I read a lot of books (connect with me on Good Reads to keep up!), and I’m working on my next list of Ten Books that Changed My Life. I wrote the last one almost two years ago and my life has changed A LOT in that time. Until I publish the next round, consider [...]
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“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you.
Books help us understand who we are and how we are [...]
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This the first of a two-part post about my process for getting my new role as a Career Development Program Manager at Google (I start on October 1). Part One will cover the intention – getting clear on what I really wanted and the discomfort of knowing I needed to make a change. Part Two [...]
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“Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it, and the more important it is to the growth of our soul.
If you didn’t love the [...]
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” -Stephen Covey
Frogs, Rocks, Priority A Tasks – call them what you want. These are the big important things on your to-do list, and they are often the most intimidating to tackle. In earlier posts I wrote about Brian Tracy’s Eat [...]
I have been motivated by achievement for 25 years. It is all I have ever known. It has worked very well for me – I got straight As throughout high school and college, finished UCLA in three years with a double-major, college honors and Phi Beta Kappa. I moved quickly up the ladder at Google, [...]
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