Where did I go? Why did I stop blogging? Did anyone notice? Let’s start with the easy one. Did anyone notice I stopped blogging? No, no one noticed. I’m not hating. I’m not hating. My bff in Barcelona checked out my website a month or two ago to see if there was anything new but…
Category: Career Change
So, You Want to Fly? Don’t Be Difficult.
AUTHOR’S NOTE I started putting fingers to keyboard a month or two after my Poconos Bike Tour trip. You know the trip I’m talking about. If not, head to the Me section to read all about who inspired me to begin writing. One day, I grabbed my laptop and started typing as quickly as I…
An Ode to Expectations
Neither too high nor too low. From MJ’s, Spider Man’s love interest, “If you expect disappointment, then you can never really be disappointed,” to my Peloton instructor’s, “Las expectativas decepcionan” (expectations disappoint). The mantra for the 2020s is lower your expectations or throw them out completely. But if las expectativas decepcionan, it’s not because mine,…
Our Small Actions Can Lead to Cleaner Streets
New York City is filthy. It’s dirty. The city suffers from a perennial refuse problem. Denizens point the finger at government, whose budget cuts affect the frequency of trash collection and the number of employees to collect the city’s trash. Local and state officials justify those budget cuts as necessary measures to reduce spending and…
Part Deux: The Detour
We’re jumping straight into Part Deux of my professional life. Part I is boring. My office jobs were filled with office politics and micromanagers and sycophants that drove me insane. No Michael Scotts or Jim Halpers to save the day. Having reached the zenith of my career, or so I felt, I decided to take…