Mindset

Sisterhood

The thing that’s wrong about imposter syndrome is that for the most part no one is thinking about you at all. They’re too busy with their own doubts and their own work.

As you let the possibility of merging your career and your passion live in your mind, I’ve tried to distill the patterns that I’ve observed into a series of questions:

Will you use this opportunity to grow and evolve or will you use it to beat yourself up?

How will you avoid insecurity work?

Can you learn to enjoy the process as the end in itself,... See more

An exercise to start figuring out your career pathway: Write your dream professional bio. When you retire, what do you want to be known for, what impact to you want to have had on the world?

The problem? No wind. In nature, trees develop stress wood in response to wind resistance: dense, strong fibers that anchor them and help them withstand storms. Without wind, the Biosphere 2 trees grew tall and beautiful but fundamentally weak. They had no roots deep enough to support their own growth.

In nature, adversity isn't the enemy of growth.... See more

Maalvika • Why Are We Lying to Young People About Work?

Everything worth having lives on the other side of effort.

Everything good requires tending. Everything beautiful demands maintenance.

The people who understand this most deeply are often the happiest, because they've made peace with the beautiful burden of nurturing. They know that the dishes exist because they've been eating good meals all week.... See more