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Marvelous May and Jubilant June.. with a Job!

I’ve opened and shut the Google doc where this post lives what feels like a thousand times (or alternatively left the tab in a sea of tabs until its title was unidentifiable). What I have to share is celebratory and exciting, so I was initially surprised by this writing block. But the months of May and June marked periods of transition, and those transitions, however positive, almost always include a sense of loss. And while…

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My big break motto

When I stepped away from full time employment without a specific plan, I needed a set of values to help prioritize my time and actions. (Honestly, all plans should start with organizing principles and priority setting, but in my experience we usually skip discussing values and go right to the plan). My decision to leave my job came from a place of needing to get out rather than having a vision for some wonderful future,…

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My big break… from full-time work

It’s been two months since I quit my job. The first week and a half felt somewhat like vacation, somewhat like the usual end of semester rhythm where you finally have time to get your life together. Then we went into full-on wedding prep mode, and June was a whirlwind of wedding, honeymoon, and contracting and recovering from COVID. July has rushed by with some projects and speaking engagements, and here I am in the…

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