously buys presents. The kind that might covet a piece of furniture long enough to eventually purchase it there instead of shopping around. That kind. Not that I’ve done that second part. Oh […]
Ready. Aim. Assault or Fire
A friend of mine exclaimed her shock when I’d shared my recent story about being let go with no warning. “Oh my gosh that’s as bad as being assaulted! It’s something that catches you so off guard and you can’t do anything about it. Like a punch in the gut”. Whoa – I’d never thought […]
