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Far from Home

What do you do to relax? I do my English-language homework. It’s a way of keeping my dignity. I am also keeping a diary of my experiences. So far I’ve written over 20 pages about our journey from Afghanistan to … Continue reading

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Organize Your Calendar

Organize your calendar—weeks, months, and, if applicable, years in advance.  Routinely carving out time to organize your online calendar helps you see important happenings, like upcoming bills, birthdays, and events, weeks and months in advance, signaling you to prepare.  In … Continue reading

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Passive-Aggressive: Examples

The origami flower fluttered out of my  career journal. When I unwrapped and smoothed it out, it revealed notes from a work shop I had taken during graduate school. The page read: Sometimes people unintentionally inconvenience you. For example, they may find … Continue reading

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Who are You ?

What you do is not who you are! We’ve been so conditioned to lead with titles rather than share the truths that genuinely make us one of a kind. As a result, we often walk around in a cloud of … Continue reading

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Unwavering Confidence

If you had unwavering confidence, what in your life would change? What new things would you try? What boundaries would you set? What would you ask for? What would you no longer tolerate in your life? Unwavering confidence is really … Continue reading

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