Tag: Career Decisions

I truly believe that decision has led to years of stunted career growth, and I pay that penance every single day.

It’s normal to look at an ambitious goal and feel daunted by the journey ahead. It’s also human to look at people around you and compare how you’re doing.

I said something in a fit of frustration that’s been rolling around in my mind ever since: DEI was made for us, but it's killing us.

What needs to change is a return to the fundamentals of responsible journalism: thorough research, unbiased reporting, and a commitment to providing readers with meaningful insights.

Biggest fuck up My biggest career fuck up was joining a national news brand in 2015 in a role that I wasn’t suited for. I...

That job, getting fired, and eighteen months of failing to overcome mediocre work set me and my career back.

Getting stuck in a career you're not that into, for nearly two decades.

There were times when things did get hairy for me when I had no clients, and I wondered about where the money was going to come from.

Of course, it’s great to love what you do. But if you change paths or fall out of love with something - that’s ok. 

A little fuck-up on an empty plane that made me question myself led to a startup that’s still going strong nearly 20 years later.

They convinced me I could do drama school after my university education, and I reluctantly allowed my combusting desire to be dampened.

The ones with zero self-awareness and who offer only disparaging critique of the latest creative work.