Edition 48: New Year, New Me? The lookahead It’s 2019 and we can say 2018 (which was a trainwreck for most of us) is officially behind us. I’ve spent the last few weeks mulling my 2019 goals, both professional and personal. I try to set goals as opposed to resolutions, because goals tend to feel more …
Edition 47: The holidaze The head and the heart This is my final newsletter for 2018. I’ll be taking next week off and then the next Middles will be in the new year and I already know what it’ll be about: Goal setting! Please send thoughts and recommendations on that my way. I want to …
Edition 46: I need a new friends list Walking the line I was sitting in my office the other day (I have an office!?!), in a new city, trying to learn how to use a PC again and figure out what my teams need from me first. My husband of only a few months was …
Edition 45: I still don’t know what I’m doing, most of the time. You’ve already made it, stop faking it. For a long time, I would just tell people to “fake it until you make it.” That was the antidote for Imposter Syndrome, right? That or “Do it with the confidence of a mediocre white …
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View on MailChimp View this email in your browser Edition 44: I discovered a hole in my pants during a meeting yesterday Get things done, sort of This newsletter is supposed to be about emerging leadership, managing, self-care and “work-life balance.” I’m going to admit to you right now that I actually …
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Always be hustlin’ A month or so ago, I started another side project. I have this, some consulting, and now The Hustle, which is a Slack community for women journalists who consult in content-adjacent roles. I started working when I was 14, bagging groceries. When I was 16, I started working at Barnes & Noble. …
The things that scare you It’s Halloween, one of my favorite holidays, and not just because of the candy, though I do like candy and I support candy corn. It’s a day for being frightened and being something you are not. Maybe a good time to address fear as a leader. It’s good to …
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Ask about it. I’ve been job hunting for some time now. I have the privilege and luxury to be able to take my time and consult while I look for the right fit. That’s not possible for everyone, and honestly only possible for a little bit longer, but that’s a topic for another newsletter. As …
What “difficult” means “Stop the rhetoric that a woman is crazy or difficult. If a man says to you that a woman is crazy or difficult, ask him, ‘What bad thing did you do to her?’” Natalie Portman said that at an event recently and it brought up my complicated feelings about the word “difficult.” Most women …
A list of my favorite things. A reminder I’ve been traveling so this is shorter than usual. Back to long rambles next week. My favorite travel cup: This Thermos cup has some weird thing that makes hot liquid not spill out at a mouth-burning rate. It also does well with hot or cold liquids. My favorite journal: The Traveler’s …
