The Day I Earned A Six Figure Salary Was The Day I Quit My Job

Two years ago on January 6th 2014, I quit my job.

It was just four weeks after I’d been offered my first six-figure salary. My manager handed me the letter that day and there it was, right in…

10 career lessons after leaving tech

Ten years ago I decided to leave the marketing business I co-founded in Portland, Oregon and an industry I had devoted myself to for 21 years. Today, I’m reflecting on what I’ve learned in a decade of trying to make a different difference.

Why I quit my job

I’m 29 years old and I recently quit my fulltime job in marketing. Do I have a new job? No. Am I looking for a new job? No. Was it my own decision to quit? Hell, yes. For most people a decision of a lifetime, a choice many never make. I am not trying to downsize others or making this step look…

Your Daughter Deserves a Happy Mom: Why I Risked Career Change as a Parent

3 Questions to Help You Navigate Through Change

Dear students, please do not do a startup

Heroic tales of students dropping out of college to start a company have been littered all over the tech-centric media. Such tales of young blood braving the treacherous world of startups have been celebrated long enough. Yet, more often than not, the…

Finding Myself

Today was the most exciting day of my life (well actually, I lied — it falls just behind the day I got married). As of this morning, I have officially started my journey in becoming a Full Stack Web Developer.

TIY Week 2: Using Downtime Effectively, Being Your True Self in New Fields

We ended up having an easier weekend assignment this week, and it’s got me thinking about how to optimize moments where there is less direct demand on my time during this hyper-intensive period.