Recently I read Blake Mycoskie’s book, “Start Something that Matters”. Blake is the founder and “Chief Shoe Giver” of TOMS. It outlines the inspiring story of TOMS, a social enterprise that has given over 1 million new pairs of shoes to children in need.
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Finding My Voice: Deciding to marry Tim [My thoughts on Marriage]
[Finding My Voice is a series of blog posts on key decisions I made in my 20s.]
Defining Decision: To marry Tim
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Finding my Calling in Life
Two weeks ago I was at a dinner discussion hosted by the Acumen Fund. Our topic of conversation for the evening was “Living a Life of Purpose.” Questions that came up during the course of dinner were, “What is Life’s Purpose and how do we find our purpose?”, “Who decides what our purpose is?”, and “Do we have one or more purposes in life?”. All good questions.
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Finding My Voice: a retrospect of defining decisions of my twenties
Earlier this year, I turned 30. As I reflected on the decade of my life that was my 20s, I realized I had made quite a few key decisions in those ten years; decisions that would more or less define who I am as I move forward in life.
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Gone in 60 seconds (or less)
I did it. Chopped off a foot of hair. I’m not sure exactly how much all that hair weighed, but I’m pretty sure getting such an extreme haircut is one of the fastest ways of losing weight. It’s certainly one of the only (if not the only) acceptable ways of losing weight while I’m pregnant! (Not that I needed to.)
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My Ideal Workplace (5 things I look for in a job)
Over the course of my 8 year career, I have sometimes thought about quitting my job in search for a better one (this usually happens when I’m super stressed or super bored). I found myself thinking about finding new work this past summer and asked myself, “What would be my ideal workplace to work in?”
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