Nov 14, 2013 | Writing Practice
I wrung my hands, trying to figure out what to write next. It was a typical afternoon at the computer: Somehow I had amassed more browser tabs than laundry quarters, each of which was threatening to pull me into an endless loop of reading more things on the internet —...
Nov 11, 2013 | Annual Review, Organization+Strategy, Reading List
What does 250 blog posts look like? A look back at the archives and the best bits from three years of blogging.
Nov 7, 2013 | Communication, Professional Development, Writing Practice
A few weeks ago I met up with a good friend of mine over wine and dinner and we got to talking about email–the number one form of communication we all use, and the fact that so many of us could do it a lot better. If you use email or any other digital medium,...
Nov 4, 2013 | Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply
As a person with an apartment that has hundreds of books, I sometimes feel like my efforts to de-clutter and reduce the number of things that surround me aren’t enough. In my efforts to reduce clutter and consider minimalist–or simplicity–as a strategy, I began to doubt my efforts in being minimalist. And the thought begins to creep in: I’m not minimalist enough. What follows is the result of a year-long experiment in giving up buying clothes.
Oct 31, 2013 | Mindfulness
It’s not always easy to breathe. Breathing—the intake of oxygen and the exhalation of carbon dioxide—is life’s essential force. It’s the first step our physical bodies take towards making all other actions possible, including thinking. In swimming, the rhythm of...
Oct 24, 2013 | Reading List, Swimming
The cold water shocked my arms and sent a panic message from my limbs to my brain–and my heart. I was set to make a big swim–a 1.5 mile arc from San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island to Ghirardelli Square, the famed Alcatraz swim. The thing is, I said I...
Oct 22, 2013 | Crafting Your Career, Professional Development, Stories, Writing Practice
I used to hate interviews. I stammered, I inserted words such as “like” and “um” a whole bunch, and my voice pitched up at the end of nearly every sentence. I sounded exactly like what I was—a young 20-something female with insecurity about my ideas. Then I started...
Oct 17, 2013 | Writing Practice
What do you do when you don’t know what to write about? When you’re stuck or worried or wondering what to say next, write anyways. Write about things that no one is talking about. Write about the things that are whispering in your ear, that seem strange,...
Oct 14, 2013 | Big Life Questions, Health and Wellness, Life
Central Park by Vivienne Gucwa on NY Through The Lens. Reflection, rejuvenation, and three questions. This weekend, I left the city to join one hundred other entrepreneurs, creatives, and innovators to shake off some digital dust and retreat in the Poconos Mountains...
