Specializing in a field and staying in the same role for 10-plus years used to be impressive and admirable. Things have changed in the job market, with increased competition and saturation making it hard to stand out. Now there’s something important to consider, instead of focusing on a single specialization or aiming for one position ...

My career journey has been anything but linear. I’m working to land a position in publishing while also getting certified as a career coach. The two don’t seem to overlap at first, but it turns out when you are working towards a professional goal or job change, learning by doing is what makes you qualified. ...

“So, what do you do for a living?”  A certain group of people finds such a simple question difficult to answer. Multi-passionates are individuals with many skills, talents, and ambitions who have difficulty sticking to one path. If you fit into this category, you tend to explore your vast interests, switch jobs, turn hobbies into ...

I’ve always experienced difficulty grasping the concept of passion. Regarding what I wanted to pursue career-wise, I felt restricted by the “follow your passion” narrative. This is because I didn’t have a single goal to achieve. Some people are certain of what they want and can’t imagine it any other way. Others possess multiple interests ...

Sometimes for you to grow, you must change the way you live your life. Each and every day, I inspire to do better with my life and how I accomplish my dreams. I try and set realistic goals in my life to try and keep my focus on my dreams. Sometimes for you to grow, ...

The past few weeks I haven’t felt like I can enjoy anything because if I take time to enjoy myself, it feels as if I’m using my white privilege to ignore the problems of the world around me. Then you add on the fact that every other day someone is being cancelled for something they ...

Does working full-time equate to me being a bad parent? This question has eaten at me for months. As a mother of three, there is truly nothing more important to be than my children. Yet, I enjoy their time at school and my time at work. I have two friends that recently gave birth to ...

Is it wrong to be selfish? At an early age, it is taught to be selfish is wrong. Religions have taught selfishness is a sin and praise acts of selflessness. One of my earliest memories of childhood is bonding over a toy in the third grade with a girl named Rebecca. This taught me the act ...

I refuse to work for an asshole. Many will say that I’m snotty for this mentality or I’m a millennial so I’m clearly entitled. And guess what? People are allowed their opinions. I refuse to work for an asshole. And by asshole, I mean the rude, arrogant, domineering type of personality who doesn’t care about ...