My Last Lecture at Etsy where I reflect on different challenges I encountered, and determining whether they were the “good” or “bad” kind of challenging.
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At my very first job, every employee had to take the Strengthsfinder quiz. The quiz is a series of statements that you agree or disagree with, and at...
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On crying at work, and that time it got to be too much to handle.
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The other day I had a yoga-fueled epiphany.
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This week the project that I had been working on for the past nine months launched to an open prototype. It was a huge undertaking. It may be...
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Pricing your work is hard. Whether you’re a freelancer or you sell handmade goods, putting a value on something you’ve created is tough. It requires balancing a competitive...
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On blamelessness and applying it to yourself, too.
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My first job in high school was at a small store in the Washington DC-area called Appalachian Spring where I sold jewelry, pottery, glass, and other crafts made...
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I can be really bad at stopping to reflect on my accomplishments, but so much has happened this year that I feel really great about. Here are some...
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On Thursday night, my emoji embroidery was part of the first-ever emoji pop-up market at Eyebeam Art+Technology Center in Chelsea. I had no idea what I was doing...
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The last time I redid my website was almost exactly two years ago. I was ready to leave my job and needed a refreshed portfolio. (Side note: why...
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Six months ago today I moved from a small town in southwest Virginia to New York City. I came up here with just a duffel bag, a suitcase,...
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