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30 days notice and no job prospects, during a pandemic. One psychologist’s journey to find fulfillment through entrepreneurship after being fired.
An exploration of why we lose our accent to fit into the world of doctors and entrepreneurs, and one psychologist’s journey to reclaim it.
Years ago, I sat in a room waiting to be interviewed for a psychology program. On paper, I was the least qualified in the room. Everyone else had tons of work experience, was older, had high GPAs, was well dressed, and the epitome of a young professional. Not me. A week later, I got a …
In psychology, we say “past behavior predicts future behavior.” You can apply this to your own life by doing a Year-End Review instead of wasting your time creating elaborate New Years Resolutions you’ll abandon in 3 weeks. If you want to know how to do a year-end review to set yourself up for success, ask …
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“Take your tongue ring out, even if it’s a phone interview!” my supervisor barked at me as I prepared for an internship interview. It was the last hurdle to obtain my doctorate in clinical psychology. The last 10-ish years of my college career hinged on getting — and finishing — an internship. No internship = …
“The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried.” —Stephen McCranie The first article I submitted to a website never saw the light of day. It didn’t even get a response, and I don’t blame them. It was atrocious — the kind of article you take out back, shoot, light on fire, then bury in …
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One of my friends died today. He was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer two weeks ago. Over the past few years, he’d switched from practicing law to working on his dream: writing a book. His family started a GoFundMe to help cover medical and funeral costs; part of the write-up before he died said: …
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Applying Jocko Willink’s “Good” philosophy for a better life
“You’re closer to 40 than 20 now.” That’s how my girlfriend jokingly celebrated me turning 31. But she was right. Where had my 20’s gone? Why wasn’t I as far in life as 15-year-old me thought I would be by this point? Had I wrought irrevocable damage to myself because I hadn’t taken my health …
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