by Mayda | Apr 1, 2020 | Career, Featured, Personal Branding, Personal growth
Personal contingency system: check Emergency fund: check A month in advance in medication, non-perishable foods, extra batteries: check… And yet, even the most prepared among us might have not seen it coming; ‘it’? the black swan, the unexpected event that makes most...
by Mayda | Dec 26, 2019 | Career, Personal growth
I want a new life… I remember back in France, the story of our family doctor leaving his family and job to go volunteer with Doctors without Borders. At that time, I found that fascinating, to be moved by idealism; and I thought it might have been very scary for his...
by Mayda | Dec 2, 2019 | Career, Personal growth
Are you wondering where the year went? Do you remember that you said the same thing last year too, and chances are, the previous and previous? I certainly do! The interesting part is that I am always elated when a year ends. And not only because I love the holidays. ...
by Mayda | Nov 1, 2019 | Career, Goals, Personal growth
‘I feel bad, my team needs me, I cannot just get up and leave like that’ Familiar much? Leaving a job is never the easiest of decisions, especially when you have been in the same job position for a certain time, and have developed a fair degree of attachment to your...
by Mayda | Sep 27, 2019 | Career, Personal growth, Stress
Garden leaves, non-compete, lay-offs. If you have been working in good old corporates, you know that at some point, many would go through one or more of the above during any given career. Garden leaves are fun times. You might find yourself bored with so much time...
by Mayda | Aug 30, 2019 | Career, Goals, Healthy habits, Personal growth
‘I want to have a life I don’t need a vacation from’ Is that you? Do you have this mantra written on a post-it and plastered all over your workspace? What is it about this idea that there is part of our life that we need a break from? Isn’t work a part of...