10 years ago in May 2016 I wrote my first blog post on lisapromise.com. It was announcing that I would begin pursuing consulting full-time on June 1st. The sub-header on my site over the last decade has been “the balance of life and work” – but truthfully, this site has been a lot more about […]
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“There are two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.” – Oscar Wilde We all have things we want it life – sometimes we get it, sometimes we wait. We lament not getting what we want. We think once we do it get it, that will […]
These last two weeks – even more so than usual – I’ve been feeling grateful. I just took a trip of a lifetime to Norway, circumnavigating Svalbard by ship while seeing wildlife in their own beautiful habitat. I was able to take a week off of work which I rarely do – completely offline from […]
Would you rather be an expert in one thing or adept at many things? Perhaps you’ve heard about the 10,000 hour rule to perfect your craft. You spend all of your time learning or practicing everything possible about a particular area. You have significant depth in this area, but as it’s been your primary focus, […]
Sometimes I think about opportunities I’ve lost. Primarily these are related to work and money. Leaving a company before stock vests. Not buying into stock that ends up doing well. Turning down a job opportunity. Then I think about what I would have given up to have said yes. Flexibility. Travel. A big move. Personal […]
As the song by The Clash goes, “Should I stay, or should I go now? If I go, there will be trouble. And if I stay, it will be double. So come on and let me know.” We all face that period in life where we need to decide: should I stay or should I […]
I think back to my corporate career…working for someone else. There were many things I could have (and probably should have) done differently. Once, I was brought onboard by a mentor of mine. What turned into a good experience became challenging with a poor manager – uninvolved most of the time, and involved in a […]
It’s easy to have the mentality of all or nothing. Either you do it all, have it all, be it all – or…you do, have and be nothing? In reality, these aren’t the only two options…something is in between. Everything is one step at a time. Every one of those steps adds up. I recently […]
This has long been the tagline for my blog, but how well I followed it, that’s up for debate. I’m very fortunate that I can make my own schedule (for both life and work), and have been able to take long weekends or bring my laptop with me on longer trips. At the same time, […]
It’s been an interesting start to 2023 with layoffs happening left and right, even at mega companies letting go of thousands of employees at once. Layoffs often happen in the blink of an eye without any time to plan, and that’s proved true for those who lost access to everything in an instant. But alas, […]