Sunday, October 6, 2019
When I was sixteen, I had the chance to travel to Japan for a summer abroad and to attend school there. Here was the catch, it was not…
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Linked From Medium at 01:45PMWednesday, September 25, 2019
I was young and poor and living in NYC when I found out I was pregnant again. My first daughter was 9 months old when I found out. I was…
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Linked From Medium at 12:47AMSunday, September 15, 2019
I’m a workaholic. I get validation from working hard and seeing results. It could be why in all the different avenues of working in…
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Linked From Medium at 10:30AMSunday, August 25, 2019
“No one cares about your career more than you”, I was once told. And although it remains one of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever…
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Linked From Medium at 08:33AMSunday, August 11, 2019
“He said ‘Bye’. It wasn’t the word, but the way he said it. It sounded kind of snide and dismissive. Or maybe he was simply tired or mad…
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Linked From Medium at 09:03AMSunday, August 4, 2019
Last week in London, I was a spy alongside 007. I was a 1920’s socialite who did the Charleston at Jay Gatsby’s party where I was asked…
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Linked From Medium at 08:33AMSunday, July 14, 2019
I can’t find my passport and it’s tearing me apart.
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Linked From Medium at 09:43AMSunday, July 7, 2019
I have been running my own business for a little over a month now, so I’m starting a series on everything I learn: “Notes for any…
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Linked From Medium at 10:22AMSunday, June 16, 2019
“Vicki, you can do anything you want to do. You just have to commit to it and work hard”, my father told me. I’d put a date on that…
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Linked From Medium at 09:53AMWednesday, June 12, 2019
I am being asked a lot how to “sell yourself”. As much as I love sales, this is a hard question. But given I’m on my own now and pitching…
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Linked From Medium at 10:49AMSunday, June 2, 2019
It’s been a little over one week since I launched my own venture. It’s scary, it’s intense and it also feels amazing. Here’s a look at…
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Linked From Medium at 08:57AMMonday, May 27, 2019
“Am I on brand?”, I asked myself as I looked in the mirror.
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Linked From Medium at 08:43AMSunday, May 19, 2019
“It only took twenty years”, he told me as we sipped cider and watched a light rain spread a bit of Spring over Albany, “and twenty years…
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Linked From Medium at 02:03PMSunday, May 5, 2019
“it’s going to rain the entire time. Do you still wanna do this?”- was the text I got at 7am today.
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Linked From Medium at 05:03PMTuesday, April 30, 2019
My phone rang tonight and I knew exactly who it was.
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Linked From Medium at 07:31AMSunday, April 28, 2019
Haven’t we all fantasized about starting over? Moving to a new city or taking a job in a completely new field? The lure of the unknown is…
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Linked From Medium at 10:30AMSunday, April 21, 2019
We had been left alone in your living room to debate living versus dying. You were sick. I was scared.
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Linked From Medium at 08:28AMSunday, April 14, 2019
My house is filled with artwork right now.
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Linked From Medium at 02:47PMSunday, April 7, 2019
The candidate was perfect. I knew within five minutes, I wanted her for the job. She was driven by passion and not ego. She loved theater…
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Linked From Medium at 09:49AMThursday, April 4, 2019
Last week, I was told that someone I was working with, was saying negative things about me behind my back.
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Linked From Medium at 08:44AMSunday, March 24, 2019
Never have I ever had more work to do both personally and professionally. I have three kids at home, each with a schedule all their own. I have a husband following his long-sought after drea…
Linked From Medium at 09:57AMSunday, March 3, 2019
My desk as I head into my latest career moveStarting a new job is exciting, right?
You get a fresh start. You meet new clients, partners, co-workers. You get to re-invent yourself while usi…
Linked From Medium at 10:53AMSunday, February 10, 2019
(or How the High School Musical Cast List changed my life)
The author as Lucy Brown….finally.My middle daughter, Ava, tried out for Grease at Peekskill High School last week. She decided …
Linked From Medium at 09:54AMSunday, January 27, 2019
It takes a while to become a butterfly but don’t forget to enjoy the ride.If every life is just a story, there’s most likely a scene in which the lead character goes through changes. Ma…
Linked From blog.usejournal.com at 09:29AMSunday, January 20, 2019
Peggy remains my work spirit animal.I’m starting a new job in a week. And yes, I’m excited. I’m also feeling a little sentimental leaving a team I love and a company I worked extremel…
Linked From Medium at 04:04PMSunday, January 13, 2019
There I was at 4am, staring into space. It felt too soon to wake up. And yet, lying there unable to dream felt tortuous. Then it happened again and again. On some nights, sleep never came at…
Linked From blog.usejournal.com at 02:22PMSunday, December 30, 2018
A view of Peekskill from where I write every Sunday.A few years ago, I promised myself I’d write every week about my life and my work and try to keep track of all I learned along the way.…
Linked From Medium at 08:50AMSunday, December 16, 2018
The author and her very patient husband have been married for 19 years.Getting married is easy. Almost anyone can do it. But, after the bouquets are tossed and the honeymoon is behind you, …
Linked From Medium at 09:37AMSunday, December 9, 2018
7 Things You Need to do to Survive at a Startup
I just celebrated two years working for my first start-up. This field is not for the faint of heart. It’s been one of the hardest and most …
Linked From Medium at 09:33AMSunday, December 2, 2018
Every year from late November to New Year’s Day, we are faced with the holiday season. For some, this time of year is welcomed with open arms. For others, there’s a certain shade of blue…
Linked From Medium at 08:56AMSunday, November 25, 2018
Banksy shreds his own work before anyone else has the chance to.Literary and music reviews are often my favorite things to read. Maybe I’ll learn more about a book I am dying to read or e…
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