Weekend Recap: Stretching Myself at Work and On the Trails
This was a bit of a short weekend, but a great one! Whenever I try to title my weekend recaps, I usually try to think of a theme to sum it all up, and this weekend's was something about pushing myself to grow in a lot of different areas. This weekend was a big one for reflection on how much I've pushed myself (and succeeded!) in both running and my career. Both are still certainly works in progress, but I am proud of how far I've come. I recently got the news that I’ve received my hard-earned promotion to Director at my firm. I’m ecstatic! I’ve worked my butt off this year (and of course also in years prior), but when you work at a big firm, you never know what corporate bureaucracy might get in the way. I’ve grown significantly in the last two years since I started working in Florida, and along with new skills, I’ve also gained a lot of confidence. Whereas I used to have a major case of imposter syndrome and think that I was a total fraud, I’m now feeling really confident in my abilities and the value I bring to the firm. In several of my prior promotions, I’ve thought that I deserved the promotion... but I would get scared once I actually assumed the new role, worrying … [Continue reading]
Links I Love: June 17, 2018
Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing at, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/tablet and enjoy :) CAREER How To Pick Your Battles At The Office. (Girlboss) Working Parents in 2018: 78% Say You Can Have It All. (Hotel News Now) Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?. (Harvard Business Journal) How Women Can Succeed by Rethinking Old Habits. (Strategy& Business) From Pink Milk to Smart Questions, How to Be a Rebel Leader. (Behavioral Scientist) Great Expectations. (Friday Forward) How to Run a Conference Panel That Isn’t Horrible. (LinkedIn) PRODUCTIVITY/SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Could “emotional labor” at work be the reason you’re so exhausted?. (Well & Good NYC) There’s a Dark Side to Emotional Intelligence. Here’s How to Protect Yourself. (Time Magazine) A New York Times Opinion Writer Shares What She's Learned About Time Management. (Girlboss) 5 Fascinating Books On How To Break Bad Habits. (Barking Up the Wrong Tree) To Get Good at Something, Practice Less, But More Frequently. (Lifehacker) Why We Suck at Using Our Spare Time Well. (Medium) Here’s Your Cheat … [Continue reading]
Weekend Recap: Summer Festivals and Concerts
This past weekend was near perfect, with the exception that I didn’t spend almost any time at home! But there were so many fun things to do in Denver that I really didn’t mind :) The weekend kicked off with one of my favorite work events of the year – a friends/family event on the Jack Daniels Roofdeck Terrace at Coors Field! I organized the event for my company, but I’ve learned over the years to bring on an extra person to hand out tickets so I can just relax and enjoy myself. We had about fifty people come this year, which was one of our best turnouts in a few years, and although it was a little hot, it was otherwise the perfect night to watch baseball, enjoy a few drinks, and get to know the colleagues who live in the Denver area but with whom I rarely get to work. (I am hoping to change that as I start trying to sell more work locally.) After the game, rather than dealing with the crush of people trying to catch a cab right from the stadium, I walked about 2 miles to LoHi and then stopped at a bar for a nightcap before catching a cab from there. The place I went, Occidental, was new to me, but had a cool atmosphere – we sat out on the back deck, and it reminded me of the … [Continue reading]
What I Read in May 2018
I read eleven books in May, thanks to a tear of novels in the middle of the month. However, I should also add that's cheating a little bit since there were also two short stories of just under 100 pages each tucked in there! I really loved Amy Ewing's Jewel series, though, and would highly recommend it for lovers of page turning dystopian rebellion novels (like The Hunger Games and The Selection). This month helped me catch up a little closer to my goal of 100 books for the year, but I'm still woefully behind, and not really keeping the pace for June thus far :/ 4 stars: The Queen of Hearts, by Kimmery Martin: I loved this novel so much and found it hard to put down - this was definitely my favorite book of the month, and close to five stars! The story was really compelling, and it reminded me of a (more realistic but still dramatic) Grey's Anatomy. I loved all the characters and couldn't wait to find out what would happen next. The language was incredibly descriptive and beautiful, making it easy for me to put myself in the story and picture everything clearly, so even though the plot was centered around the romantic drama, I wouldn't classify it as just another chick … [Continue reading]
