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It Takes a Village to Work for Yourself (opens the original)
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I’ve only had my heart broken twice.Neither time was by a romantic partner.The first was in my 20s, by a coworker who fell out of touch. He had been formative to my career, my confidence, and my understanding of what good leadership could look like.The second was in my 30s, by a caregiver I had learned to count on and trust. She helped make it possible for me to build my work around the life I wanted. When that relationship ended, it wasn’t just losing childcare. It felt like losing part of the
Give Your Past Self Grace (opens the original)
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I used to live five blocks from my office.Not because I particularly loved the neighborhood. Because I wanted to be able to walk to work.And by “walk to work,” I mean work constantly.In my early 20s, I could start at 7 a.m. and still be there at 3 a.m. Work was the most important thing in my life, and I organized everything else around it.I look back at that person now and think: Guurl!! What the heck were you doing?!?But also: I get it.She was ambitious. She was learning. S
Work the System. Don’t Let the System Work You. (opens the original)
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The other day, I left the house with three kids (including a newborn) and a dog.I had a plan. We were going to leave at a certain time, make one quick stop, and then get to our destination. Instead, someone had to pee. We needed gas. Everyone needed a snack. Then someone had to pee AGAIN. Then we finally got where we were going... and the place wasn’t open.I don’t remember exactly how many detours we made, but I do remember realizing that I was still trying to execute the original plan long afte
The Real Job Is to Move Things Forward (opens the original)
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I recently spent three days onsite at a client’s office, working through the big creative vision AND the nitty gritty channel-level execution for a new brand platform.At the end of our last meeting, after approximately 16 hours of meetings in a row, my client shared:“Leslie, you REALLY kept us on track. What do you have, an internal clock in your head and a mental checklist of exactly what we need to discuss? And then you wrapped up every single meeting with action items. You’re an animal!”(“Ani
The Delight of Being in Charge of Your Calendar (opens the original)
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The first and last time I was laid off was in 2013.I was working as a project manager at an advertising agency in New York and I was completely miserable.The culture was off in ways that seem almost comical to me now. (As an example, project managers were expected to sit on the floor during meetings while the “important” people sat at the conference room table. Even if you got there first. Even if there were empty chairs).I was only there for a brief time. And then I got laid off.I remember walk
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