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Free your mind and the rest will follow
I have been pursuing higher education in starts and spurts for 34 years, and I just completed the pursuit (maybe*). I finished my master's work last month and will participate in my master's hooding ceremony on 5/23. It's hard to believe that I actually achieved something I had all but given up on achieving.
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If You're Going Through Hell, Keep Going
Here's another thought from the Wambach speech that I'm really feeling today:
MAKE FAILURE YOUR FUEL
Here’s something the best athletes understand, but seems like a hard concept for non-athletes to grasp. Non-athletes don’t know what to do with the gift of failure. So they hide it, pretend it never happened, reject it outright-and they end up ( Read more... ) -
Abby Wambach - Barnard Commencement Speech (excerpts)
Full speech here: https://barnard.edu/commencement/archives/2018/abby-wambach-remarks
A few thoughts I wanted to capture:
LEAD FROM THE BENCH
You’ll feel benched sometimes, too. You’ll be passed over for the promotion, taken off the project-you might even find yourself holding a baby instead of a briefcase-watching your colleagues “get ahead.”
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My man
What Rick brought home from the grocery store:- Oysters
- Sushi
- Lobster tails
- Lamb
- Blackberries and raspberries
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Buncha Papists
I am disproportionately annoyed with all the pope fangirl/fanboy love. People on my social media feeds are acting as if the man is the second coming of Jesus. Yes, he's more progressive than previous popes. But that does not change the fact that he is the head of an oppressive religion with many problems. I see him reaching out, being humble, etc. ( Read more... ) -
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I have a new phone! :) Hoping to post here more often. How is everyone doing? :)
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Prudent or not, I've immersed myself this week in the comment sections of articles regarding the Supreme Court Hobby Lobby decision. I've dipped into comment sections of both sides of the issue and have come out feeling flayed. I know about confirmation bias and all that, but reading the viewpoint directly opposing my own makes me feel personally ( Read more... ) -
Weekend!
Food, wine, and pretty dresses - all delivered to my door. Tell me again why I need to leave the house? :) -
Five Golden Rules for Successful Goal Setting - Goal Setting Tools from MindTools.com
Five Golden Rules for Successful Goal Setting - Goal Setting Tools from MindTools.com
Rule #1: Set Goals that Motivate You- Value in achieving them
- Relate to high priorities in my life (focus)
- Commitment/attitude ("I must do this")
- Specific: Clear/well-defined; define precisely where I want to end up
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Setting Lifetime Goals
Step 1: Consider What I Want To Do In My Lifetime
In this exercise, I brainstormed ideas of what I want to achieve in my life in some key categories. Later, I'll set 5-year goals, then 1-year, 6-month, and 1-month plans; create a daily to-do list, and review/adjust.
Career- Intellectually stimulating/challenging
- Travel
- 5-6 hours/day inside
- Make at least ( Read more... )