Plan B: The backup plan, the second option that we embark onto after our A choice doesn’t work out. Contrary to what I thought up until this year, plan B is not most useful for a rainy day when plan A doesn’t materialize itself. Rather, plan B is what we need most when our first …
Almost half a year ago, someone told me they believed that every four years you should take a risk and do something that will alter your life’s course. Four years – that’s 1,460 days. For some this might seem like a long time to go without change, for others it might not be long enough. …
I think that there are two main reasons for this: the post-grad reality and the post-grad mindset. First is the post-grad reality. As much as people hate on millennials, we can’t deny that the reality graduates face is very different than it was in the past. Despite our degree being the biggest financial investment of …
There are some things you understand and appreciate more as you age. The impact that childhood coaches have on our development, the lessons they teach us, and the role they play in shaping the person we become is often only realized when we are no longer being coached and are stepping into new roles, whether …
Really though. And to add to that, let’s all admit it, no one likes a 23 year old. People might be giving you advice and will listen to your #lifeproblems, but they truly want you to get it together and to leave them alone to be a real adult. Being twenty-three years old means that …
“Where are you from?” The question that I’ve been asking and answering the most frequently since starting my travels two weeks ago. When I answer with Canada, the usual reaction is excitement, the occasional ‘Oh wow, that’s so far!’ – but generally, it is genuine interest in the country that I am very fortunate to …
To settle is defined as the act “to establish or secure permanently, or to become fixed, resolved, or established.” To many, myself included, these words – established, resolved, secure – foster a sense of comfort. In a time where there is a seemingly constant need to adapt to frequently changing circumstances, it can be comforting …
Shortly after writing my final exams in my fourth, and final, year of my undergrad, I landed a job in an organization that I had touted as a “when-I-am-an-actual-adult-and-know-what-I’m-doing” type of place. It was the kind of place where I aspired to end up way down the road. I knew one day I would work …