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Career, Life

Think Ahead + Then Work Backwards.


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Ive been feeling a bit unmotivated for the last few months. I finally made my career move, hoping that would provide some type of relief, and it did very briefly. Don’t get me wrong — I absolutely love my job, I really do. I’m really over here thanking myself for having the courage and desire to make such a bold career move before I had initially planned to do so. But I’m still feeling some type of void that I can’t seem to shake. It took some digging to see where my issue truly stemmed from. But I think  ...

Career, Life, Tech

This Week + Celebrating.


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It’s 11AM and I’m just waking up. This is the longest that I’ve slept in a while and I do not feel one ounce of guilt. This was my first full week at my new workplace and it was absolutely wonderful. My acclimatization processes were quite enjoyable and I absolutely enjoy working and speaking with the individuals I’ll be working closest with. I’m the only IT person in this department and it seems as if my other coworkers marvel at that fact. They even surprised me with balloons tied to my desk after they found  ...

Career, Life

Know Your Worth, Then Add Taxes.


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Sometimes I’m impulsive when it comes to exciting, new opportunities and I leap. Most of the time I’m confident of my lengthy list of accomplishments, accolades, and experience, that has placed me in front of a recruiter. But all of the other times, I start to wonder: why couldn’t I have just kept my feet planted on the ground? — May 13, 2016 The last few weeks have been interesting. Busy, but interesting nonetheless. A combination of events that were not so fortunate and fortunate had me in a whirlwind trying to  ...