Tag: Reflections
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2024 In Random Things
Hamilton and musicalsJing’s continuous evolutionMom’s healthTrump, Musk, and Big TechAITide Free and Gentle Hamilton and MusicalsWe went to the UK in the summer. I came back after a week, and they stayed another three weeks. It was a sunny and eventful summer. Jing went to two summer schools. One was an art-related day camp, and…
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2024 in Books
STATS: 44 books33 Audiobooks11 Kindle books3 unfinished books2.3x listening speed0 Chinese booksE in Diversity score (7 Female Authors) CATEGORIES: Business & Money – 11Biographies & Memoirs – 9Science & Math – 6Politics & Social Sciences – 6Self-Help – 5Literature & Fiction – 3History – 2Christian Books & Bibles – 1 Awards: Most Enjoyable:Disrupting the Game:…
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2024 in Podcasts
I love this annual ritual. I love looking back at all the things I have listened to. I love remembering how the year went by. And boy, what a year 2024 was – all the elections around the world, the Olympics, the VR glasses, the unstoppable rise of AI … And July and August were…
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I Executed a Re-org
Yesterday, we executed a re-org. I let 6 people go. This is the 5th re-org/mass layoff I have been involved in- Accenture in 2001, Cyberware in 2002, Nike “category offense” in 2009, Apple “incident” in 2012. Phew. Everything started 2 days ago. All of a sudden, it became real. The names I had previously provided…
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Need to hash it out. nor talked me through how I felt. Was there a sense of helplessness and weakness? Probably, because I am not feeling the ability to do what I want to do. I also feel undervalued and under-appreciated. I feel humiliated and insulted. I think there is anger too. At times I…
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48
One thing came true from my post on my 47th birthday: I am back in the corporate world this year. All the rest didn’t happen. In fact, I regressed in achieving most of those goals. I have not played my violin since I started working again. My workout routine has remained the same and hasn’t…
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The Unraveling Of Self Confidence
Recently, I returned to the workplace. I took this offer because I was in a rut. My coaching practice wasn’t growing, and I was anxious about not having a steady income. The pressure of my family’s needs, though irrational, began to bother me more than I liked. I also fell into depression and melancholy often…
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14 Days In
I think I am doing well “showing up” at work. I seem to have built a reputation of someone who’s genuine. I guess my background gave people the impression that I was probably capable. However, I am also bothered by what I have heard. It will take me time to see for myself some of…
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Feeling Old
I keep feeling old. Old because I am indeed old. At 48, I am one of the oldest here at the company. Old because the last time I started a new job was 11 years ago. I was 36. This time I am 47. Old because I am no longer as energized in most things.…
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2023 in Podcasts
Fun stats, trends, my idols in the podcasting universe, my answer to the question “Should you create a podcast,” and top episodes