I’ve been thinking a lot about acts of giving lately. It’s been an incredible year for me and so many people have given me so much. It seems impossible to give back.
In Judaism, it’s common to follow Maimonides’ Eight Levels of Tzedakah (the Hebrew word for charity or justice). The aim is to give as [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Realizations'
Maimonides’ Eight Levels of Charity Applied to Building Your Personal Brand
February 18th, 2009 · Comments · Career
In 2008, You Changed Me
January 3rd, 2009 · Comments · Digressions, Pleasure
In the past year, my life has turned upside down. It was more than I ever wanted and everything I needed. And it happened because of all of the amazing people whom I just happened to cross paths with, whom I sought out, who sought me out, who were introduced to me, or whom I [...]
Reader E-mail: “Follow your dreams while you can”
November 1st, 2008 · Comments · Career, E-mails
I just wanted to post an amazing e-mail that I received from Martha Mihaly in response to my post on going solo. It really made me sit up straight and take stock of what I’m doing here — getting involved in the community, making my own rules and exploring my passion.
This e-mail, from one woman [...]
Tags:Career·Props·Realizations
The ups and downs of consulting
September 15th, 2008 · Comments · Consulting
In my first week as an independent consultant, I wrote a blog post boasting about my 33+ hours of billable time.
Now that two more weeks have passed, I thought it only fair to share some of the obstacles I’ve experienced as well.
(But before I do, let me say this: I have awesome clients. [...]
Tags:Consulting·Realizations
I’m going solo
August 22nd, 2008 · Comments · Career
Today is my last day of full-time employment. I have resigned from my role of Design Communicator at Liquidnet, and as of tomorrow will officially be an independent user experience design consultant.
The notion of working for myself has always been there, lurking in the dark recesses of my mind. My parents are entrepreneurs and have [...]
Tags:Career·Realizations
