Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill Today’s newsletter serves up some highlights and personal reflections from Episode 8 , in which award-winning author and long-time Google executive Alana Karen and I discuss how to play the "long game" in your career. The second edition of Alana's book The Adventures of Women in Tech just came out, and it's packed with dry humor, wit, and insights from someone who has

As the quiet hum of Thanksgiving is beginning to settle in (at least for those of us here in the US), I find myself deeply grateful for the simple things in life. My family, my health, and a safe place we can all call home. But I’m also noticing the small delights. ☺️ Like yesterday morning, when I was met with an unexpected surprise: the street construction near my home is complete! For the past two months, driving anywhere has been a literal hell on wheels. Road work has be

I've been reflecting recently on two forces that deeply affect my life: passion and resilience. For 25 years, as I climbed the corporate ladder, I was a master of resilience. My grit, my ability to show up all the times I didn’t want to, my ability to persist and pivot after a crushing setback, to keep going when I was running on fumes and a prayer… that was my superpower. And honestly, it had to be. 📉 But resilience is the floor. Not the ceiling. We all praise resilience. W

When I joined Google, there wasn't much higher praise you could receive than being called “scrappy.” I started in 2010, during the startup era of Google Enterprise (now Google Cloud), and in my early days we wore scrappiness like a badge of honor. We were at the bleeding edge of extending Google’s consumer products to the world of business and there was nothing but blank space to fill, introducing companies across the world to the benefits of cloud technology. We were a "nimb

You are not stuck. You're just committed to a certain pattern of behavior because it helped you in the past. Now it's time to upgrade. - Emily Maroutian In Episode 7, ​ Blessing Nnachi ​ , author of By Design: How to Create a Career you Love , joins me to explore the question of how to get unstuck. In our discussion, we discuss practical and proactive ways to navigate those moments when you feel lost, overwhelmed, or otherwise “stuck” in life or your career. In this newslette

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. – Jim Rohn Today's newsletter offers highlights and personal reflections on Episode 6. In it, Nina Black , an expert in physical fitness, joins me to dive into a more holistic aspect of your life: your physical health. Our discussion reflects the idea that physical health isn’t a standardized goal, but rather a deeply personal journey that shifts across different phases of life. I explore 3 topics from our discussi

I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. – Albert Einstein In Episode 5 , corporate learning expert Linda Moss (who also happens to be my former boss!) joins me discuss the expansive topic of Curiosity. 🤔 In our conversation, we do a deep-dive into the incredible power of curiosity in our lives and careers. We explore what it is, what holds us back from being curious, and how we can cultivate more of it in our day to day - both for ourselves, as well as a