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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

Work

  • Make your day longer or shorter, your call

    If you want to make your day longer, go out and travel. Spend time with people who matter to you or meet new people. Feel the wind against your skin or hear the trees rustle. Go out and be in the hustle and bustle of the busy street. Be in the zone, do what you… Read more

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  • Why would somebody lead?

    When everybody leads, no one leads. When nobody leads, then who will step up? It’s incredible how there will always be somebody who steps up. And for teams with this kind of person, yes, you are fortunate! Why would somebody be compelled to lead? Perhaps for the sake of their reputation. Perhaps, they know that they… Read more

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  • Neglect and irresponsibility

    I did not make a list anymore, so I am usually caught up in-between tasks that don’t necessarily help me achieve what I intend to finish within the day. How often do you neglect goal-setting? How do you spend your time? Perhaps, living a carefree life is admirable. But there are things we have to… Read more

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  • Emails and how to get rid of them

    Yes, you’re right. My emails are piling up. I used to play the inbox-zero card. But there are just days when I don’t feel like checking them. So let them all pile up as if I am in rebellion against the emails bombarding my everyday life. Even those emails sent in the wee hours of… Read more

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  • Job interviews and building our future selves

    I forgot how job interviews could be so engaging. The first engaging one I ever had was the one I had fresh out of college. So was I nervous being there? Of course! Because not knowing what could happen aside from what I had imagined kept my heart pumping. The adrenaline was intense, and being… Read more

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  • Do you want to make a difference?

    If people ask you what you want to be in the next five years, you might answer how it would be the same or different from your today.  Some of you might want to change your world, and as a change seeker, you can’t just let it happen without dipping into the water. You don’t just… Read more

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  • Wasting your time in meetings?

    Landing my first job fresh from undergrad opened me to a world of work full of meetings. Yes, that’s right. Meetings. You can hear the sigh there, somewhere. It was exciting at first, especially the sumptuous food during and after the meetings. But eventually, it became a chore. Meetings, for me, became all one and… Read more

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