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Three Ways Technology Helped Me To Say Goodbye To Corporate Life For Good – Day 14

I owe a lot to digital technology. In fact, I’m pretty convinced that if not for the advances of the last five years I would probably be sitting in a glass-walled office someplace rather than at my desk in my living room.Looking back, these are what I see as the top three reasons technology has […]

The Numbers Obsession – Day 13

I told myself when I started this experiment that it was for me first. That I wasn’t writing any of these posts with my readers in mind. Whatever I was inspired to write, I would write.But then I caught myself the other day checking my Google Analytics. Trying to make some sense out of which […]

My Greatest Fear – Day 12

There are a lot of things to be fearful about in the course of a day living in New York City. My list includes things like like tripping and falling into the subway tracks and walking under scaffolding and having it collapse on top of me. A former colleague used to refuse to walk under […]

You’re Never Too Old – Unless You Want To Be

When I turned thirty I thought I was old. My life pretty much done. I had passed my prime. When I turned forty that viewpoint seemed rather ridiculous. I admit that when I saw fifty looming on the horizon I started to seriously worry that maybe this landmark would be it. I would be officially […]

Wasting Time – Day 10

I hate wasting time. The older I get the more I hate it. I’m far too aware that I just don’t have as much of it left as I used to. So to waste it – to not to make the most of each and every moment – to me that’s worse than wasting money […]

How To Take The Lead

One of the greatest disappointments I had in my corporate career was watching what happened when a woman was put in a high enough position that she might have an influence on the corporate culture. The first time I was naive and idealistic. The second time, encouraged but ultimately disheartened. I’d like to tell […]