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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

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This is a collection of stories and daily musings.

  • Not looking, not seeing

    One time, my mother asked me if I watered the plant in my room. I replied that I didn’t because I didn’t know if it even needed some watering. Hearing myself respond made me think how my attitude is rippling out into every action I do each day. And maybe, you are on the same… Read more

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  • Letting go and moving forward

    There are so many transitions that take place in one’s life. Knowing your career path is one. But here’s what I learned. You cannot move forward if you cannot let go of what needs to be let go. Because often, they are the invisible strings that keep you from going to where you’re supposed to… Read more

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  • Look at me (attention and permission)

    “Mama, look at me! Look at me, Mama!” My three-year-old niece kept on nagging me while showing off how she tossed her balloon up and down. When I was her age, I thought adults don’t want to have fun. (Such dull creatures.) Now that I am the adult looking into the child’s eyes, I realized… Read more

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  • Cleaning after other people’s mess

    … is emotionally laborious knowing that you did not sign up for it. And suppose you know that you’ve tried everything you can to schedule everything ahead of time and avoid catching up after tasks way beyond their deadlines, you might end up bitter towards people who messed up. However, there’s always room for compromise… Read more

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  • A Century of Interchangeable, Disposable Labor (from Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?)

    Just over a century ago, leaders of our society started building a system that is now so ingrained, most of us assume that it’s always been here and always will be.We continue to operate as if that system is still here, but every day we do that is a day wasted, dollars lost, an opportunity… Read more

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  • SMART goals

    Whether starting a project or leading people, it’s essential to be smart with your goals. From the paper of George T. Duran (1981), he suggested that objectives should be: Specific — target a specific area for improvement.Measurable — quantify or at least suggest an indicator of progress.Assignable — specify who will do it.Realistic — state… Read more

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  • I wish schools taught us how to learn

    Here’s a list of some of the things I wish were taught in grade school: Driving Cooking/Baking Negotiation Leading people Budgeting Coordination But it’s the learning how to learn, which I consider the most essential thing that grade school should’ve taught us. Why push so many facts like the who and when if we can now… Read more

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