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Perspective

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#BreakingNews: my brain moves a mile a minute. And this is the justification I'm going to use for what's coming next. So, I pull up to #CityCentral, get out of the car, shut the door, and have that #BrianRegan "oh, no, today's the science fair" moment. I locked my keys in the car - which is a first. I've driven off with the gas hose still in my tank - those things are engineered surprisingly well by the way - but have never locked in my keys. Panicked, I go into the office and go right to one of the members, Marcus , for help. He's fantastic and one of those "gets stuff done" type of guys. We're (he's) messing with shims and hangers for a couple of minutes; I'm getting increasingly uncomfortable with the awareness that it's 346 degrees outside and Marcus has A LOT of work to do. This is when my dear friend, Raj , pulls up for a meeting. He assesses the situation and asks where the keys are at. I point to where my R2-D2 keych...

Pontificating: Transition

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I used to be a little embarrassed by my resume. To meet me is to know that I'm a bit of an intellectual gypsy with a splash of adult on-set ADD. I love big concepts (and I cannot lie!), industry and societal trends, and their impacts. In my career transition from stay-at-home mom to working single mom, I have had the opportunistic luxury of following my curiosity and interests in my jobs - experiencing unique roles in diverse industries. Without the above paragraph as a resume backdrop, I might appear to be flakey or unfocused. However, I would argue the case for opportunistic as well as strategic work transitions. Complacency is the new risk. FOMO (fear of missing out) isn't just related to social media (which I low-key hate but more on that another time): absolutely employ the power of FOMO to your skill acquisition, interests, and ultimately...your work considerations. Two quotes inform my decision-making: "The master in the art of living makes little distinction...