Faking It: On Pretending to Be a Grown-Up
I halt my chair-swiveling when one of my students — a big-shot Korean businessman — walks in. I stand up, and I give my best…
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How I’m Learning to Be OK with Being ‘In Between’
When I look at Facebook, my newsfeed is full of friends getting engaged, getting married, and having babies. There are announcements of new jobs, promotions,…
How to Deal With Being in Transition
I have always been the person with the plan. Maybe it’s my strong affinity for the “J” part of my INFJ Myers-Briggs personality type, or…
How to Stop Measuring Yourself Against Other People’s Success
When I discovered that I was going to need an extra semester to finish college, I immediately pictured all of my friends graduating before me,…
Building Confidence in the Face of Workplace Worries
As a young woman still early on in my career, I definitely experience my share of workplace insecurities. They started in college when I was…
What I’m Learning About Small-Home Hospitality
A few years ago, my husband and I miraculously entered into the world of homeownership. We were able to buy a smaller, modest home in…
5 Lies We Tell Ourselves
After graduation, the world is your oyster. The sky’s the limit. You can get the greatest, most glamorous job, live in a chic apartment and…
On Beating Imposter Syndrome
Here’s the ultimate #meta moment for you that’s sure to, if nothing else, improve morale about your own life: After I was assigned this article…