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Rerouting work life at midlife

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2022

Last Year Sucked, Didn’t it?

Funny thing is, I wrote the above title in the beginning of 2021.  I never finished that post and here it is the beginning of 2022. How’s that for sustainability?… Read more »

Well-Being    Being Better, Meditation, Simplification

Less Work, More Cat

Something I hadn’t considered when I left my corporate job was the amount of time I’d be spending with my cat. I was so focused on having more time with… Read more »

Career Detour, Well-Being    Cats, Family

My Morning Routine…and How I Break It

Routines, systems, processes….I love them. Keeping things orderly feels good. I like to have a place for things so I can find them when I need them. Packing many things… Read more »

Career Detour, Well-Being   

My Friend, Rob

Thoughts on sending condolences and sympathy cards. In 2018, my friend Rob died at the age of 45. We hadn’t seen each other in years, he had been living in… Read more »

Well-Being    Being Better, Death
Ballet Over 40

Ballet Over 40? Hell, Yes!

When I was in first grade my mom signed me up for a ballet and tap class. Several of my friends were also enrolled so I guess it was the… Read more »

Career Detour, Well-Being    Ballet

Financing Your Career Break

A lot of people have asked me how I’ve been able to finance my career break and take so much time off without working. So far it’s been a year… Read more »

Career Detour, Livelihood    Personal Finance, Quitting Corporate, Simplification

My Morning Walks – Ye Olde School Trail

This morning I had to head over to Costco in Richmond to pick up the semi-annual packs of toilet paper and paper towels, and figured I’d take advantage of being… Read more »

Career Detour, Travel & Exploration, Well-Being    Hiking

My Dad’s Garage

Growing up, my dad’s garage was a place where it seemed we could go back in time.  My dad was born in 1929 in San Francisco, a few days before… Read more »

Career Detour    Death, Family, Simplification

Respond, Not React

I wanted to share an interaction I had today with a stranger that reaffirmed the importance of being considerate to others and not making unnecessary assumptions.  I was driving this… Read more »

Well-Being    Being Better, Meditation

My Morning Walks – Temescal #1, #1, #1

Walking in the neighborhood of Temescal, Oakland is the default setting for my morning walks.  It’s right there – just throw on some clothes, put on some shoes, grab the iPhone… Read more »

Career Detour, Travel & Exploration    Hiking, Morning Walks

Always Be Learning

Since I’m not going to a job every day there are so many more hours to spend on learning and exploring.  While I’ve had my share of binge watching, most… Read more »

Career Detour, Well-Being    Learning, Meditation

The Non-Workings

That was what the text from my mom read, which I woke up to this morning. “Congratulations on joining the non-workings.” When I was finally fully awake this morning and… Read more »

Career Detour    Quitting Corporate

My Morning Walks – Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve

Morning walks and hikes have become a regular addition to my weekly routine. I used to walk often in the mornings when I was working, as it helped clear my… Read more »

Career Detour, Travel & Exploration    Hiking

Expectations Detour – Breaking Away from the Herd

When I was in my twenties I was full of courage and confidence. The confidence was often blind and perhaps at times ignorant, because I had limited life experiences to… Read more »

Career Detour    Quitting Corporate

Reviving the Daydream

When I was a kid I used to lie on the couch with my head back, staring up at the ceiling. I loved to imagine what it would be like… Read more »

Well-Being    Meditation

Inspiration from the Barcelona Chair

In the years prior to leaving my role, my anxiety levels were hitting all time highs. My career was going well and I felt confident about my professional accomplishments, yet… Read more »

Career Detour, Well-Being    Simplification
The Buddha

Getting to The Sit

One of things I had wanted to do whenever I ultimately decided to leave my job was a 10-day Vipassana Meditation course. A close friend of mine had done one… Read more »

Well-Being    Meditation

My First Sip of Kool-Aid

I love executive recruiting and find it to be one of the most engaging careers a person could fall into. I say that because almost no one decides they want… Read more »

Livelihood   
leaping off the corporate cliff, mt. lassen

Leaping Off the Corporate Cliff

When asked what I do, my response has always been easy. “Executive recruiting,” I’d reply. There was no hesitation. That has been the business Ive been in for the past… Read more »

Career Detour, Livelihood    Quitting Corporate

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