It’s the most wonderful time of the year – beautiful seasonal decor, quality time with family and those lovely dinner table conversations. The holiday season can be challenging for many though, from family drama to splitting time between families to the political chatter at the dinner table. The holidays can often require sharing time and […]
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Flow state is a feeling of freedom, lightness, joy and pure bliss. When we enter a flow state, we can feel it in every part of our being, it’s an elevated state and a full-body high. The term flow state originated from positive psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, the first to study and research flow. Through his […]
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Oh hello, uncertainty! We meet yet again. It seems like you return more quickly every time. Webster’s dictionary defines uncertainty as “not known, not certain to occur, and not clearly identified or defined.” Depending on the lens that you’re looking through, uncertainty can take on many forms. I used to loathe uncertainty. Every time it […]
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Working remote can provide so many benefits! There can be more flexibility in your schedule, quality time with family, and a shorter commute each day. Yet, exhaustion can occur from countless zoom calls, excess screen time and communication challenges. Remote work is not always easy, but it is possible to be productive while also finding […]
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“Is this real life?!” I thought to myself as I scrambled to translate my long list of grocery items to the masked man through the cracked door of my local Buenos Aires mercado. I quickly google translated tumeric to Spanish and repeated “cúrcuma” 3x until he finally understood what my gringa accent was requesting. He […]
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Wikipedia defines a digital nomad as “a type of people who use telecommunications technologies to earn a living and more generally, conduct their life in a digital manner.” Investopedia defines it as, “people who are location independent and use technology to perform their job.” Ok great, looking at these two definitions, it seems pretty simple. […]
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*Kiss on the cheek* welcome to the company…*kiss on the cheek* onboarding session…*kiss on the cheek* new coworker…*kiss on the cheek* training…*kiss on the cheek*…team lunch. While the kiss on the cheek is a cultural greeting here that I love, it was a bit overwhelming on Day 1 of my new HR technology role in […]
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So here I am, sitting in a cafe in Buenos Aires, coincidentally called Gratitude when I’m feeling full of it today. You might be wondering what brought me here. Well, let me rewind and share with you how I made the dream of living abroad a reality. The feeling of being stuck has become all too […]
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Touchdown, through sleepy eyes I looked out the window as we landed in Guatemala City. My first thoughts were, “I hope they have wifi. Please tell me they have wifi,” since finding an Uber asap was top of mind. I had heard about Guatemala City being unsafe and was paranoid that this was my first […]
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It was 2017, and I was a seasoned SF resident living in one of the most sought after neighborhoods, working in a high-paying job in the tech industry. I had lived in the city for over 6 years and was way past the post-college city life honeymoon stage. I had gone through huge career transitions, […]
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