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  • Shine Brightly | February 2022

    “MY LIGHT WILL SHINE SO BRIGHTLY IT WILL BLIND YOU.” - Labi Siffre

    Again? Really? This happens way too often, and not just to me. It’s not OK.

    I caught up with a past friend/old work colleague a couple of months ago. When we first met, I …[more].

  • Nip It In The Bud | January 2022

    Someone called me “competitive” a while back, accompanied by a grunt and an eye-roll. No smile. Clearly, they didn’t mean it as a compliment.

    Context: I was participating in an ice-breaker exercise with five other people. Making an error meant being asked to sit out. At the point…[more].

  • Don't Compromise Your Values | January 2022

    Don’t tolerate anything that takes you away from the core of who you are.

    I can guarantee you that at some point down the line, you’ll feel unfulfilled or unhappy if the work you do or the way you’re living your life is …[more].

  • Here's to 2022 | January 2022

    Last week, I practiced what I preach and I put on my proverbial oxygen mask before helping anyone else.

    I took an extra week after the holidays - vaccinated, masked, and tested - and went on a 5-day solo trip to reflect on 2021 and set myself up for 2022. It was the kindest thing I’ve done for…[more].

  • Now There's Two Of Them | December 2021

    I stopped, and cried a little. Now there’s two of them. Two of them that look like me.

    I’m impressed by Indra Nooyi and wasn’t expecting another Indian, female executive to make it to the highest ranks in the Western corporate world for another decade at least…[more].

  • Say What You Mean | December 2021

    She meant “no” but she said “yes”. I planned, I got excited, I anticipated it happening… I didn’t know she wasn’t being honest - and then the “Erm… but... I’d rather not… so, no.”

    This was agreed and planned seven months ago. She waited until eight days before…[more].

  • Be You, Own It | December 2021

    “Obey me!!”

    The second I heard my CEO yell that at me, I knew it was over. For good.

    I didn’t hear any of the words that followed those two words - it was like a switch went off in my head and I was done…[more].

  • Hearing Casual Compliments | November 2021

    I caught up with a couple of old bosses recently… from way back when - and two things became apparent when we talked:

    They thought more highly of me back then than I thought of myself. I wish they’d told me. I didn’t know.

    I was doing my best to do my…[more].

  • I Did It Anyway | November 2021

    They said, “Don’t waste your time applying for the job, you won’t get it.”

    She applied. She got it.

    He said, “If you don’t do as I say, you’ll regret it. I promise you.” She became a black belt in Tae Kwon Do…[more].

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