In a wood-paneled living room at a Harvard Business School dorm, I sat amongst a group of 10 other MBA students, eyes closed and hands on our laps. Outside, the sun had set and many of our fellow students were running at the gym, reading the next-day’s cases or getting drinks at a bar in read more

I think I’m allergic to money. No, really. I think I have an ingrained aversion to it, at least. I’ve been working freelance for an organization for nine weeks now and despite emails, phone calls and countless pleas, I haven’t yet been paid. You might think I’ve been extraordinarily patient read more

Most shy people share the same number one fear. Heights? Big deal. Spiders? Whatever. Clowns? Give me a break. But plop any of us down in front of a room full of people and tell us to speak? That’s terrifying. I’ve never been good in front of people. It’s not that I don’t like attention; read more

You’ve all heard the stories. You know the ones where the 30, 40, or 50-something woman gave up the high-powered, stress-filled 9 to 5 life and started their own business selling homemade, organic (insert product here), made a fortune doing it and now gets to spend quality time with her (insert read more

One of the reasons I love writing is that it gives me an opportunity to help people navigate the world of work. That said, I can’t help unless I’m completely honest so I’m going to get raw here. (I mean really raw.) Yesterday morning I delivered what I consider to be one of the top read more

I have a confession to make. I am not perfect. I can’t do it all or be it all and I have stretch marks. I’ve spent far too long trying to be perfect, or at least convince the world at large that I am. It’s exhausting. For years I hid my fears, which were many, read more