the woman i am (becoming)

What does it mean to be an avant-garde person?

In French, avant-garde means the “vanguard” or the “advance guard” — basically the people and ideas that are ahead of their time. Usually it refers to a movement in the arts, like Dadaism, or in politics, like anarchism. Avant-garde can also be used as an adjective to describe something that's... See more

Be specific. Too many times we just jot down, “She works for So-and-So.” That’s not enough. I’ll write, “Jane Doe was sitting next to me on a flight to Chicago while I was reading about brand leadership and she asked me why I was making so many notes. We started a conversation on personal atrophy and it turns out she’s a human resources manager.

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