News: resilience
Looking back on 2020
Another year has come and gone, and I find myself once again thinking of the good, the bad and the ugly.
Our first steps: on continuous learning and growing
My 10-month old has started taking her first steps and in addition to being wildly excited about all of this, I also found myself in awe. Well of course I’m biased, she’s brilliant, but she also gave me this opportunity to reflect on learning and growing in general. I mean, how do we learn how to walk? It looks like we do it by falling an incredibly large number of times. She also needed to learn how to let go of things that she could hold on to, in order for her to take her first steps.
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Self-confidence and giving things a go
I recently volunteered to do some performing to push myself out of my comfort zone and weeks before the day, I’m already nervous and having doubts.
Public speaking and leadership
For me, public speaking and stepping up as a leader is tough. I don't like telling others what to do and I don't like all eyes on me. So, what to do when it is a key part of your job?
Learning to feel the feeling
In this new age of uncertainty, regulating our emotions can be difficult, but it's also important. Here's why.
Soak it all in: the highs and lows of the Ph.D.
It's two in the morning on Friday and, as I sit at my desk struggling through writing a few more words for my thesis, I can't help but think about how I will manage to finish my PhD while navigating motherhood.
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